Comus a Mask by John MiltonG. Routledge, 1858 - 90 pages |
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Page 12
... called , but when the dragon womb Of Stygian darkness spets her thickest gloom , And makes one blot of all the air ; Stay thy cloudy ebon chair , Wherein thou rid'st with Hecat , and befriend Us thy vowed priests , till utmost end Of ...
... called , but when the dragon womb Of Stygian darkness spets her thickest gloom , And makes one blot of all the air ; Stay thy cloudy ebon chair , Wherein thou rid'st with Hecat , and befriend Us thy vowed priests , till utmost end Of ...
Page 52
... called it hæmony , and gave And bade me keep it as of sovran use 31 ' Gainst all enchantments , mildew , blast , or damp , Or ghastly furies ' apparition . Till now that this extremity compelled : But now I 52 COMUS .
... called it hæmony , and gave And bade me keep it as of sovran use 31 ' Gainst all enchantments , mildew , blast , or damp , Or ghastly furies ' apparition . Till now that this extremity compelled : But now I 52 COMUS .
Page 87
... called spleenwort . 32 P. 55. That Fancy can beget on youthful thoughts . An improvement on " Romeo and Juliet , " Act I. Sc . 3 . 33 P. 55 . That flames and dances in his crystal bounds . Prov . xxiii . 31 : " Look not thou to the wine ...
... called spleenwort . 32 P. 55. That Fancy can beget on youthful thoughts . An improvement on " Romeo and Juliet , " Act I. Sc . 3 . 33 P. 55 . That flames and dances in his crystal bounds . Prov . xxiii . 31 : " Look not thou to the wine ...
Page 89
... called after the damsel's name , which by length of time is now called Sabrina or Severn . This is the account given by Milton himself in the first book of his History of England ; but he here takes some liberties with the story , in ...
... called after the damsel's name , which by length of time is now called Sabrina or Severn . This is the account given by Milton himself in the first book of his History of England ; but he here takes some liberties with the story , in ...
Page 90
... 52 P. 78. Purfled . ] - Flourished , embroidered with the needle . 53 P. 78. Sadly sits the Assyrian queen . Venus , so called , because she was first worshipped by the Assyrians . 54 P. 80. Heaven itself would stoop to her . 90 NOTES .
... 52 P. 78. Purfled . ] - Flourished , embroidered with the needle . 53 P. 78. Sadly sits the Assyrian queen . Venus , so called , because she was first worshipped by the Assyrians . 54 P. 80. Heaven itself would stoop to her . 90 NOTES .
Common terms and phrases
amidst Anchises Ascanius beg me sing beget on youthful bower brute Carpathian wizard's Charáctered chaste chastity clouted shoon COMUS Corineus Cornwall crown that Virtue dead Parthenope's divine philosophy doth drouth drowsy-flighted EARL OF BRIDGEWATER earth cumbered ELDER BROTHER enchanter esteemed Estrildis Faerie Queene fair Ligea's false Fancy can beget fear flocks foul gentle give goddess grace Guendolen halloo hast hath head be crowned Hecat Henry VI herb hidden strength honour Jove knot-grass LADY Listen lord loved mayst Milton mortal Nereus night nymph o'er Paradise Lost ribs of Death Roving the Celtic Sabrina Scylla SECOND BROTHER shades shepherd shrewd meddling elf silver lining sister sits the Assyrian sky robes spun soft and solemn-breathing solemn-breathing sound song soul spell SPIRIT stalk with languished stars stream Strive to keep swain sweet taste tell thee thou thought Thrice upon thy thy banks Thyrsis unlocked my lips wand wild winged air darked wood