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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... call'd Satan , with bold words Breaking the horrid silence , thus began . If thou beest he ; but O , how fallen ! how changed From him , who , in the happy realms of light , Clothed with transcendent brightness , didst outshine Myriads ...
... call'd Satan , with bold words Breaking the horrid silence , thus began . If thou beest he ; but O , how fallen ! how changed From him , who , in the happy realms of light , Clothed with transcendent brightness , didst outshine Myriads ...
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... call'd His legions , Angel forms , who lay entranced Thick as autumnal leaves that strow the brooks In Vallombrosa , where the Etrurian shades , High overarch'd , imbower ; or scatter'd sedge Afloat , when with fierce winds Orion arm'd ...
... call'd His legions , Angel forms , who lay entranced Thick as autumnal leaves that strow the brooks In Vallombrosa , where the Etrurian shades , High overarch'd , imbower ; or scatter'd sedge Afloat , when with fierce winds Orion arm'd ...
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... call'd so loud , that all the hollow deep Of Hell resounded ! Princes , Potentates , Warriors , the flower of Heaven ! once yours , now lost , If such astonishment as this can seize Eternal Spirits ; or have ye chosen this place After ...
... call'd so loud , that all the hollow deep Of Hell resounded ! Princes , Potentates , Warriors , the flower of Heaven ! once yours , now lost , If such astonishment as this can seize Eternal Spirits ; or have ye chosen this place After ...
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... call'd a pitchy cloud Of locusts , warping on the eastern wind , That o'er the realm of impious Pharaoh hung Like night , and darken'd all the land of Nile : So numberless were those bad Angels seen Hovering on wing under the cope of ...
... call'd a pitchy cloud Of locusts , warping on the eastern wind , That o'er the realm of impious Pharaoh hung Like night , and darken'd all the land of Nile : So numberless were those bad Angels seen Hovering on wing under the cope of ...
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... call'd , the type of Hell . Next , Chemos , the obscene dread of Moab's sons , From Aroer to Nebo , and the wild Of southmost Abarim ; in Hesebon And Horonaim , Seon's realm , beyond The flowery dale of Sibma clad with vines ; And ...
... call'd , the type of Hell . Next , Chemos , the obscene dread of Moab's sons , From Aroer to Nebo , and the wild Of southmost Abarim ; in Hesebon And Horonaim , Seon's realm , beyond The flowery dale of Sibma clad with vines ; And ...
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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