Paradise Lost and Paradise RegainedHere in one volume are the complete texts of two of the greatest -and most controversial -epic poems in English literature, each a profound exploration of the moral problems of God's justice. Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained demonstrate Milton's genius for fusing sense and sound, classicism and innovation, narrative and drama, fortifying not merely our sense of what is beautiful but what is human as well. It leaves readers with no choice but to commit themselves totally with their minds and with their hearts. |
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... fear'd ; should we again provoke Our stronger , some worse way his wrath may find To our destruction : if there be in Hell 85 Fear to be worse destroy'd : what can be worse Than to dwell here , driv'n out from bliss , condemn'd In this ...
... fear'd ; should we again provoke Our stronger , some worse way his wrath may find To our destruction : if there be in Hell 85 Fear to be worse destroy'd : what can be worse Than to dwell here , driv'n out from bliss , condemn'd In this ...
Page 243
... fear'st not , being such , As wee , not capable of death or pain , Can either not receive , or can repel . His fraud is then thy fear , which plain infers Thy equal fear that my firm Faith and Love Can by his fraud be shak'n or seduc't ...
... fear'st not , being such , As wee , not capable of death or pain , Can either not receive , or can repel . His fraud is then thy fear , which plain infers Thy equal fear that my firm Faith and Love Can by his fraud be shak'n or seduc't ...
Page 255
... fear itself of Death removes the fear . Why then was this forbid ? Why but to awe , Why but to keep ye low and ignorant , His worshippers ; he knows that in the day Ye Eat thereof , your Eyes that seem so clear , Yet are but dim , shall ...
... fear itself of Death removes the fear . Why then was this forbid ? Why but to awe , Why but to keep ye low and ignorant , His worshippers ; he knows that in the day Ye Eat thereof , your Eyes that seem so clear , Yet are but dim , shall ...
Contents
Introduction | vii |
A General Note on the Text | xxxi |
A Note on This Edition | xxxiii |
Copyright | |
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Adam Angels answer'd appear'd arm'd Arms Asmodai aught Beast behold bliss call'd Cherubim Christopher Ricks Clouds Creatures dark Death deeds deep delight Divine dread dwell Earth Eternal Ev'ning evil eyes fair fall'n Father fear Fiend fierce fire Flow'rs Fruit Gates giv'n glory Gods grace hand happy hath heard heart Heav'n heav'nly heighth Hell Hill John Milton join'd King less lest light live mankind Messiah Milton Milton's God mind Morn Night o'er ordain'd pain Paradise Lost Paradise Regained pleas'd poem praise rais'd reign repli'd return'd round Samson Agonistes Sapience Satan seat seem'd Serpent shalt sight Smectymnuus Son of God soon spake Spirits Stars stood sweet taste Thammuz thee thence thine things thou art thou hast thought Throne thyself Tree turn'd vext virtue voice wand'ring whence William Empson wings words World