Paradise Lost: A Poem, Volume 1Sharpe, 1821 - Bible In Paradise Lost, Milton produced a poem of epic scale, conjuring up a vast, awe-inspiring cosmos ranging across huge tracts of space and time. And yet, in putting a charismatic Satan and naked Adam and Eve at the center of this story, he also created an intensely human tragedy on the Fall of Man. Written when Milton was in his fifties blind, bitterly disappointed by the Restoration, and briefly in danger of execution, Paradise Lost's apparent ambivalence toward authority has led to intense debate about whether it manages to justify the ways of God to men, or exposes the cruelty of Christianity. |
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... cloud Of locusts , warping on the eastern wind , That o'er the realm of impious Pharaoh hung Like night , and darken'd all the land of Nile : So numberless were those bad Angels seen Hovering on wing under the cope of Hell , ' Twixt ...
... cloud Of locusts , warping on the eastern wind , That o'er the realm of impious Pharaoh hung Like night , and darken'd all the land of Nile : So numberless were those bad Angels seen Hovering on wing under the cope of Hell , ' Twixt ...
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... clouds and dark doth Heaven's all - ruling Sire Choose to reside , his glory unobscured , And with the majesty of darkness round Covers his throne ; from whence deep thunders roar Mustering their rage , and Heaven resembles Hell ? As he ...
... clouds and dark doth Heaven's all - ruling Sire Choose to reside , his glory unobscured , And with the majesty of darkness round Covers his throne ; from whence deep thunders roar Mustering their rage , and Heaven resembles Hell ? As he ...
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... clouds Ascending , while the north wind sleeps , o'erspread Heaven's cheerful face , the lowering element Scowls o'er the darken'd landskip snow , or shower ; If chance the radiant sun with farewell sweet Extend his evening beam , the ...
... clouds Ascending , while the north wind sleeps , o'erspread Heaven's cheerful face , the lowering element Scowls o'er the darken'd landskip snow , or shower ; If chance the radiant sun with farewell sweet Extend his evening beam , the ...
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... clouds , before each van Prick forth the aery knights , and couch their spears Till thickest legions close ; with feats of arms From either end of Heaven the welkin burns . Others , with vast Typhoœan rage more fell , Rend up both rocks ...
... clouds , before each van Prick forth the aery knights , and couch their spears Till thickest legions close ; with feats of arms From either end of Heaven the welkin burns . Others , with vast Typhoœan rage more fell , Rend up both rocks ...
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... shaves with level wing the deep , then soars Up to the fiery concave towering high . As when far off at sea a fleet descried Hangs in the clouds , by equinoctial winds Close sailing 607-636 . BOOK II . PARADISE LOST .
... shaves with level wing the deep , then soars Up to the fiery concave towering high . As when far off at sea a fleet descried Hangs in the clouds , by equinoctial winds Close sailing 607-636 . BOOK II . PARADISE LOST .
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Abdiel Adam adore Almighty Angels appear'd arm'd arms battle Beelzebub behold Belial bliss Buckinghamshire burning lake call'd celestial chariot Cherub Cherubim cloud creatures dark deeds deep delight divine dread earth eternal etherial evil fair Fair Angel fall Father fear fell Fiend fierce fiery fill'd fire flames flowers gates glory Gods gold golden grace hand happy hast hate hath Heaven heavenly Hell highth hill honour horrid host infernal Ithuriel JOHN MILTON JOHN SHARPE join'd King legions less light Messiah Moloch morn night o'er once ordain'd pain PARADISE LOST pass'd praise rage reign revenge RICHARD WESTALL round Satan seat seem'd Seraph Seraphim shade shalt shape sight soon sov'reign spake Spirits stood sweet taste Thammuz thee thence thine things thither thou thoughts throne thunder thyself turn'd Uriel vex'd whence winds wings wonder Zephon