Il Penseroso
[ il pen-suh-roh-soh; Italian eel pen-se-raw-saw ]
noun
a poem (1632) by John Milton.
- Compare L'Allegro.
Words Nearby Il Penseroso
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use Il Penseroso in a sentence
Il Penseroso is not more different from L'Allegro than was my anticipation from the charming reality.
Country Lodgings | Mary Russell MitfordBurke was certain that Milton composed Il Penseroso in the long, resounding aisle of a mouldering cloister, or ivied abbey.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 433 | VariousThe shower is past, and the sun appears, but Il Penseroso finds its beams flaring and distasteful.
Minor Poems by Milton | John MiltonNow, we have prefixed the hackneyed line of Il Penseroso to our paper, because it is a definition of the essence of the beautiful.
The Poetry of Architecture | John RuskinL'Allegro has done with him, and Il Penseroso claims him for its own!
The Book of Christmas | Thomas K. Hervey
Browse