Paradise Lost |
From inside the book
Page 7
Only a mind thus self - conscious could have achieved such success in relation to such a subject . With regard to variety of character , it becomes us to inquire what the variety proper to such a history ...
Only a mind thus self - conscious could have achieved such success in relation to such a subject . With regard to variety of character , it becomes us to inquire what the variety proper to such a history ...
Page 12
Yet not for those , Nor what the potent Victor in his rage Can else inflict , do I repent or change , Though changed in outward luster , that fixed mind , And high disdain from sense of injured merit , That with the Mightiest raised me ...
Yet not for those , Nor what the potent Victor in his rage Can else inflict , do I repent or change , Though changed in outward luster , that fixed mind , And high disdain from sense of injured merit , That with the Mightiest raised me ...
Page 12
... destruction laid thus low , As far as gods and heavenly essences Can perish : for the mind and spirit remain Invincible , and vigor soon returns , Though all our glory extinct , and happy state Here swallowed up in endless misery .
... destruction laid thus low , As far as gods and heavenly essences Can perish : for the mind and spirit remain Invincible , and vigor soon returns , Though all our glory extinct , and happy state Here swallowed up in endless misery .
Page 16
The mind is its own place , and in itself Can make a Heaven of Hell , a Hell of Heaven . What matter where , if I be still the same , And what I should be , all but less than He Whom thunder hath made greater ?
The mind is its own place , and in itself Can make a Heaven of Hell , a Hell of Heaven . What matter where , if I be still the same , And what I should be , all but less than He Whom thunder hath made greater ?
Page 25
Anguish , and doubt , and fear , and sorrow , and pain , From mortal or immortal minds . Thus they , Breathing united force , with fixed thought , Moved on in silence to soft pipes , that charmed Their painful steps o'er the burnt soil ...
Anguish , and doubt , and fear , and sorrow , and pain , From mortal or immortal minds . Thus they , Breathing united force , with fixed thought , Moved on in silence to soft pipes , that charmed Their painful steps o'er the burnt soil ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Adam angels appeared arms beast behold bliss Book bounds bright bring called cloud created creatures dark death deep delight divine dreadful dwell earth equal eternal evil eyes fair faith fall Father fear fell field fire force formed fruit glory gods grace hand happy hast hath head heard heart Heaven heavenly Hell hill hope human King land leave less light lines live look lost mind morn move nature never night once pain Paradise passed peace perhaps raised reason receive reign replied rest rise round Satan seat seemed serpent shape side sight soon spake spirits stand stars stood sweet taste thee thence things thou thoughts throne till tree turned voice wide winds wings wonder
Bibliographic information
| Title | Paradise Lost |
| Author | John Milton |
| Publisher | Thompson and Thomas, 1901 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | Sep 16, 2019 |
| Length | 311 pages |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |