So spake our sire and by his countenance seemed
- DMI number:
- 28073
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- Fowler ed. Paradise Lost (Harlow: Longman, 1998).
- First Line:
- So spake our sire and by his countenance seemed
- Last Line:
- Into all eyes to wish her still in sight
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Extract / snippet from longer work and Blank verse
- Themes:
- Biblical history
- Author:
- John Milton
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Extract from Paradise Lost Book 8.
- Title:
- A collection of poems for reading and repetition selected from the most celebrated British poets [ESTC T119516] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.162-163
- Poem Title:
- Modesty
- Attribution:
- Milton
- Attributed To:
- John Milton
- Title:
- The polite companion: containing essays illustrated with passages from the poets, orators [T202654] [Vol.1]
- Page No(s):
- pp.87-88
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Milton B. 8. V. 39. [p.87]
- Attributed To:
- John Milton
Poem Aliases
Milton. Paradise Lost. Book 8.
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