Plato and MiltonCornell University Press, 1947 - 182 pages |
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Page 113
... heaven on mortality . This , then , I say is the chief blessing of eyesight .... God invented it and bestowed it on us that we might perceive the orbits of understanding in the heavens and apply them to the revolutions of our own ...
... heaven on mortality . This , then , I say is the chief blessing of eyesight .... God invented it and bestowed it on us that we might perceive the orbits of understanding in the heavens and apply them to the revolutions of our own ...
Page 119
... : not the knowledge itself , but the use of it is all- important . The syllogism might have ended differently , had Satan said with Milton : HEAVEN UNDER- STANDS HELL , BUT HELL DOESN ' UN 119 THE GOOD LIFE : KNOWLEDGE.
... : not the knowledge itself , but the use of it is all- important . The syllogism might have ended differently , had Satan said with Milton : HEAVEN UNDER- STANDS HELL , BUT HELL DOESN ' UN 119 THE GOOD LIFE : KNOWLEDGE.
Page 126
... heaven with our wings of knowledge and specula- tion ; whereas , the highest mystery of a divine life here , and of perfect happiness hereafter , consisteth in nothing but mere obedi- ence to the Divine will . Happiness is that inward ...
... heaven with our wings of knowledge and specula- tion ; whereas , the highest mystery of a divine life here , and of perfect happiness hereafter , consisteth in nothing but mere obedi- ence to the Divine will . Happiness is that inward ...
Contents
MILTON AS A STUDENT OF PLATO | 3 |
ACADEMICS OLD AND NEW | 27 |
HIMSELF A TRUE POEM | 45 |
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