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... follow , suggests that Milton's reader is led into his own tempta- tion in order that he may stand as his own judge . We had supposed that only satire would so purposefully " mislead " a reader . Similarly , a recent essay upon the ...
... follow , suggests that Milton's reader is led into his own tempta- tion in order that he may stand as his own judge . We had supposed that only satire would so purposefully " mislead " a reader . Similarly , a recent essay upon the ...
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... follow the Spirit's gaze downward , reaching an antithetical stance : .. this dim spot , Which men call Earth , and with low - thoughted care Confin'd and pester'd in this pinfold here , Strive to keep up a frail and Feverish being [ 11 ...
... follow the Spirit's gaze downward , reaching an antithetical stance : .. this dim spot , Which men call Earth , and with low - thoughted care Confin'd and pester'd in this pinfold here , Strive to keep up a frail and Feverish being [ 11 ...
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... follow such mutations may be evil in themselves , but the materials used by reason are not harmful : " Evil into the mind of God or Man / May come and go , so unapprov'd , and leave / No spot or blame behind " ( V , 117–119 ) . Eve has ...
... follow such mutations may be evil in themselves , but the materials used by reason are not harmful : " Evil into the mind of God or Man / May come and go , so unapprov'd , and leave / No spot or blame behind " ( V , 117–119 ) . Eve has ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
and Il Penseroso Arcades and At a Solemn | 21 |
Full Consort in On the Morning of Christs Nativity | 27 |
Copyright | |
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