Selected PoemsCourier Dover Publications, 14. 12. 2015 - Počet stran: 128 Best known as the author of the epic poem Paradise Lost, John Milton (1608–74) was also an accomplished writer of shorter verse forms. This treasury presents twenty of the best of these works: "On the Morning of Christ's Nativity," "On Shakespeare," "L'Allegro," "Il Penseroso," "Comus, A Mask," "Lycidas," "On the Late Massacre in Piedmont," "On His Blindness," "On His Deceased Wife," "Samson Agonistes," and more. In this carefully chosen selection, readers will discover the wide erudition, mastery of meter and rhythm, and superb artistic control that have earned Milton a preeminent place in English literature. |
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... hath made our foe, To turn swift-rushing black perdition hence, Or drive away the slaughtering pestilence, To stand 'twixt us and our deservèd smart? But thou canst best perform that office where thou art. XI Then thou, the mother of so ...
... hath made our foe, To turn swift-rushing black perdition hence, Or drive away the slaughtering pestilence, To stand 'twixt us and our deservèd smart? But thou canst best perform that office where thou art. XI Then thou, the mother of so ...
Strana 4
... Hath took no print of the approaching light, And all the spangled host keep watch in squadrons bright? IV See how from far upon the Eastern road The star-led Wisards haste with odours sweet! Oh! run; prevent them with thy humble ode ...
... Hath took no print of the approaching light, And all the spangled host keep watch in squadrons bright? IV See how from far upon the Eastern road The star-led Wisards haste with odours sweet! Oh! run; prevent them with thy humble ode ...
Strana 6
... hath quite forgot to rave, While birds of calm sit brooding on the charmèd wave. VI The stars, with deep amaze, Stand fixed in steadfast gaze, Bending one way their precious influence, And will not take their flight, For all the morning ...
... hath quite forgot to rave, While birds of calm sit brooding on the charmèd wave. VI The stars, with deep amaze, Stand fixed in steadfast gaze, Bending one way their precious influence, And will not take their flight, For all the morning ...
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