 That brought into this world a world of woe, Sin and her shadow Death, and misery Death's harbinger. Sad task ! yet argument Not less but more heroic than the wrath Of stern Achilles on his foe, pursued . Thrice fugitive about Troy wall ; or rage Of Turnus...  Paradiso perduto di Milton - Page 154by John Milton - 1852Full view - About this book
 | Rossiter Johnson - English poetry - 1876 - 840 pages
...Venial discourse unWam'd. I now must change Those notes to tragic ; foul distrust, and breach Disloyal on the part of Man, revolt And disobedience : on the...task, yet argument Not less but more heroic than the wmth Of stern Achilles on his*foe pursued Thrice fugitive about Troy wall ; or rage Of Tumus for Lavinia... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1876 - 470 pages
...with indication of coming change from converse with angels to mistrust, and the poet's sense of an argument Not less, but more heroic, than the wrath...Achilles on his foe pursued Thrice fugitive about Troy wall ; or rage Of Turnus for Lavinia disespoused : if only he can obtain answerable style from... | |
 | John Milton - 1880 - 336 pages
...Venial discourse unblamed; I now must change These notes to tragic ; foul distrust, and breach Disloyal on the part of man, revolt, And disobedience : on...Achilles on his foe pursued Thrice fugitive about Troy wall ; or rage Of Turnus for Lavinia disespoused, Or Neptune's ire or Juno's, that so long Perplexed... | |
 | David Masson - 1880 - 880 pages
...discourse unhlamed. I now must change These notes to tragic, — foul distrust, and breach Disloyal, on the part of man, revolt And disobedience; on the...Achilles on his foe pursued Thrice fugitive about Troy wall; or rage Of Turnus for Lavinia disespoused ; Or Neptune's ire, or Juno's, that so long Perplexed... | |
 | John Milton, John Mitford - Poetry, English - 1863 - 394 pages
...must change Those notes to tragic ; foul distrust, and breach Disloyal on the part of man, revolt, i And disobedience : on the part of heaven Now alienated,...heroic than the wrath Of stern Achilles on his foe pursu'd « Thrice fugitive about Troy wall ; or rage Of Turnus for Lavinia disespous'd, Or Neptune's... | |
 | John Milton - 1880 - 654 pages
...discourse unblamed. I now must change Those notes to tragic — foul distrust, and breach Disloyal, on the part of man, revolt And disobedience ; on the...distaste, Anger and just rebuke, and judgment given, 10 That brought into this World a world of \roe, Sin and her shadow Death, and Misery, Death's harbinger.... | |
 | John Milton - 1881 - 894 pages
...part of heav'n Now alienated, distance and distaste, Anger, and just rebuke, and judgment giv'n, 10 That brought into this world a world of woe ; Sin...heroic than the wrath Of stern Achilles on his foe pursu'd Thrice fugitive about Troy wall ; or rage Of Turnus for Lavinia disespous'd, Or Neptune's ire... | |
 | John Milton - 1881 - 590 pages
...Venial discourse unblamed : I now must change Those notes to tragic ; foul distrust, and breach Disloyal on the part of man, revolt, And disobedience ; on...judgment given, That brought into this world a world of Sin and her shadow Death, and misery Death's harbinger ; sad task, yet argument Not less but more heroic... | |
 | Classical philology - 1918 - 472 pages
...adopted can be made fairly plain by the citation of one example. Paradise Lost 9.13-17 runs as follows: Sad task! yet argument Not less but more heroic than...Achilles on his foe pursued Thrice fugitive about Troy wall; or rage Of Turnus for Lavinia disespoused; This passage gives rise to two of Professor Osgood's... | |
 | Literature - 1909 - 502 pages
...discourse unblamed. I now must change Those notes to tragic — foul distrust, and breach Disloyal, on the part of man, revolt And disobedience; on the...task ! yet argument Not less but more heroic than the wrauth Of stern Achilles on his foe pursued Thrice fugitive about Troy wall; or rage Of Turnus for... | |
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