The third book of Milton's Paradise lost, with notes [&c.] by C.P. Mason1873 |
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adjective clause attached adjuncts of subject adverbial adjunct adverbial clause attached æther Analysis angels apposition Attrib attributive adjunct beam behold Blest blindness bright Chaos Christ Cleombrotus co-ordinate Compare Complement of predicate compound adjective clause connective adverb construction darkness death dicate dwells edition elliptical adverbial clause essences can perish Father forming an adverbial forms a complement forms an attributive glory grace grammatical habits happy hast been found hath heavenly bodies hell Imaüs incomplete predication infinitive mood Latin libration light Lord Lucullus wore Matt means mercy Milton moon nominative or objective noun numbers orbs Paradise PARADISE LOST Phineus phrase praise preceding Psalm Ptolemaic system qualifies the predicate redeem repeat round Samson Agonistes Satan second book seem'd sense shone sight Smectymnuus sphere stars stood storms Of Chaos substantive clause supply thee things thou hast throne Tiresias trepidation unto utter verb of incomplete Virgil voice wherein wonder word
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Page 39 - Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, saying ; Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.
Page 39 - Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.
Page 11 - The full blaze of thy beams, and through a cloud Drawn round about thee like a radiant shrine, Dark with excessive bright thy skirts appear, Yet dazzle Heaven, that brightest Seraphim Approach not, but with both wings veil their eyes.
Page 24 - CYRIACK, this three years day these eyes, though clear, To outward view, of blemish or of spot, Bereft of light, their seeing have forgot ; Nor to their idle orbs doth sight appear Of sun, or moon, or star, throughout the year, Or man, or woman. Yet I argue not Against Heaven's hand or will, nor bate a jot Of heart or hope ; but still bear up and steer Right onward.
Page 2 - Almighty Father from above, From the pure empyrean where he sits High throned above all highth, bent down his eye His own works and their works at once to view...
Page 10 - Harps ever tuned, that glittering by their side Like quivers hung, and with preamble sweet Of charming symphony they introduce Their sacred song, and waken raptures high; No voice exempt, no voice but well could join Melodious part, such concord is in heaven.
Page 52 - ... it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven: a land which the Lord thy God careth for : the eyes of the Lord thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.
Page 16 - He views in breadth, and without longer pause Down right into the world's first region throws His flight precipitant, and winds, with ease, Through the pure marble air, his oblique way, Amongst innumerable stars, that shone Stars distant, but nigh hand seem'd other worlds Or other worlds they seem'd, or happy isles...
Page 1 - Orphean lyre, I sung of Chaos and eternal Night ; Taught by the heavenly Muse to venture down The dark descent, and up to re-ascend...
Page 4 - Not what they would ? what praise could they receive? What pleasure I from such obedience paid ? When will and reason, reason also is choice, Useless and vain, of freedom both despoil'd, Made passive both, had served necessity, Not me...