 We often hear of the magical influence of poetry. The expression in general means nothing : but, applied to the writings of Milton, it is most appropriate. His poetry acts like an incantation. Its merit lies less in its obvious meaning than in its occult...  Essays, Critical and Miscellaneous - Page 4by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1846 - 758 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1866 - 704 pages
...them. The works of Milton cannot be comprehended or enjoyed, unless the mind of the reader co-operate with that of the writer. He does not paint a finished...beauty start. at once into existence, and all the burial-places of the memory give up their dead. Change the structure of the sentence : substitute one... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - Elocution - 1866 - 618 pages
...fill up the outline. He strikes the key-note, and expects his hearer to make out the melody. 7. "VVe often hear of the magical influence of poetry. The...of beauty start at once into existence, and all the burial-places of the memory give up their dead. Change the structure of the sentence, substitute one... | |
 | Great Britain - 1868 - 978 pages
...writings of Milton it is most appropriate. Its merit lies less in its obvious meaning than in its eccult power. There would seem at first sight to be no more...past is present, and the distant near. New forms of btauty start at once into existence, and all the burial-places of the memory gire up their dead. Change... | |
 | John Milton - 1870 - 356 pages
...passages which occur in his prose writings. We will quote the beautiful words of the great Essayist : ' There would seem, at first sight, to be no more in...of beauty start at once into existence, and all the burial-places of the memory give up their dead. Change the structure of the sentence, substitute one... | |
 | John Milton - 1870 - 382 pages
...passages which occur in his prose writings. We will quote the beautiful words of the great Essayist: ' There would seem, at first sight, to be no more in...of beauty start at once into existence, and all the burial-places of the memory give up their dead. Change the structure of the sentence, substitute one... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Great Britain - 1871 - 704 pages
...them. The works of Milton cannot be comprehended or enjoyed, unless the mind of the reader co-operate with that of the writer. He does not paint a finished...of beauty start at once into existence, and all the burial-places of the memory give up their dead. Change the structure of the sentence : substitute one... | |
 | American literature - 1872 - 660 pages
...them. The works of Milton can not be comprehended or enjoyed unless the mind of the reader cooperate with that of the writer. He does not paint a finished...beauty start at once into existence ; and all the burial-places of the memory give up their dead. Change the structure of the sentence, substitute one... | |
 | Ephraim Hunt - American literature - 1872 - 658 pages
...them. The works of Milton can not be comprehended or enjoyed unless the mind of the reader cooperate with that of the writer. He does not paint a finished...past is present, and the distant near. New forms of beanty start at once into existence ; and all the burial-places of the memory give up their dead. Change... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1873 - 1090 pages
...He does not paint a finished picture, or play for a mere passive listener. He sketches, and loaves others to fill up the outline. He strikes the key-note,...of beauty start at once into existence, and all the burial-places of the memory give up their dead. Change the structure of the sentence ; substitute one... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - Readers (Elementary) - 1873 - 614 pages
...to fill up the outline. He strikes the key-note, and expects his hearer to make out the melody. 7. We often hear of the magical influence of poetry....of beauty start at once into existence, and all the burial-places of the memory give up their dead. Change the structure of the sentence, substitute one... | |
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