Comus a Mask by John MiltonG. Routledge, 1858 - 90 pages |
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Page 8
John Milton. ( For most do taste through fond intemperate thirst ) , Soon as the potion works , their human countenance , The express resemblance of the gods , is changed Into some brutish form of wolf , or bear , Or ounce , or tiger ...
John Milton. ( For most do taste through fond intemperate thirst ) , Soon as the potion works , their human countenance , The express resemblance of the gods , is changed Into some brutish form of wolf , or bear , Or ounce , or tiger ...
Page 48
... soon I guessed Ye were the two she meant ; with that I sprung Into swift flight , till I had found you here , But further know I not . SECOND BROTHER . O night and shades , How are ye joined with Hell in triple knot Against the unarmed ...
... soon I guessed Ye were the two she meant ; with that I sprung Into swift flight , till I had found you here , But further know I not . SECOND BROTHER . O night and shades , How are ye joined with Hell in triple knot Against the unarmed ...
Page 54
... soon retire , if he but shrink . ELDER BROTHER . Thyrsis , lead on apace , I'll follow thee ; And some good angel bear a shield before us ! The scene changes to a stately palace , set out with all manner of deliciousness ; soft music ...
... soon retire , if he but shrink . ELDER BROTHER . Thyrsis , lead on apace , I'll follow thee ; And some good angel bear a shield before us ! The scene changes to a stately palace , set out with all manner of deliciousness ; soft music ...
Page 56
... soon . LADY . ' T will not , false traitor ! ' T will not restore the truth and honesty That thou hast banished from thy tongue with lies . Was this the cottage , and the safe abode , Thou told'st me of ? What grim aspects are these 56 ...
... soon . LADY . ' T will not , false traitor ! ' T will not restore the truth and honesty That thou hast banished from thy tongue with lies . Was this the cottage , and the safe abode , Thou told'st me of ? What grim aspects are these 56 ...
Page 80
... soon To the corners of the moon . Mortals , that would follow me , Love Virtue ; she alone is free : She can teach ye how to climb Higher than the sphery chime ; Or , if Virtue feeble were , Heaven itself would stoop to her . 523485 ...
... soon To the corners of the moon . Mortals , that would follow me , Love Virtue ; she alone is free : She can teach ye how to climb Higher than the sphery chime ; Or , if Virtue feeble were , Heaven itself would stoop to her . 523485 ...
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