The Poetical Works of John Milton: With a Memoir, and Critical Remarks on His Genius and Writings, Volume 1W. Kent & Company, 1859 - Bible |
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Page xxxvi
... fiends in hell , who were worshipped as gods in Palestine , are each represented to the life , and each distinct in wickedness . Satan alone is complete in all the elements of evil . One of the wonderful faculties of Milton's mind was ...
... fiends in hell , who were worshipped as gods in Palestine , are each represented to the life , and each distinct in wickedness . Satan alone is complete in all the elements of evil . One of the wonderful faculties of Milton's mind was ...
Page xlvii
... fiend had raised To tempt the Son of God with terrors dire . And now the sun , with more effectual beams , Had cheer'd the face of earth , and dried the wet From drooping plant , or dropping tree ; the birds , Who all things now behold ...
... fiend had raised To tempt the Son of God with terrors dire . And now the sun , with more effectual beams , Had cheer'd the face of earth , and dried the wet From drooping plant , or dropping tree ; the birds , Who all things now behold ...
Page xlviii
... fiend , broken loose from hell , emerging from chaos , and , for the first time , beholding the new - created light of another world , is thereby miserably reminded of the high estate from which he had been cast down by " pride and ...
... fiend , broken loose from hell , emerging from chaos , and , for the first time , beholding the new - created light of another world , is thereby miserably reminded of the high estate from which he had been cast down by " pride and ...
Page xlix
... fiend , carrying the hell that stirs within himself into the bosom of Paradise , looks up to the sun with rage and agony , and calls him by his name , to tell him how he " hates his beams , " and recoils from his splendour as that which ...
... fiend , carrying the hell that stirs within himself into the bosom of Paradise , looks up to the sun with rage and agony , and calls him by his name , to tell him how he " hates his beams , " and recoils from his splendour as that which ...
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... fiend replied : - " Fall'n cherub , to be weak is miserable , Doing or suffering ; but of this be sure , To do aught good never will be our task , But ever to do ill our sole delight , As being the contrary to his high will Whom we ...
... fiend replied : - " Fall'n cherub , to be weak is miserable , Doing or suffering ; but of this be sure , To do aught good never will be our task , But ever to do ill our sole delight , As being the contrary to his high will Whom we ...
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Adam Adam and Eve Almighty angels appear'd archangel arm'd arms aught beast Beelzebub behold bliss bright burning lake call'd celestial cherub cherubim cloud Comus creatures dark death deep delight divine dread dwell earth eternal evil eyes fair fair angels faith Father fear fell fiend fierce fire fix'd flaming flowers fruit glory gods grace hand happy hast hath heart heaven heavenly hell hill Ithuriel JOHN MILTON join'd King labour less lest light live mankind Messiah Milton morn night o'er ordain'd pain PARADISE LOST pass'd peace praise reign replied return'd round sapience Satan seat seem'd seraph serpent shalt sight song soon spake spirits stars stood sweet taste Thammuz thee thence thine things thither thou hast thoughts throne thunder thyself tree turn'd Uriel vex'd virtue voice whence wings wonder Zephon