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... universe ; and so to justify the ways of God to men . To many today it is no longer convincing as an explanation but Milton's poetic success depended on his believing it , as does our appreciation of the poem . The first thing to ...
... universe ; and so to justify the ways of God to men . To many today it is no longer convincing as an explanation but Milton's poetic success depended on his believing it , as does our appreciation of the poem . The first thing to ...
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... universe : Thus they in Heav'n , above the starry Sphear , Thir happie hours in joy and hymning spent . Mean while upon the firm opacous Globe Of this round World , whose first convex divides The luminous inferior Orbs , enclos'd From ...
... universe : Thus they in Heav'n , above the starry Sphear , Thir happie hours in joy and hymning spent . Mean while upon the firm opacous Globe Of this round World , whose first convex divides The luminous inferior Orbs , enclos'd From ...
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... universe , since the poet can introduce his summary description of that universe into the middle of his diatribe : They pass the Planets sev'n , and pass the fixt [ 123 ] GOD AND SATAN.
... universe , since the poet can introduce his summary description of that universe into the middle of his diatribe : They pass the Planets sev'n , and pass the fixt [ 123 ] GOD AND SATAN.
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action Adam and Eve Adam's argument bioliterary criticism birds Book C. S. Lewis Chaos characters common creation Death describing devils diction divine doctrine Earth effect Eliot English epic epic similes episode Ev'ning Eve's evil expressed F. T. Prince fact Fall fallen angels Father feel fruit glory God's Hakluyt Helen Darbishire hero heroic Homer human ideas images imagination John Milton Johnson language Latin light lines live love poetry man's means Milton mind modern narrative nature neoclassical obedience Paradise Lost Paradise Regain'd passage passion peace poem poet poet's poetic presented Purchas Raphael reader reason return to Hell revolt Samson Agonistes Satan says seemd seen sense Serpent seventeenth century shade sight simile Skinner speech story style T. S. Eliot tells thee theology things thir thou thought Tidore tion true truth verse voyage Waldock war in Heaven wind woman words