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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... and the fruit Of that forbidden tree , whose mortal taste Brought death into the world , and all our woe , With loss of Eden , till one greater Man B Restore us , and regain the blissful seat , Sing PARADISE LOST. ...
... and the fruit Of that forbidden tree , whose mortal taste Brought death into the world , and all our woe , With loss of Eden , till one greater Man B Restore us , and regain the blissful seat , Sing PARADISE LOST. ...
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... taste of living wight , as once it fled The lip of Tantalus . Thus roving on In confused march forlorn , the adventurous bands , With shuddering horror pale , and eyes aghast , View'd first their lamentable lot , and found No rest ...
... taste of living wight , as once it fled The lip of Tantalus . Thus roving on In confused march forlorn , the adventurous bands , With shuddering horror pale , and eyes aghast , View'd first their lamentable lot , and found No rest ...
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... taste thy folly ; and learn by proof , Hell - born ! not to contend with Spirits of Heaven . To whom the Goblin full of wrath replied . Art thou that Traitor - Angel , art thou He , Who first broke peace in Heaven , and faith , till ...
... taste thy folly ; and learn by proof , Hell - born ! not to contend with Spirits of Heaven . To whom the Goblin full of wrath replied . Art thou that Traitor - Angel , art thou He , Who first broke peace in Heaven , and faith , till ...
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... taste ; But hard be harden'd , blind be blinded more , That they may stumble on , and deeper fall ; And none but such from mercy I exclude . But yet all is not done ; Man disobeying , Disloyal , breaks his feälty , and sins Against the ...
... taste ; But hard be harden'd , blind be blinded more , That they may stumble on , and deeper fall ; And none but such from mercy I exclude . But yet all is not done ; Man disobeying , Disloyal , breaks his feälty , and sins Against the ...
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... taste ; And all amid them stood the tree of life , High eminent , blooming ambrosial fruit Of vegetable gold ; and next to life , Our death , the tree of knowledge , grew fast by , Knowledge of good bought dear by knowing ill ...
... taste ; And all amid them stood the tree of life , High eminent , blooming ambrosial fruit Of vegetable gold ; and next to life , Our death , the tree of knowledge , grew fast by , Knowledge of good bought dear by knowing ill ...
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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