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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... they sprung Upon the wing ; as when men wont to watch On duty , sleeping found by whom they dread , Rouse and bestir themselves ere well awake . Nor did they not perceive the evil plight In which 305-334 . BOOK I. PARADISE LOST .
... they sprung Upon the wing ; as when men wont to watch On duty , sleeping found by whom they dread , Rouse and bestir themselves ere well awake . Nor did they not perceive the evil plight In which 305-334 . BOOK I. PARADISE LOST .
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... dread of Moab's sons , From Aroer to Nebo , and the wild Of southmost Abarim ; in Hesebon And Horonaim , Seon's realm , beyond The flowery dale of Sibma clad with vines ; And Eleälé to the Asphaltic pool . Peor his other name , when he ...
... dread of Moab's sons , From Aroer to Nebo , and the wild Of southmost Abarim ; in Hesebon And Horonaim , Seon's realm , beyond The flowery dale of Sibma clad with vines ; And Eleälé to the Asphaltic pool . Peor his other name , when he ...
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... dreaded through the coast Of Palestine , in Gath and Ascalon , And Accaron and Gaza's frontier bounds . Him follow'd Rimmon , whose delightful seat Was fair Damascus , on the fertile banks Of Abbana and Pharphar , lucid streams . He ...
... dreaded through the coast Of Palestine , in Gath and Ascalon , And Accaron and Gaza's frontier bounds . Him follow'd Rimmon , whose delightful seat Was fair Damascus , on the fertile banks Of Abbana and Pharphar , lucid streams . He ...
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... dread of death to flight or foul retreat ; Nor wanting power . to mitigate and swage With solemn touches troubled thoughts , and chase Anguish , and doubt , and fear , and sorrow , and pain , From mortal or immortal minds . Thus they ...
... dread of death to flight or foul retreat ; Nor wanting power . to mitigate and swage With solemn touches troubled thoughts , and chase Anguish , and doubt , and fear , and sorrow , and pain , From mortal or immortal minds . Thus they ...
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... dread Commander : he , above the rest In shape and gesture proudly eminent , Stood like a tower : his form had yet not lost All her original brightness ; nor appear'd Less than Arch - Angel ruin'd , and the excess Of glory obscured : as ...
... dread Commander : he , above the rest In shape and gesture proudly eminent , Stood like a tower : his form had yet not lost All her original brightness ; nor appear'd Less than Arch - Angel ruin'd , and the excess Of glory obscured : as ...
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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