A Scriptural and Allegorical Glossary to Milton's Paradise LostAuthoress, 1828 - 282 pages |
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Page 17
... river , doubtless the ancient river Adonis , so famous for the idolatrous rites performed here in lamentation of Adonis . We had the fortune to see , what may be supposed to be the occasion of that opinion which Lucian relates ...
... river , doubtless the ancient river Adonis , so famous for the idolatrous rites performed here in lamentation of Adonis . We had the fortune to see , what may be supposed to be the occasion of that opinion which Lucian relates ...
Page 18
... river , for the death of Adonis , who was killed by a wild boar in the mountains , out of which this stream issues . Something like this we saw ac- tually come to pass ; for the water was stained to a surprising redness ; and as we ...
... river , for the death of Adonis , who was killed by a wild boar in the mountains , out of which this stream issues . Something like this we saw ac- tually come to pass ; for the water was stained to a surprising redness ; and as we ...
Page 32
... river Ridossa , near St. Sebastian . The French have frequently besieged it without success . that he ere long Intended to create . - I will consider thy heavens , even the works of thy fingers : the moon and the stars that thou hast ...
... river Ridossa , near St. Sebastian . The French have frequently besieged it without success . that he ere long Intended to create . - I will consider thy heavens , even the works of thy fingers : the moon and the stars that thou hast ...
Page 41
... rivers : the Behut , the ancient Hydaspes ; the Chunab or ancient Acesinas ; the Rauvee , or Hydrastes ; the Setlege , or Hesudrus ; and a river on the ancient Hyphasis . These rivers form the Panjah , or country of the five rivers ...
... rivers : the Behut , the ancient Hydaspes ; the Chunab or ancient Acesinas ; the Rauvee , or Hydrastes ; the Setlege , or Hesudrus ; and a river on the ancient Hyphasis . These rivers form the Panjah , or country of the five rivers ...
Page 44
... river Styx , which the poets feign to be a river in the infernal regions , by which the gods swore . 518 By herald's voice explained . An officer at arms , whose duty it is to de- nounce war ; to proclaim peace ; or to be em- ployed by ...
... river Styx , which the poets feign to be a river in the infernal regions , by which the gods swore . 518 By herald's voice explained . An officer at arms , whose duty it is to de- nounce war ; to proclaim peace ; or to be em- ployed by ...
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