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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... Seraphim to war Under thy conduct , and , in dreadful deeds Fearless , endanger'd Heaven's perpetual king , And put to proof his high supremacy , Whether upheld by strength , or chance , or fate ; Too well I see and rue the dire event ...
... Seraphim to war Under thy conduct , and , in dreadful deeds Fearless , endanger'd Heaven's perpetual king , And put to proof his high supremacy , Whether upheld by strength , or chance , or fate ; Too well I see and rue the dire event ...
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... Seraphim enclosed With bright emblazonry , and horrid arms . Then of their session ended they bid cry With trumpets regal sound the great result : Towards the four winds four speedy Cherubim Put to their mouths the sounding alchemy , By ...
... Seraphim enclosed With bright emblazonry , and horrid arms . Then of their session ended they bid cry With trumpets regal sound the great result : Towards the four winds four speedy Cherubim Put to their mouths the sounding alchemy , By ...
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... Seraphim with thee combined In bold conspiracy against Heaven's King , All on a sudden miserable pain Surprised thee , dim thine eyes , and dizzy swum In darkness , while thy head flames thick and fast Threw forth ; till , on the left ...
... Seraphim with thee combined In bold conspiracy against Heaven's King , All on a sudden miserable pain Surprised thee , dim thine eyes , and dizzy swum In darkness , while thy head flames thick and fast Threw forth ; till , on the left ...
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... Seraphim Approach not , but with both wings veil their eyes . Thee next they sang of all creation first , Begotten Son , Divine Similitude , In whose conspicuous countenance , without cloud Made visible , the Almighty Father shines ...
... Seraphim Approach not , but with both wings veil their eyes . Thee next they sang of all creation first , Begotten Son , Divine Similitude , In whose conspicuous countenance , without cloud Made visible , the Almighty Father shines ...
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... Seraphim , and Potentates , and Thrones , In their triple degrees ; regions to which All thy dominion , Adam , is no more Than what this garden is to all the earth , And all the sea , from one entire globose Stretch'd into longitude ...
... Seraphim , and Potentates , and Thrones , In their triple degrees ; regions to which All thy dominion , Adam , is no more Than what this garden is to all the earth , And all the sea , from one entire globose Stretch'd into longitude ...
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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