The Life of John MiltonNichols and Son, 1806 - 566 pages |
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Page 56
... Il Penseroso were also composed in this rural scene and this season of delightful leisure . It is probable , indeed , that the composition of the " Arcades " preceded that of the “ Co- mus , ” as the countess dowager of Derby , ' for ...
... Il Penseroso were also composed in this rural scene and this season of delightful leisure . It is probable , indeed , that the composition of the " Arcades " preceded that of the “ Co- mus , ” as the countess dowager of Derby , ' for ...
Page 75
... genuine wisdom has universally pronounced best , by a kind of necessity becomes instantly , wherever I find him , an object of my ardent L'Allegro and Il Penseroso made their attachment . I myself LIFE OF MILTON . 75.
... genuine wisdom has universally pronounced best , by a kind of necessity becomes instantly , wherever I find him , an object of my ardent L'Allegro and Il Penseroso made their attachment . I myself LIFE OF MILTON . 75.
Page 76
Charles Symmons. L'Allegro and Il Penseroso made their attachment . I myself may from nature or through destiny be so circumstanced , as to be incapable by any struggles or exer- tions of my own of attaining such an honourable elevation ...
Charles Symmons. L'Allegro and Il Penseroso made their attachment . I myself may from nature or through destiny be so circumstanced , as to be incapable by any struggles or exer- tions of my own of attaining such an honourable elevation ...
Page 78
... Il Penseroso , therefore , were certainly writ- ten at Horton , and , probably , at no long pe- riod before the Lycidas , which was the last of our author's works while he resided with his father . They were unquestionably com- posed in ...
... Il Penseroso , therefore , were certainly writ- ten at Horton , and , probably , at no long pe- riod before the Lycidas , which was the last of our author's works while he resided with his father . They were unquestionably com- posed in ...
Page 79
... Il Penseroso is , perhaps , equally happy with the follow- ing in L'Allegro : And ever against eating cares Lap me in soft Lydian airs , Married to immortal verse , Such as the meeting soul may pierce , In notes , with many a winding ...
... Il Penseroso is , perhaps , equally happy with the follow- ing in L'Allegro : And ever against eating cares Lap me in soft Lydian airs , Married to immortal verse , Such as the meeting soul may pierce , In notes , with many a winding ...
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