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... star , i . e . the evening star , sometimes called the folding star . top of Heaven doth hold ; the phrase is loosely used , and does not mean that the star was at the zenith . The time is early evening and Hesperus is setting in the ...
... star , i . e . the evening star , sometimes called the folding star . top of Heaven doth hold ; the phrase is loosely used , and does not mean that the star was at the zenith . The time is early evening and Hesperus is setting in the ...
Page 89
... star of Arcady or Tyrian Cynosure , i . e . a beacon by which they may direct their course as sailors do by the stars . The star of Arcady refers to the constellation Ursa Major , which mythology associated with the nymph Callisto ...
... star of Arcady or Tyrian Cynosure , i . e . a beacon by which they may direct their course as sailors do by the stars . The star of Arcady refers to the constellation Ursa Major , which mythology associated with the nymph Callisto ...
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... star that rose at evening , etc. This passage has caused much dispute . It seems reasonably clear , however , that Milton meant to indicate the evening star Hesperus , whose appearance was a signal for the shepherd to begin getting his ...
... star that rose at evening , etc. This passage has caused much dispute . It seems reasonably clear , however , that Milton meant to indicate the evening star Hesperus , whose appearance was a signal for the shepherd to begin getting his ...
Contents
Preface | v |
A Paraphrase on Psalm 114 | 1 |
On the Death of a Fair Infant Anno Ætatis | 7 |
Copyright | |
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