Selected Shorter Poems and Prose WritingsRoutledge, 1988 - 265 pages Includes Comus, Lycidas, and extracts from the prose, such as the early pamphlet, Of Reformation, and the celebrated Areopagitica in defence of freedom of the press. |
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Page 194
... Heaven sees good implying that even Comus can only do what Heaven permits him to . cordial julep cordial ( literally : for the heart ) means invigorating ; julep , from the Persian for ' rose - water ' , is a syrup or sweet drink ...
... Heaven sees good implying that even Comus can only do what Heaven permits him to . cordial julep cordial ( literally : for the heart ) means invigorating ; julep , from the Persian for ' rose - water ' , is a syrup or sweet drink ...
Page 205
... Heaven and Hell and first bishop of the church . two massy keys Matthew 16.19 : ' And I will give unto 111 112 thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven 205.
... Heaven and Hell and first bishop of the church . two massy keys Matthew 16.19 : ' And I will give unto 111 112 thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven 205.
Page 234
... heaven ' , which Milton ( Para- dise Lost , II , 692 and V , 710 ) identified with the rebel- lion in Heaven . The oracles are dumb The seven stanzas that follow describe the retreat of the pre - Christian deities of the Mediterranean ...
... heaven ' , which Milton ( Para- dise Lost , II , 692 and V , 710 ) identified with the rebel- lion in Heaven . The oracles are dumb The seven stanzas that follow describe the retreat of the pre - Christian deities of the Mediterranean ...
Contents
An epitaph on the admirable dramatic poet | 27 |
Lycidas 1638 | 56 |
from Areopagitica 1644 | 85 |
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