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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... golden lustre rich emblazed , Seraphic arms and trophies ; all the while Sonorous metal blowing martial sounds : At which the universal host up sent A shout , that tore Hell's concave , and beyond Frighted the reign of Chaos and old ...
... golden lustre rich emblazed , Seraphic arms and trophies ; all the while Sonorous metal blowing martial sounds : At which the universal host up sent A shout , that tore Hell's concave , and beyond Frighted the reign of Chaos and old ...
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... golden architrave ; nor did there want Cornice or freeze , with bossy sculptures graven : The roof was fretted gold . Not Babylon , Nor great Alcairo , such magnificence Equal'd in all their glories , to enshrine Belus or Sérapis ...
... golden architrave ; nor did there want Cornice or freeze , with bossy sculptures graven : The roof was fretted gold . Not Babylon , Nor great Alcairo , such magnificence Equal'd in all their glories , to enshrine Belus or Sérapis ...
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... thousand Demi - gods on golden seats , Frequent and full . After short silence then , And summons read , the great consult began . Likest to thee in shape and countenance bright . Then 785-798 . BOOK I. PARADISE LOST .
... thousand Demi - gods on golden seats , Frequent and full . After short silence then , And summons read , the great consult began . Likest to thee in shape and countenance bright . Then 785-798 . BOOK I. PARADISE LOST .
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... golden those in Heaven . What sit we then projecting peace and war ? War hath determined us , and foil'd with loss Irreparable ; terms of peace yet none Vouchsafed or sought ; for what peace will be given To us enslaved , but custody ...
... golden those in Heaven . What sit we then projecting peace and war ? War hath determined us , and foil'd with loss Irreparable ; terms of peace yet none Vouchsafed or sought ; for what peace will be given To us enslaved , but custody ...
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... golden chain To that side Heaven from whence your legions fell : If that way be your walk , you have not far ; So much the nearer danger ; go , and speed ! Havoc , and spoil , and ruin , are my gain . He ceased ; and Satan staid not to ...
... golden chain To that side Heaven from whence your legions fell : If that way be your walk , you have not far ; So much the nearer danger ; go , and speed ! Havoc , and spoil , and ruin , are my gain . He ceased ; and Satan staid not to ...
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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