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... O bad no weightier ills oppress'd the doom Of the sad bard in Tomi's wintry gloom ; Great Homer's self had seen a rival lay , And Maro had resign'd his victor bay : For here the Muses lead my hours along , And all my day is study or ...
... O bad no weightier ills oppress'd the doom Of the sad bard in Tomi's wintry gloom ; Great Homer's self had seen a rival lay , And Maro had resign'd his victor bay : For here the Muses lead my hours along , And all my day is study or ...
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... rushy marshes and the naked banks of the Cam , ” as unfriendly to the Muses , he discovered that neither “ soft shades , " nor a retirement from 66 the murmur of the hoarse schools , " were essentially necessary to his inspiration .
... rushy marshes and the naked banks of the Cam , ” as unfriendly to the Muses , he discovered that neither “ soft shades , " nor a retirement from 66 the murmur of the hoarse schools , " were essentially necessary to his inspiration .
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Besides these two little poems , which have been selected only as instances of the progress of our author's English muse , he produced some other small pieces of poetry in his native language , which are all distinguished by beauties ...
Besides these two little poems , which have been selected only as instances of the progress of our author's English muse , he produced some other small pieces of poetry in his native language , which are all distinguished by beauties ...
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nily with Spencer the poet ; and had been his patroness and his theme of praise before she was celebrated by Milton's muse . The swan with arched neck Between her white wings mantling 56 LIFE OF MILTON .
nily with Spencer the poet ; and had been his patroness and his theme of praise before she was celebrated by Milton's muse . The swan with arched neck Between her white wings mantling 56 LIFE OF MILTON .
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Among the compositions of our own country it certainly stands unrivalled for its affluence in poetic imagery and diction ; and , as an effort of the creative power , it can be paralleled only by the muse of Shakspeare , by whom ...
Among the compositions of our own country it certainly stands unrivalled for its affluence in poetic imagery and diction ; and , as an effort of the creative power , it can be paralleled only by the muse of Shakspeare , by whom ...
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| Title | The Life of John Milton |
| Author | Charles Symmons |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Nichols and Son, 1806 |
| Original from | the University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Digitized | 20 Jan 2011 |
| Length | 566 pages |
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