Milton's Familiar LettersE. Littell, 1829 - 120 páginas |
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... sight , that I am forced to an almost perpetual solitude2 . I am flattered by your anxiety for my safety after I left Florence , and your continued remembrance of me ; by which I perceive that the feelings , which I thought were ...
... sight , that I am forced to an almost perpetual solitude2 . I am flattered by your anxiety for my safety after I left Florence , and your continued remembrance of me ; by which I perceive that the feelings , which I thought were ...
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... sight , and have at Paris your friend and relation Dr Thevenot , celebrated as an oculist , whom you can consult respecting my eyes if I give you an account of the causes and symptoms of their disease , I will comply with your ...
... sight , and have at Paris your friend and relation Dr Thevenot , celebrated as an oculist , whom you can consult respecting my eyes if I give you an account of the causes and symptoms of their disease , I will comply with your ...
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... sight , every object that I looked at steadily , seemed to swim to the right and left : constant vapours appear to burden my whole forehead and temples , which generally depress my eyes with a drowsy heaviness , especially after eating ...
... sight , every object that I looked at steadily , seemed to swim to the right and left : constant vapours appear to burden my whole forehead and temples , which generally depress my eyes with a drowsy heaviness , especially after eating ...
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John Milton. I should not omit to mention , that whilst as yet some sight remained , as soon as I lay on my bed , and reclined on either side , a copious light shone out when my eyes were closed . Afterwards , as my sight diminished ...
John Milton. I should not omit to mention , that whilst as yet some sight remained , as soon as I lay on my bed , and reclined on either side , a copious light shone out when my eyes were closed . Afterwards , as my sight diminished ...
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... sight . Truly , if He take care of me - if He provide for me — which He does , and lead me by the hand , and accompany me through life , I shall willingly permit my eyes to be unem- ployed . Whatever befalls me , my Philaras , I salute ...
... sight . Truly , if He take care of me - if He provide for me — which He does , and lead me by the hand , and accompany me through life , I shall willingly permit my eyes to be unem- ployed . Whatever befalls me , my Philaras , I salute ...
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accomplished addressed admire afterwards ALEXANDER GILL ancient answer anxious Archbishop Usher Athens authors Barberini believe Bonmatthei Ceres church compliments congratulate correspondence Council Count Oldenburgh Dati defence Defensio desire Diodati Dr Johnson edition Elector of Brandenburgh elegy engagements England English estimation excellent eyes father favour fear Florence folio Francini frequently friendship Geneva Greek HENRY OLDENBURGH historian honourable hope Italian Italian grammar kind labour language Latin learned sir lest literary London Long Parliament lost Louis XIV Lycidas mind Muses obscure opinion Paradise Regained pastor perceive PETER HEIMBACH Petrarch Phineus pleasure praise promise published pupil of Milton received your letter reply respecting RICHARD JONES Rome Sallust seems sight soon St Paul's school Stadtholder studies Telephus ther things THOMAS YOUNG thought tion translated truly Turretin virtue virtuous WESTMINSTER Wherefore whilst willingly wish worthy write wrote Young
Pasajes populares
Página 64 - The conscience, friend, to have lost them overplied In Liberty's defence, my noble task, Of which all Europe rings from side to side. This thought might lead me through the world's vain mask Content though blind, had I no better guide.
Página 4 - IDE, of the said District, hath deposited in this office, the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit : " Inductive Grammar, designed for beginners. By an Instructer." In conformity to the act of the Congress of the United States...
Página 31 - Not that fair field Of Enna, where Proserpine gathering flowers, Herself a fairer flower by gloomy Dis Was gathered, which cost Ceres all that pain To seek her through the world...
Página 93 - I was confirmed in this opinion, that he who would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought himself to be a true poem...
Página 32 - Things vulgar and, well weighed, scarce worth the praise? They praise, and they admire they know not what. And know not whom, but as one leads the other...
Página 111 - 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.
Página 111 - I shall detain you no longer in the demonstration of what we should not do, but straight conduct you to a hill-side, where I will point you out the right path of a virtuous and noble education; laborious indeed at the first ascent, but else so smooth, so green, so full of goodly prospect and melodious sounds on every side, that the harp of Orpheus was not more charming.
Página 66 - Look once more, ere we leave this specular mount, Westward, much nearer by south-west, behold, Where on the ^Egean shore a city stands, Built nobly, pure the air, and light the soil ; Athens, the eye of Greece, mother of arts And eloquence, native to famous wits Or hospitable, in her sweet recess, City or suburban, studious walks and shades.
Página 49 - And useless powers, by whom inspired, thyself Art skilful to associate verse with airs Harmonious, and to give the human voice A thousand modulations, heir by right Indisputable of Arion's fame. Now say, what wonder is it, if a son Of thine delight in verse, if, so conjoin'd In close affinity, we sympathize In social arts and kindred studies sweet ? Such distribution of himself to us Was Phoebus...
Página 70 - So much the rather thou, celestial Light, Shine inward, and the mind through all her powers Irradiate ; there plant eyes, all mist from thence Purge and disperse, that I may see and tell Of things invisible to mortal sight.