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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... deeds Fearless , endanger'd Heaven's perpetual king , And put to proof his high supremacy , Whether upheld by strength , or chance , or fate ; Too well I see and rue the dire event , That with sad overthrow , and foul defeat , Hath lost ...
... deeds Fearless , endanger'd Heaven's perpetual king , And put to proof his high supremacy , Whether upheld by strength , or chance , or fate ; Too well I see and rue the dire event , That with sad overthrow , and foul defeat , Hath lost ...
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... deeds Timorous and slothful : yet he pleased the ear , And with persuasive accent thus began , I should be much for open war , O Peers , As not behind in hate ; if what was urged Main reason to persuade immediate war , Did not dissuade ...
... deeds Timorous and slothful : yet he pleased the ear , And with persuasive accent thus began , I should be much for open war , O Peers , As not behind in hate ; if what was urged Main reason to persuade immediate war , Did not dissuade ...
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... deeds on earth , which glory excites , Or close ambition , varnish'd o'er with zeal . Thus they their doubtful consultations dark Ended , rejoicing in their matchless Chief : As when BOOK II . 457-486 . PARADISE LOST .
... deeds on earth , which glory excites , Or close ambition , varnish'd o'er with zeal . Thus they their doubtful consultations dark Ended , rejoicing in their matchless Chief : As when BOOK II . 457-486 . PARADISE LOST .
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... deeds and hapless fall By doom of battle ; and complain that fate Free virtue should enthral to force or chance . Their song was partial ; but the harmony ( What could it less when Spirits immortal sing ? ) Suspended Hell , and took ...
... deeds and hapless fall By doom of battle ; and complain that fate Free virtue should enthral to force or chance . Their song was partial ; but the harmony ( What could it less when Spirits immortal sing ? ) Suspended Hell , and took ...
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... deeds Had been achieved , whereof all Hell had rung , Had not the snaky Sorceress that sat Fast by Hell - gate , and kept the fatal key , Risen , and with hideous outcry rush'd between . O Father ! what intends thy hand , she cried BOOK ...
... deeds Had been achieved , whereof all Hell had rung , Had not the snaky Sorceress that sat Fast by Hell - gate , and kept the fatal key , Risen , and with hideous outcry rush'd between . O Father ! what intends thy hand , she cried BOOK ...
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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