The Poetical Works of John MiltonPhillips, Samson,, 1854 - 748 Seiten |
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... Virgil , as more congenial to him . His poems , " Ad Patrem " and " Mansus , " I consider much superior , and in a different manner . I cannot agree that " his inherent powers of fancy and invention display themselves " much in the ...
... Virgil , as more congenial to him . His poems , " Ad Patrem " and " Mansus , " I consider much superior , and in a different manner . I cannot agree that " his inherent powers of fancy and invention display themselves " much in the ...
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... Virgil , Dante , Petrarch , Tasso , Spenser , and Shakspeare ! To the highest grandeur of invention upon the sublimest subject he unites the greatest wisdom and learning , and the most perfect art . Almost all other poets sink into ...
... Virgil , Dante , Petrarch , Tasso , Spenser , and Shakspeare ! To the highest grandeur of invention upon the sublimest subject he unites the greatest wisdom and learning , and the most perfect art . Almost all other poets sink into ...
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... Virgil were minor poets . To bring the past to life is a primary purpose of poetry ; this is true invention ; not to describe forms merely , but mind and spirit , and internal movement . The power is in proportion to the dignity and ...
... Virgil were minor poets . To bring the past to life is a primary purpose of poetry ; this is true invention ; not to describe forms merely , but mind and spirit , and internal movement . The power is in proportion to the dignity and ...
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... Virgil ; which , however excellent , must be now admitted to be sometimes arbitrary : in general , however , they are founded on reason , and there- fore indispensable . As greatness is the first quality , the superiority of Milton's ...
... Virgil ; which , however excellent , must be now admitted to be sometimes arbitrary : in general , however , they are founded on reason , and there- fore indispensable . As greatness is the first quality , the superiority of Milton's ...
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... Virgil introduced persons whose characters are commonly known among men , and such as are to be met with either in history , or in ordinary conversation : Milton's characters , most of them , lie out of nature , and were to be formed ...
... Virgil introduced persons whose characters are commonly known among men , and such as are to be met with either in history , or in ordinary conversation : Milton's characters , most of them , lie out of nature , and were to be formed ...
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Adam Adam and Eve admiration ancient angels appears beautiful behold Belial character Comus Countess of Derby dark death deep delight described divine dreadful earth Euripides evil expression eyes fable father fire genius glory gods grace happy hath heart heaven heavenly hell holy Homer honour human Iliad imagery images imagination infernal invention John Milton Johnson Joseph Warton king labour language Latin learning less light lived Lord Lycidas mighty Milton mind moral Muse nature never Newton night o'er observes Ovid Paradise Lost Paradise Regained passage passions perhaps poem poet poet's poetical poetry praise racter reader Samson Samson Agonistes Satan Saviour says Scripture seem'd seems sentiments Shakspeare sight spake speaking speech Spenser spirit stood strength sublime Tasso taste thee thence thine things thought throne Thyer truth verse Virgil virtue voice Warton whole wings wisdom words