 The Scripture also affords us a divine pastoral drama in the Song of Solomon, consisting of two persons and a double chorus, as Origen rightly judges. And the Apocalypse of St. John...  The Southern Review - Page 3031830Full view - About this book
 | 1850 - 698 pages
...in somewhat of the same spirit in which it was written. "The Apocalypse of St. John," says Milton, "is the majestic image of a high and stately tragedy,...chorus of hallelujahs and harping symphonies ; " and though this is being overimaginative, yet Milton is much nearer in spirit to the Divine original than... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 468 pages
...consisting of two persons and a double chorus .•" and he speaks of the Apocalypse of St. John, as " the majestic image of a high and stately tragedy,...solemn scenes and acts with a sevenfold chorus of halleluiahs and harping symphonies." Duntier. 171. —while the hand Sung with the coice,] . We have... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 pages
...constitutions, wherein Sophocles and Euripides reign, shall be found more doctrinal and exemplary to a nation. The scripture also affords us a divine pastoral drama...chorus, as Origen rightly judges. And the Apocalypse of Saint John is the majestic image of a high and stately tragedy, shutting up and intermingling her solemn... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 540 pages
...Euripides. with recommending Solomon's Song; and adds, that " the Apocalypse of Saint John is the majestick image of a high and stately tragedy, shutting up and...seven-fold chorus of hallelujahs and harping symphonies.". Prose- Works, edit 1698, vol. i. .61. TODD. ' ' The Persons. Dine. Hamor. Debora, Rebecca's nurse.... | |
 | 1827 - 684 pages
...constitutions, wherein Sophocles and Euripides reign, shall be found more doctrinal and exemplary to a nation. The Scripture also affords us a divine pastoral drama...rightly judges. And the Apocalypse of St. John is th-> majestic image of a high and stately tragedy, shutting up and intermingling her solemn scenes... | |
 | Monthly literary register - 1839 - 720 pages
...dramatic constitutions wherein Sophocles and Euripides reign." " The Scripture also," says he, " affords a Divine pastoral drama in the Song of Solomon, consisting of two persons, and a double chorus, as Origeu rightly judges. And the Apocalypse of St. John is the majestic image of a high and stately tragedy,... | |
 | William Goodman - 1843 - 342 pages
...Now huddling, now rehearsing, As with the windy messengers conversing." THEATRES. " TH« Scripture affords us a divine pastoral drama in the Song of...persons and a double chorus, as Origen rightly judges." MILTON. MATHEW, of Paris, says Geoffrey of St. Albans, who was the abbot, was sent to Dunstable Priory... | |
 | 1870 - 846 pages
...to grapple with the impossible ; for the imagery of what Milton described, in his majestic prose, as a " high and stately tragedy, shutting up and intermingling...sevenfold chorus of hallelujahs and harping symphonies" — that imagery is unpaintable. Barely can words, which are a far vaguer vehicle than drawing, convey... | |
 | John Milton - 1845 - 572 pages
...constitutions, wherein Sophocles and Euripides reign, shall be found more doctrinal and exemplary to a nation. The Scripture also affords us a divine pastoral drama...intermingling her solemn scenes and acts with a sevenfold \chorusof hallelujahs and harping symphonies: and this my opinion the grave authority of Pareus, commenting... | |
 | John Seely Hart - 1845 - 404 pages
...reign, shall be found more doctrinal and exemplary to a nation. The Scripture also affords us a fine pastoral drama in the Song of Solomon, consisting...and intermingling her solemn scenes and acts with a seven fold chorus of hallelujahs and harping symphonies. And this my opinion, the grave • authority... | |
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