...now become Of man or worm; the vilest here excel me, They creep, yet see; I, dark in light, exposed lia, pt. 2, ch. 6 (1855; repr. in Selected Writings,...Wagner, 1958). 6 All things by immortal power. Near and halt". JOHN MILTON (1608-74). English poci. Samson, in Samson Agon /if es, 5 To be blind is not miserable;...

...vilest now become Of man or worm; the vilest here excel me; They creep, yet set. I dark in light exposed To daily fraud, contempt, abuse, and wrong, Within...a fool In power of others, never in my own; Scarce halfl seem to live, dead more than half. O dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon, Irrecoverably...

...vilest now become Of man or worm; the vilest here excel me, They creep, yet see, I dark in light exposed To daily fraud, contempt, abuse, and wrong, Within...half. O dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon, Irrecoverably dark, total eclipse Without all hope of day! O first created Beam, and thou great Word,...

...vilest now become Of man or worm; the vilest here excel me, They creep yet see, I dark in light exposed To daily fraud, contempt, abuse and wrong, Within...half. O dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon, Irrecoverably dark, total eclipse Without all hope of day! O first-created beam, and thou great word,...

...withering contempt. Inferior to the vilest now become They creep, yet see, I dark in light exposed To daily fraud, contempt, abuse, and wrong, Within...half. O dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon, Irrecoverably dark, total eclipse, Without all hope of day. . . . The Sun to me is dark and silent...

...vilest now become Of man or worm; the vilest here excel me, They creep, yet see, I dark in light exposed To daily fraud, contempt, abuse and wrong, Within doors, or without, still as a fool,0 In power of others, never in my own; Scarce half I seem to live, dead more than half. O dark,...

...himself. Scarce half I seem to live, dead more than half. O dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon, Irrecoverably dark, total eclipse Without all hope...of day! O first created beam, and thou great word, Let there be light, and light was over all; Why am I thus bereaved thy prime decree? The sun to me...

...public sphere. It also positions him as trapped in the private, whatever space he actually occupies: 'within doors, or without, still as a fool, / In power of others, never in my own' (11. 77—8). These lines accurately describe women's position in the social dispensation; Samson is...

...vilest now become Of man or worm; the vilest here excel me, They creep, yet see, I dark in light expos'd To daily fraud, contempt, abuse and wrong, Within...never in my own; Scarce half I seem to live, dead more then half. O dark, dark, dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon, Irrecoverably dark, total Eclipse...

...thee I most complain! Blind among enemies, O worse than chains, Dungeon, or beggary, or decrepit age! In power of others, never in my own; Scarce half I seem to live, dead more then half. O dark, dark, dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon, Irrecoverably dark, total eclipse...