John Milton: the Patriot and PoetPartridge & Oakey, 1852 - 235 pages |
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Page 17
... poems are exceedingly above the ordinary capacity of that age . " His first tutors were Thomas Young , and afterwards Dr. Alexander Gill . The estimation in which he afterwards held these masters may be gathered from his affec- tionate ...
... poems are exceedingly above the ordinary capacity of that age . " His first tutors were Thomas Young , and afterwards Dr. Alexander Gill . The estimation in which he afterwards held these masters may be gathered from his affec- tionate ...
Page 18
... poems , written about the age of nineteen and twenty- one , " may be justly considered , " says Warton , " as legitimate , classical composition , but the majesty of his Odes is very great , witness the sublime lines AT A SOLEMN MUSIC ...
... poems , written about the age of nineteen and twenty- one , " may be justly considered , " says Warton , " as legitimate , classical composition , but the majesty of his Odes is very great , witness the sublime lines AT A SOLEMN MUSIC ...
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... poem which principally at this period , the college era of his life , ennobles his name and memory , is his " Hymn on the Na- tivity . " It meets Milton's own definition of a poem ; it is simple , sensuous , and passionate ; grandeur ...
... poem which principally at this period , the college era of his life , ennobles his name and memory , is his " Hymn on the Na- tivity . " It meets Milton's own definition of a poem ; it is simple , sensuous , and passionate ; grandeur ...
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... poem . The verses have been repeatedly quoted , and every lover of Milton will know this well ; but they may be cited again , as illustrations of the power of the imagination to embody forth in words the most lofty ideas . " The oracles ...
... poem . The verses have been repeatedly quoted , and every lover of Milton will know this well ; but they may be cited again , as illustrations of the power of the imagination to embody forth in words the most lofty ideas . " The oracles ...
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... poem breathes the deep - toned solemnity of most earnest thought . In its grand cadences it reminds us of Milton's favourite instrument , the organ . The words surge to and fro , with wonderful propriety and harmony . But enough - all ...
... poem breathes the deep - toned solemnity of most earnest thought . In its grand cadences it reminds us of Milton's favourite instrument , the organ . The words surge to and fro , with wonderful propriety and harmony . But enough - all ...
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