Plato and MiltonCornell University Press, 1965 - 182 pages |
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Page 64
... virtue ' is his phrase . If we think of a small book and an unimaginative preceptor , Milton is hardly at fault . He meant all virtue by ' virtue , ' not temperance alone , and by ' sanctity ' the wholeness and health which are the pre ...
... virtue ' is his phrase . If we think of a small book and an unimaginative preceptor , Milton is hardly at fault . He meant all virtue by ' virtue , ' not temperance alone , and by ' sanctity ' the wholeness and health which are the pre ...
Page 85
... virtue plac'd felicity , But virtue join'd with riches and long life . ( 4. 297-8 . ) The others are clearly of the Peripatetic school , repeating the words of Aristotle : He is happy who is active in accordance with complete virtue and ...
... virtue plac'd felicity , But virtue join'd with riches and long life . ( 4. 297-8 . ) The others are clearly of the Peripatetic school , repeating the words of Aristotle : He is happy who is active in accordance with complete virtue and ...
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... virtue is always the immediate effect of knowledge , which is the form of truth in the mind . As such , knowledge is the ultimate goal of all men's striving , if they but knew it ; for the happiness universally sought is eternal posses ...
... virtue is always the immediate effect of knowledge , which is the form of truth in the mind . As such , knowledge is the ultimate goal of all men's striving , if they but knew it ; for the happiness universally sought is eternal posses ...
Contents
Milton as a Student of Plato | 3 |
Academics Old and New | 27 |
Himself a True Poem | 45 |
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