Selected PoemsCourier Dover Publications, 2015 M12 14 - 128 páginas Best known as the author of the epic poem Paradise Lost, John Milton (1608–74) was also an accomplished writer of shorter verse forms. This treasury presents twenty of the best of these works: "On the Morning of Christ's Nativity," "On Shakespeare," "L'Allegro," "Il Penseroso," "Comus, A Mask," "Lycidas," "On the Late Massacre in Piedmont," "On His Blindness," "On His Deceased Wife," "Samson Agonistes," and more. In this carefully chosen selection, readers will discover the wide erudition, mastery of meter and rhythm, and superb artistic control that have earned Milton a preeminent place in English literature. |
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... peace. II That glorious Form, that Light unsufferable, And that far-beaming blaze of majesty, Wherewith he wont at Heavens high council-table To sit the midst of Trinal Unity, He laid aside, and, here with us to be, Forsook the Courts ...
... peace. II That glorious Form, that Light unsufferable, And that far-beaming blaze of majesty, Wherewith he wont at Heavens high council-table To sit the midst of Trinal Unity, He laid aside, and, here with us to be, Forsook the Courts ...
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... Peace: She, crowned with olive green, came softly sliding Down through the turning sphere, His ready Harbinger, With turtle wing the amorous clouds dividing; And, waving wide her myrtle wand, She strikes a universal peace through sea ...
... Peace: She, crowned with olive green, came softly sliding Down through the turning sphere, His ready Harbinger, With turtle wing the amorous clouds dividing; And, waving wide her myrtle wand, She strikes a universal peace through sea ...
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... peaceful was the night Wherein the Prince of Light His reign of peace upon the earth began. The winds, with wonder whist," Smoothly the waters kissed, Whispering new joys to the mild Ocean, Who now hath quite forgot to rave, While birds ...
... peaceful was the night Wherein the Prince of Light His reign of peace upon the earth began. The winds, with wonder whist," Smoothly the waters kissed, Whispering new joys to the mild Ocean, Who now hath quite forgot to rave, While birds ...
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