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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... fierce contention brought along Innumerable force of Spirits arm'd , That durst dislike his reign , and , me preferring , His utmost power with adverse power opposed In dubious battle on the plains of Heaven , And shook his throne ...
... fierce contention brought along Innumerable force of Spirits arm'd , That durst dislike his reign , and , me preferring , His utmost power with adverse power opposed In dubious battle on the plains of Heaven , And shook his throne ...
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... as autumnal leaves that strow the brooks In Vallombrosa , where the Etrurian shades , High overarch'd , imbower ; or scatter'd sedge Afloat , when with fierce winds Orion arm'd Hath vex'd BOOK I. 275-304 . PARADISE LOST .
... as autumnal leaves that strow the brooks In Vallombrosa , where the Etrurian shades , High overarch'd , imbower ; or scatter'd sedge Afloat , when with fierce winds Orion arm'd Hath vex'd BOOK I. 275-304 . PARADISE LOST .
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A Poem John Milton. Afloat , when with fierce winds Orion arm'd Hath vex'd the Red - Sea coast , whose waves o'erthrew Busiris and his Memphian chivalry , While with perfidious hatred they pursued The sojourners of Goshen , who beheld ...
A Poem John Milton. Afloat , when with fierce winds Orion arm'd Hath vex'd the Red - Sea coast , whose waves o'erthrew Busiris and his Memphian chivalry , While with perfidious hatred they pursued The sojourners of Goshen , who beheld ...
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... fierce pains not feel ; Yet to their General's voice they soon obey'd ; Innumerable . As when the potent rod Of Amram's son , in Egypt's evil day , Waved round the coast , up call'd a pitchy cloud Of locusts , warping on the eastern ...
... fierce pains not feel ; Yet to their General's voice they soon obey'd ; Innumerable . As when the potent rod Of Amram's son , in Egypt's evil day , Waved round the coast , up call'd a pitchy cloud Of locusts , warping on the eastern ...
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... fierce with grasped arms Clash'd on their sounding shields the din of war , Hurling defiance toward the vault of Heaven . There stood a hill not far , whose grisly top Belch'd fire and rolling smoke ; the rest entire Shone with a glossy ...
... fierce with grasped arms Clash'd on their sounding shields the din of war , Hurling defiance toward the vault of Heaven . There stood a hill not far , whose grisly top Belch'd fire and rolling smoke ; the rest entire Shone with a glossy ...
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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