Nova Solyma, the Ideal City: Or, Jerusalem Regained, Tom 1J. Murray, 1902 |
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Strona viii
... verse was flowing from his pen , John Milton was sure to put as much of himself into his work as he possibly could . In this very way Milton has betrayed himself again and again in Nova Solyma , although here his object was to remain ...
... verse was flowing from his pen , John Milton was sure to put as much of himself into his work as he possibly could . In this very way Milton has betrayed himself again and again in Nova Solyma , although here his object was to remain ...
Strona xii
... verse brought to light more than three hundred years after the death of the illustrious poet who composed them . Here , too , are selected portions from a great projected epic on the Armada , in them- selves amounting to 256 hexameters ...
... verse brought to light more than three hundred years after the death of the illustrious poet who composed them . Here , too , are selected portions from a great projected epic on the Armada , in them- selves amounting to 256 hexameters ...
Strona xiv
... reasons for Nova Solyma being so strictly anonymous , and therefore my argument is helped . Another new and curious anecdote given is that Milton , who always used to wake early and PREFACE XV had a stock of verses in his head xiv PREFACE.
... reasons for Nova Solyma being so strictly anonymous , and therefore my argument is helped . Another new and curious anecdote given is that Milton , who always used to wake early and PREFACE XV had a stock of verses in his head xiv PREFACE.
Strona xv
... verses in his head ready for the amanuensis , was wont to complain , if the scribe happened to come later than usual , in the following strange fashion : he would say " he wanted to be milked . " Also his evenings were spent in reading ...
... verses in his head ready for the amanuensis , was wont to complain , if the scribe happened to come later than usual , in the following strange fashion : he would say " he wanted to be milked . " Also his evenings were spent in reading ...
Strona 3
... verse which are so manifestly there . They have become rather dusty and old - fashioned through the neglect of ages ; perhaps somewhat moth - eaten by Tempus Edax , who will allow nothing to be fresh unless it is " up to date . " Still ...
... verse which are so manifestly there . They have become rather dusty and old - fashioned through the neglect of ages ; perhaps somewhat moth - eaten by Tempus Edax , who will allow nothing to be fresh unless it is " up to date . " Still ...
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