...hear of the magical influence of poetry. The expression in general means nothing; but, ap-30 plied to the writings of Milton, it is most appropriate....to be no more in his words than in other words. But 5 they are words of enchantment. No sooner are they pronounced, than the past is present and the distant...

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.... . . Language, the machine of the poet, is best fitted for his purpose in its rudest state. . . . There would seem, at first sight, to be no more in...of beauty start at once into existence, and all the burialplaces of the memory give up their dead." Then follows one paragraph on L'Allegro and Il'Penseroso....

...acts like an incantation. . Its merit lies less hi its obvious meaning than in its occult power, and there would seem at first sight to be no more in his...of beauty start at once into existence, and all the burial-places of the memory give up their dead. — MACAULAY : Essay on Milton. Simile. — In the...

...our day. Macaulay, in describing the poetry of Milton, says: "His poetry acts like an incantation. There would seem at first sight to be no more in his...they are words of enchantment. No sooner are they produced than the past is present and the distant near. New forms of beauty start at once into existence,...

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...combined in one or two. XIV THE PRICE AND THE POWER OF WORDS MACAULAY said of Milton's diction : — His poetry acts like an incantation. Its merit lies...present and the distant near. New forms of beauty start into existence, and all the burial places of the memory give up their dead. 'Change the structure of...

...Milton's poetry : "Its effect is produced, not so much by what it expresses, as by wnat it suggests His poetry acts like an incantation. Its merit lies...in other words. But they are words of enchantment". Let us take this fragment from "Paradise Lost" : "the Moon whose orb Through Optic Glass the Tuscan...

...that of the writer. He does not paint a finished picture, or play for a mere passive listener. TT" sketches, and leaves others to fill up the outline....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...