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... fallen angels rise and assemble , our attention is drawn immediately to the noble origins of the future false gods : godlike shapes and forms Excelling human , princely dignities , And powers that erst in heaven sat on thrones ; Though ...
... fallen angels rise and assemble , our attention is drawn immediately to the noble origins of the future false gods : godlike shapes and forms Excelling human , princely dignities , And powers that erst in heaven sat on thrones ; Though ...
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... fallen angels , parody- ing the resurrection of the just at the end of time ( for they are represented as sleepers startled into wakefulness ) also relates them to recognizably human modern counterparts , " men wont to watch on duty ...
... fallen angels , parody- ing the resurrection of the just at the end of time ( for they are represented as sleepers startled into wakefulness ) also relates them to recognizably human modern counterparts , " men wont to watch on duty ...
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... fallen angels , then the Turkish crescent must represent the advance of Satan into Hell . But the mean- ings of each retreat are in apparent conflict . The fallen angels as Tartars are imagined as preparing to defeat Satan . They hate ...
... fallen angels , then the Turkish crescent must represent the advance of Satan into Hell . But the mean- ings of each retreat are in apparent conflict . The fallen angels as Tartars are imagined as preparing to defeat Satan . They hate ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | 1 |
Kings of This World | 9 |
Sultan and Barbarian | 51 |
Copyright | |
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