Paradise LostThompson and Thomas, 1901 - 311 pages |
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Page 177
... serpent kind , Wondrous in length and corpulence , involved Their snaky folds , and added wings . First crept The parsimonious emmet , provident Of future ; in small room large heart enclosed ; Pattern of just equality , perhaps ...
... serpent kind , Wondrous in length and corpulence , involved Their snaky folds , and added wings . First crept The parsimonious emmet , provident Of future ; in small room large heart enclosed ; Pattern of just equality , perhaps ...
Page 201
... serpent finds her alone ; his subtle approach , first gazing , then speaking ; with much flattery extolling Eve above all other creatures . Eve , wondering to hear the serpent speak , asks how he attained to human speech , and such ...
... serpent finds her alone ; his subtle approach , first gazing , then speaking ; with much flattery extolling Eve above all other creatures . Eve , wondering to hear the serpent speak , asks how he attained to human speech , and such ...
Page 203
... serpent subtlest beast of all the field . Him , after long debate , irresolute , Of thoughts revolved , his final sentence chose . Fit vessel , fittest imp of fraud , in whom To enter , and his dark suggestions hide From sharpest sight ...
... serpent subtlest beast of all the field . Him , after long debate , irresolute , Of thoughts revolved , his final sentence chose . Fit vessel , fittest imp of fraud , in whom To enter , and his dark suggestions hide From sharpest sight ...
Page 205
... serpent sleeping , in whose mazy folds To hide me , and the dark intent I bring . O foul descent ! that I , who erst contended With gods to sit the highest , am now constrained Into a beast ; and , mixed with beastial slime , ! This ...
... serpent sleeping , in whose mazy folds To hide me , and the dark intent I bring . O foul descent ! that I , who erst contended With gods to sit the highest , am now constrained Into a beast ; and , mixed with beastial slime , ! This ...
Page 206
... serpent . Him , fast sleeping , soon he found In labyrinth of many a round , self - rolled , His head the midst , well stored with subtle wiles , Not yet in horrid shade or dismal den , Nor nocent yet ; but , on the grassy herb ...
... serpent . Him , fast sleeping , soon he found In labyrinth of many a round , self - rolled , His head the midst , well stored with subtle wiles , Not yet in horrid shade or dismal den , Nor nocent yet ; but , on the grassy herb ...
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Paradise Lost: The Inspiration for Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials John Milton,Gustave Doré No preview available - 2005 |
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Abdiel Adam Adam and Eve Almighty angels Archangel arms aught beast Beelzebub behold Belial bliss bower bright burning lake Canaan celestial cherub cherubim cloud created creatures dark days of Heaven death deep delight didst divine doom dreadful dwell earth eternal evil eyes fair Fair angel faith Father fear Fiend fierce fire flaming flowers fruit gates glory gods grace hand happy hath heard heart heavenly Hell hill hope King lest light live mankind Messiah Moloch morn nigh night o'er ordained pain Paradise Paradise Lost peace praise Raphael reign replied round sapience Satan scape seat seemed seraph serpent shade shalt sight soon spake spirits stars stood sweet taste thee thence thine things thither thou hast thoughts throne thunder thyself tree Uriel virtue voice whence winds wings wonder Zephon