Poets of the English Language: Milton to GoldsmithWystan Hugh Auden, Norman Holmes Pearson Viking Press, 1950 |
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Page 399
... pow'r ; As Heav'n's blest beam turns vinegar more sowr . We , wretched subjects tho ' to lawful sway , In this weak queen , some fav'rite still obey . Ah ! if she lend not arms , as well as rules , What can she more than tell us we are ...
... pow'r ; As Heav'n's blest beam turns vinegar more sowr . We , wretched subjects tho ' to lawful sway , In this weak queen , some fav'rite still obey . Ah ! if she lend not arms , as well as rules , What can she more than tell us we are ...
Page 504
... pow'r advances pow'r ; Till conquest unresisted , left him none to seize . At length his sov'reign frowns - the train of state Mark the keen glance , and watch the sign to hate . Where - e'er he turns he meets a stranger's eye , His ...
... pow'r advances pow'r ; Till conquest unresisted , left him none to seize . At length his sov'reign frowns - the train of state Mark the keen glance , and watch the sign to hate . Where - e'er he turns he meets a stranger's eye , His ...
Page 511
... pow'r , whose eyes discern afar The secret ambush of a specious pray'r . Implore his aid , in his decisions rest , Secure whate'er he gives , he gives the best . Yet when the sense of sacred presence fires , And strong devotion to the ...
... pow'r , whose eyes discern afar The secret ambush of a specious pray'r . Implore his aid , in his decisions rest , Secure whate'er he gives , he gives the best . Yet when the sense of sacred presence fires , And strong devotion to the ...
Contents
Introduction | xiii |
General Principles | xxvi |
JOHN MILTON 16081674 | 1 |
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