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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... grace With suppliant knee , and deify his power , Who from the terror of this arm so late Doubted his empire ; that were low indeed , That were an ignominy , and shame beneath This downfall ; since , by fate , the strength of Gods And ...
... grace With suppliant knee , and deify his power , Who from the terror of this arm so late Doubted his empire ; that were low indeed , That were an ignominy , and shame beneath This downfall ; since , by fate , the strength of Gods And ...
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... grace , and mercy , shown On Man by him seduced ; but on himself Treble confusion , wrath , and vengeance , pour'd . Forthwith upright he rears from off the pool His mighty stature ; on each hand the flames , Driven backward , slope ...
... grace , and mercy , shown On Man by him seduced ; but on himself Treble confusion , wrath , and vengeance , pour'd . Forthwith upright he rears from off the pool His mighty stature ; on each hand the flames , Driven backward , slope ...
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... grace to all , on promise made Of new subjection ; with what eyes could we Stand in his presence humble , and receive Strict laws imposed , to celebrate his throne With warbled hymns , and to his Godhead sing Forced Hallelujahs : while ...
... grace to all , on promise made Of new subjection ; with what eyes could we Stand in his presence humble , and receive Strict laws imposed , to celebrate his throne With warbled hymns , and to his Godhead sing Forced Hallelujahs : while ...
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... grace : and , God proclaiming peace , Yet live in hatred , enmity , and strife , Among themselves , and levy cruel wars , Wasting the earth , each other to destroy : As if ( which might induce us to accord ) Man had not hellish foes ...
... grace : and , God proclaiming peace , Yet live in hatred , enmity , and strife , Among themselves , and levy cruel wars , Wasting the earth , each other to destroy : As if ( which might induce us to accord ) Man had not hellish foes ...
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... grace . But now at last the sacred influence Of light appears , and from the walls of Heaven Shoots far into the bosom of dim night A glimmering dawn ; Here Nature first begins Her furthest verge , and Chaos to retire As from her ...
... grace . But now at last the sacred influence Of light appears , and from the walls of Heaven Shoots far into the bosom of dim night A glimmering dawn ; Here Nature first begins Her furthest verge , and Chaos to retire As from her ...
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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