The Poetical Works of John MiltonJ. R. Osgood, 1874 |
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... verb or as a noun . Some editors , accordingly , print " as far as Angels ken , ” — i.e . as far as Angels extend their gaze or knowledge . With others , I prefer " as far as Angel's ken , " to the extent of the ken or gaze of an Angel ...
... verb or as a noun . Some editors , accordingly , print " as far as Angels ken , ” — i.e . as far as Angels extend their gaze or knowledge . With others , I prefer " as far as Angel's ken , " to the extent of the ken or gaze of an Angel ...
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... verb " behold " in line 605 . 616-618 . " whereat their doubled ranks they bend , " & c . A true de- scription of a military movement ; as if from Milton's actual recollections of parades he had seen in the time of the Civil Wars . If a ...
... verb " behold " in line 605 . 616-618 . " whereat their doubled ranks they bend , " & c . A true de- scription of a military movement ; as if from Milton's actual recollections of parades he had seen in the time of the Civil Wars . If a ...
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... verb meaning " to hate , " Acheron with a verb meaning " to grieve , " Cocytus with one meaning " to lament , " and Phlegeton with one meaning " to burn . " 583. " Lethe . " This name means " Oblivion " in Greek . 66 dire hail . " 589 ...
... verb meaning " to hate , " Acheron with a verb meaning " to grieve , " Cocytus with one meaning " to lament , " and Phlegeton with one meaning " to burn . " 583. " Lethe . " This name means " Oblivion " in Greek . 66 dire hail . " 589 ...
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... verb — sing , sang , sung . But , in general , he makes sung the preterite tense , as well as the past participle ... verbs as Sink , Ring , Drink , Begin , & c . Our grammarians now point out that , if we were to be rigidly accurate in ...
... verb — sing , sang , sung . But , in general , he makes sung the preterite tense , as well as the past participle ... verbs as Sink , Ring , Drink , Begin , & c . Our grammarians now point out that , if we were to be rigidly accurate in ...
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... verb to fledge , meaning either " to grow feathered " or " to feather " ) ; but the adjective fledge is found in old writers , eg . in Holland's Pliny : " the young cuckoo being once fledge " ( Rich . Dict . ) . Milton repeats the word ...
... verb to fledge , meaning either " to grow feathered " or " to feather " ) ; but the adjective fledge is found in old writers , eg . in Holland's Pliny : " the young cuckoo being once fledge " ( Rich . Dict . ) . Milton repeats the word ...
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