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... hell proclaims himself its " new possessor " ; utters a mainly false boast - later to be bitterly retracted - that The mind is its own place , and in itself Can make a heav'n of hell , a hell of heav'n ; and shows again his egoistic ...
... hell proclaims himself its " new possessor " ; utters a mainly false boast - later to be bitterly retracted - that The mind is its own place , and in itself Can make a heav'n of hell , a hell of heav'n ; and shows again his egoistic ...
Page 150
... hell they explore , Rocks , caves , lakes , fens , bogs , dens , and shades of death , A universe of death . • • • Satan , setting forth on his quest , is challenged at the gates of hell by the grisly monsters Sin and Death . Sin had ...
... hell they explore , Rocks , caves , lakes , fens , bogs , dens , and shades of death , A universe of death . • • • Satan , setting forth on his quest , is challenged at the gates of hell by the grisly monsters Sin and Death . Sin had ...
Page 151
... hell ; myself am hell . ” But , unable to repent , he ends with the resolve , “ Evil , be thou my good . " Satan's tortured conscience , which sets him apart from all his fellows , gives him new and tragic dimensions , but his tragic ...
... hell ; myself am hell . ” But , unable to repent , he ends with the resolve , “ Evil , be thou my good . " Satan's tortured conscience , which sets him apart from all his fellows , gives him new and tragic dimensions , but his tragic ...
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Introduction | 9 |
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St Pauls School and Cambridge | 18 |
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