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Miltonic
[ mil-ton-ik ]
adjective
- of or relating to the poet Milton or his writings.
- resembling Milton's majestic style.
Miltonic
/ mɪlˈtɒnɪk; mɪlˈtəʊnɪən /
adjective
- characteristic of or resembling Milton's literary style, esp in being sublime and majestic
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- pseudo-Mil·tonic adjective
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Example Sentences
The Miltonic grandeur of his words was the fit expression of his thought, and raised his hearers up to his theme.
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This version of Vondel bridges the gap in the Miltonic Criticism.
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In these English hexameters I have used and advocate the use of Miltonic elision.
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In style it is now Miltonic, now reminiscent of Walter Scott.
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This, along with the preceding and the following verse, gives a Miltonic sublimity of the disgusting to the passage.
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