[Milton-L] Jefferson::Milton

[Kemmer Anderson]

Carl, Would that Jefferson had not burned the letters he wrote to his 
wife. There in those ashes might have been the answer to your question.

But in "Thoughts on English Prosody" the evidence is clear.
"The same monosyllable serves to fill the interval between two 
accents in the following instance: 'From use obscure and subtle but 
to know.' "  - Milton

Then: The monosyllables with and in receive the accent in one of the 
following instances and suffer it to pass over them in the other."
         The tempted with dishonor foul, supposed. - Milton
         Which must be mutual in proportion due. - Milton
         Too much of ornament in outward shew. - Milton

When enveloped in all the pomp and majesty of his subject, he 
sometimes even throws off the restraint of the regular pause:
         Of Man's first disobedience, and the fruit
         of that forbiden tree.......
In light of the politics, forgive the orthographical error. Kemmer

At 03:29 PM 9/8/2008, you wrote:
>Dear Kemmer,
>
>Did Jefferson write anything in blank verse?
>
>Do you find anything specifically Miltonic in his "Thoughts on Eng. 
>Prosody" --or vaguely?
>
>-Carl
>
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