Criticism on Milton's Paradise lost From 'The Spectator' 31 December, 1711- 3 May, 1712 .. . Saturdayy January 19. IE have already taken a general Survey ofthe Fable and Characters in MiltonsParadtfe Lqft: The Parts which remain tobe coniidcrd, according to Arifot/esMethod, are the Sentiments and the Lan-guage Before I enter upon the firft of thefe, I mufladverse my Reader, that it is my Defign as foon as Ihave finimed my general Refledions on thefe fourfeveral Heads, to give particular Inftances out of thePoem which is now before us of Beauties and Im-pcrfecTions which may be obferved
Criticism on Milton's Paradise lost From 'The Spectator' 31 December, 1711- 3 May, 1712 .. . Saturdayy January 19. IE have already taken a general Survey ofthe Fable and Characters in MiltonsParadtfe Lqft: The Parts which remain tobe coniidcrd, according to Arifot/esMethod, are the Sentiments and the Lan-guage Before I enter upon the firft of thefe, I mufladverse my Reader, that it is my Defign as foon as Ihave finimed my general Refledions on thefe fourfeveral Heads, to give particular Inftances out of thePoem which is now before us of Beauties and Im-pcrfecTions which may be obferved under each of themasalfo of fuch other Particulars as may not properly*fall under any of them. This I thought fit to premife!that the Reader may not judge too haflil/ of thisPiece of Cnticifm or look upon it as Imperfect,before he has feen the whole Extent of it The Sentiments in an [all] Epic Poem are theThoughts and Behaviour which the Author afcribes tothe Perfons whom he introduces, and are jufl whenthey are conformable to the Characters of the feveralPerfons. The Sentiments have likewife a relation toT/ungs as
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