Paradise LostThompson and Thomas, 1901 - 311 pages |
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... Satan is not , as some critics allege , the hero of " Paradise Lost . " Nor is that place assigned to Adam : it is given to the Messiah . It must be confessed , however , that to have made the symmetry of the inspiration complete , the ...
... Satan is not , as some critics allege , the hero of " Paradise Lost . " Nor is that place assigned to Adam : it is given to the Messiah . It must be confessed , however , that to have made the symmetry of the inspiration complete , the ...
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... Satan , by his higher intelligence , his pride of heart and strength of will , has his place apart from and above them all . So wonderful is he , that he throws a spell over the reader through the early stages of this poem . But it is ...
... Satan , by his higher intelligence , his pride of heart and strength of will , has his place apart from and above them all . So wonderful is he , that he throws a spell over the reader through the early stages of this poem . But it is ...
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... Satan is a reality ; and nearly everything beside in this sublime drama gives us this impression . In mentioning these particulars , we merely say that the work is not — as no purely human work can be - wholly without fault . The ...
... Satan is a reality ; and nearly everything beside in this sublime drama gives us this impression . In mentioning these particulars , we merely say that the work is not — as no purely human work can be - wholly without fault . The ...
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... Satan with his angels now falling into Hell , described here , not in the center , for Heaven and Earth may be supposed as yet not made , certainly not yet accursed , but in a place of utter darkness , fitliest called Chaos . Here Satan ...
... Satan with his angels now falling into Hell , described here , not in the center , for Heaven and Earth may be supposed as yet not made , certainly not yet accursed , but in a place of utter darkness , fitliest called Chaos . Here Satan ...
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... Satan , with bold words Breaking the horrid silence , thus began : If thou beest he ; but oh , how fallen ! how changed From him , who , in the happy realms of light , Clothed with transcendent brightness , didst outshine Myriads ...
... Satan , with bold words Breaking the horrid silence , thus began : If thou beest he ; but oh , how fallen ! how changed From him , who , in the happy realms of light , Clothed with transcendent brightness , didst outshine Myriads ...
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Abdiel Adam Adam and Eve Almighty angels Archangel arms aught beast behold Belial bliss bower bright burning lake Canaan celestial cherub cherubim cloud created creatures dark days of Heaven death deep delight didst divine doom dreadful dwell earth eternal evil eyes fair Fair angel faith Father fear Fiend fierce fire flaming flowers fruit gates glory gods grace hand happy hath heard heart heavenly Hell hill hope King lest light live mankind Messiah Moloch morn nigh night o'er ordained pain Paradise Paradise Lost peace praise Raphael reign replied round sapience Satan scape seat seemed seraph serpent shade shalt shape sight soon spake spirits stars stood sweet taste thee thence thine things thither thou hast thoughts throne thunder thyself tree Uriel virtue voice whence winds wings wonder Zephon