A Scriptural and Allegorical Glossary to Milton's Paradise LostAuthoress, 1828 - 282 pages |
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Page 29
... destroyed by the cranes . These ancient fables are absurd ; but popular traditions generally contain important facts , though obscured by exaggeration or concealed under the veil of allegory . Buffon is , therefore , strongly disposed ...
... destroyed by the cranes . These ancient fables are absurd ; but popular traditions generally contain important facts , though obscured by exaggeration or concealed under the veil of allegory . Buffon is , therefore , strongly disposed ...
Page 48
... destroy which , formed one of the twelve labours of Hercules . and Chimeras dire . A monster , with three heads , that of a lion , a goat , and a dragon . It infested Lycia , in the reign of Jobates , by whose command , Bellero- phon ...
... destroy which , formed one of the twelve labours of Hercules . and Chimeras dire . A monster , with three heads , that of a lion , a goat , and a dragon . It infested Lycia , in the reign of Jobates , by whose command , Bellero- phon ...
Page 86
... destroy the monster , and to bring away some golden apples . The fable of this mythology is supposed to have arisen from an ambiguous word signifying sheep , and an apple . The Hes- perides were persons who kept an immense num- ber of ...
... destroy the monster , and to bring away some golden apples . The fable of this mythology is supposed to have arisen from an ambiguous word signifying sheep , and an apple . The Hes- perides were persons who kept an immense num- ber of ...
Page 100
... destroyed its long established reputation , and in the age of Plutarch it was scarcely known . 277 Hid Amalthea A daughter of Melissus , king of Crete , who fed Jupiter with goats ' milk ; hence some authors have called her a goat , and ...
... destroyed its long established reputation , and in the age of Plutarch it was scarcely known . 277 Hid Amalthea A daughter of Melissus , king of Crete , who fed Jupiter with goats ' milk ; hence some authors have called her a goat , and ...
Page 125
... destroy The Anointed of the Lord ? The Lord derides their rage , And will support his throne ; He that hath rais'd him from the dead , Hath own'd him for his Son . Be wise , ye rulers , now , And worship at his throne , With trembling ...
... destroy The Anointed of the Lord ? The Lord derides their rage , And will support his throne ; He that hath rais'd him from the dead , Hath own'd him for his Son . Be wise , ye rulers , now , And worship at his throne , With trembling ...
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