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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... live thus vile , the race of Heaven Thus trampled , thus expell'd to suffer here Chains and these torments ? better these than worse , By my advice ; since fate inevitable Subdues us , and omnipotent decree , The Victor's will . To ...
... live thus vile , the race of Heaven Thus trampled , thus expell'd to suffer here Chains and these torments ? better these than worse , By my advice ; since fate inevitable Subdues us , and omnipotent decree , The Victor's will . To ...
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... Live to ourselves , though in this vast recess , Free , and to none accountable , preferring Hard liberty before the easy yoke Of servile pomp . Our greatness will appear Then most conspicuous , when great things of small , Useful of ...
... Live to ourselves , though in this vast recess , Free , and to none accountable , preferring Hard liberty before the easy yoke Of servile pomp . Our greatness will appear Then most conspicuous , when great things of small , Useful of ...
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... live exempt From Heaven's high jurisdiction , in new league Banded against his throne , but to remain In strictest bondage , though thus far removed Under the inevitable curb , reserved His captive multitude : For he , be sure , In ...
... live exempt From Heaven's high jurisdiction , in new league Banded against his throne , but to remain In strictest bondage , though thus far removed Under the inevitable curb , reserved His captive multitude : For he , be sure , In ...
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... live in hatred , enmity , and strife , Among themselves , and levy cruel wars , Wasting the earth , each other to destroy : As if ( which might induce us to accord ) Man had not hellish foes enough besides , That , day and night , for ...
... live in hatred , enmity , and strife , Among themselves , and levy cruel wars , Wasting the earth , each other to destroy : As if ( which might induce us to accord ) Man had not hellish foes enough besides , That , day and night , for ...
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... lives , and nature breeds , Perverse , all monstrous , all prodigious things , Abominable , inutterable , and worse Than fables yet have feign'd , or fear conceived , Gorgons , and Hydras , and Chimeras dire . Meanwhile , the Adversary ...
... lives , and nature breeds , Perverse , all monstrous , all prodigious things , Abominable , inutterable , and worse Than fables yet have feign'd , or fear conceived , Gorgons , and Hydras , and Chimeras dire . Meanwhile , the Adversary ...
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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