...disobedience, and the fruit Of that forbidden tree, whose mortal taste Brought death into our world, and all our woe. With loss of Eden, till one greater Man Restore us and regain the blissful seat, Sing, Heav'nly Muse ... The complex emotional effect of such split attention can readily be seen by contrasting...

...disobedience, and the fruit Of that forbidden tree, whose mortal taste Brought death into the world, and all our woe, with loss of Eden, till one greater Man restore us, and regain the blissful seat, sing heav'nly Muse . . . Schon 1913 hat Gustav Hübener auf die spannungsschaffende Kraft der syntaktischen...

...disobedience, and the fruit Of that forbidden tree, whose mortal taste Brought death into the world, and all our woe, With loss of Eden, till one greater Man Restore us, and regain the blissful seat, Sing, heav 'nly Muse. . . appears. In AD Nuttall's words, "the Muse is un-Homerically delayed" (1992:75)....

...Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death into the World, and all our woe, With loss of Eden, till one greater Man Restore us, and regain the blissful Seat. Sing Heav'nly Muse . . . Here the poet's suspended and inverted syntax - the separation of the genitive...

...disobedience And the fruit Of that forbidden tree Whose mortal taste Brought death into the world And all our woe With loss of Eden Till one greater man...And regain the blissful seat. Sing heavenly muse. . . . This rewriting of Milton resembles bad free verse, which is often rhythmically bad because the...

...disobedience, and the fruit Ofthat forbidden tree, whose mortal taste Brought death into the world, and all our woe, With loss of Eden, till one greater man...and regain the blissful seat, Sing heavenly Muse, that on the secret top Of Oreb, or of Sinai, didst inspire That shepherd, who first taught the chosen...

...Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death into the World, and all our woe, With loss of Eden, till one greater Man Restore us, and regain the blissful Seat, Sing Heav'nly Muse , , , No verb until line six, and no full stop until line sixteen, Such solemn density...

...Disobedience, and tfie Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death into the World, and all our woe, With loss of Eden, till one greater Man Restore us, and regain the blissful Seat, Sing Heav'nly Muse, that on the secret top Of Oreb, or of Sinai, didst inspire That Shepherd, who first...

...Disobedience, and the Fruit / Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste / Brought Death into the World, and all our woe, / With loss of EDEN, till one greater.../ Restore us, and regain the blissful Seat, / Sing Heav'nly Muse . . .' The opening words of Paradise Lost, a religious epic poem by John Milton (1608-74)....

...disobedience, and the fruit Of that forbidden tree whose mortal taste Brought death into the World, and all our woe, With loss of Eden, till one greater Man...and regain the blissful seat, Sing, Heavenly Muse, that, on the secret top Of Oreb, or of Sinai, didst inspire That shepherd who first taught the chosen...