...that 1 Should Israel from Philistian yoke deliver ; Ask for this great deliverer now, and find hi:t Eyeless in Gaza at the mill with slaves, Himself in bonds under Philistian «okn. Yet itay, lot me not rashly call in doubt Diviiiu prediction , what if all foretold Had been...

...O glorious strength, Put to the labor of a beast, debased Lower than bondslave ! Promise was that I Should Israel from Philistian yoke deliver; Ask for...Divine prediction ; what if all foretold Had been fulfill'd but through mine own default, Whom have I to complain of but myself? Who this high gift of...

...labour of a beast, debased Lower than bond-slave ! Promise was, that I Should Israel from Philistine yoke deliver ; Ask for this great deliverer now, and...Gaza, at the mill with slaves, Himself in bonds under Philistine yoke." As a piquant exposition of the teaching and spiritual significance of the bondage...

...not quote this as a proof that Milton's genius is dramatic. They are not dramatic, those lines : — "Ask for this great deliverer now, and find him Eyeless...slaves, Himself in bonds, under Philistian yoke." His mind does not rest upon his triumphant enemies. The.Philistine lords are left in the background,...

...cited for admiration by De Quincey, at the bine of the Agonistes which depicts Samson in his fall : " Ask for this great deliverer now, and find him Eyeless, in Gaza, at the mill, with slaves;" VOL. II. EE 1836-57. where, by the comma which Landor would thrice repeat, Samson's agony is the more...

...stopping the girl in her reading. " We have it in various versions, because it is so true to life. Ask for this great deliverer now, and find him Eyeless in Gaza, at the mill with slaves. It is the same story. Great power reduced to impotence, great glory to misery, by the hand of Fate,—Necessity,...

...one sheet of flame ! Poor Samson was betrayed at last : — 9 " Ask for this great deliverer norf, and find him Eyeless in Gaza, at the mill with slaves, Himself in bonds under Philistian yoke." Fatal bondage his to the Philistine lords ! Savage cruelty theirs, but to be returned ten-fold on their...

...cited for admiration by De Quincey, at the line of the Agonistes which depicts Samson in his fall : " Ask for this great deliverer now, and find him Eyeless, in Gaza, at tJie mill, icith ilacetf VOL. n. EE 1836-57. where, by the comma which Landor would thrice repeat,...

...glorious strength put to the labour of a beast, debased lower than bond-slave ! Promise was that I should Israel from Philistian yoke deliver. — Ask...if all foretold had been fulfilled but through mine own default ! whom have I to complain of but myself? who, this high gift of strength committed to me,...

...quote this as a proof that Milton's genius is dramatic. They are not dramatic, those lines : — " Ask for this great deliverer now, and find him Eyeless...slaves, Himself in bonds, under Philistian yoke." His mind does not rest upon his triumphant enemies. The Philistine lords are left in the background,...