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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... horrid crew Lay vanquish'd , rolling in the fiery gulf , Confounded , though immortal : But his doom Reserved him to more wrath ; for now the thought Both of lost happiness , and lasting pain , Torments him : round he throws his baleful ...
... horrid crew Lay vanquish'd , rolling in the fiery gulf , Confounded , though immortal : But his doom Reserved him to more wrath ; for now the thought Both of lost happiness , and lasting pain , Torments him : round he throws his baleful ...
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... horrid silence , thus began . If thou beest he ; but O , how fallen ! how changed From him , who , in the happy realms of light , Clothed with transcendent brightness , didst outshine Myriads though bright ! If he whom mutual league ...
... horrid silence , thus began . If thou beest he ; but O , how fallen ! how changed From him , who , in the happy realms of light , Clothed with transcendent brightness , didst outshine Myriads though bright ! If he whom mutual league ...
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... horrid vale . Then with expanded wings he steers his flight Aloft , incumbent on the dusky air That felt unusual weight ; till on dry land He lights , if it were land that ever burn'd With solid , as the lake with liquid , fire : And ...
... horrid vale . Then with expanded wings he steers his flight Aloft , incumbent on the dusky air That felt unusual weight ; till on dry land He lights , if it were land that ever burn'd With solid , as the lake with liquid , fire : And ...
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... horrid king , besmear'd with blood Of human sacrifice , and parents ' tears ; Though , for the noise of drums and timbrels loud , Their children's cries unheard , that pass'd through fire To 365-394 . BOOK I. PARADISE LOST .
... horrid king , besmear'd with blood Of human sacrifice , and parents ' tears ; Though , for the noise of drums and timbrels loud , Their children's cries unheard , that pass'd through fire To 365-394 . BOOK I. PARADISE LOST .
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... horrid front Of dreadful length and dazzling arms , in guise Of warriors old with order'd spear and shield ; Awaiting what command their mighty Chief Had to impose : He through the armed files Darts his experienced eye , and soon ...
... horrid front Of dreadful length and dazzling arms , in guise Of warriors old with order'd spear and shield ; Awaiting what command their mighty Chief Had to impose : He through the armed files Darts his experienced eye , and soon ...
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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