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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... Hath lost us Heaven , and all this mighty host In horrible destruction laid thus low , As far as Gods and heavenly essences Can perish for the mind and spirit remains Invincible , and vigour soon returns , Though all our glory extinct ...
... Hath lost us Heaven , and all this mighty host In horrible destruction laid thus low , As far as Gods and heavenly essences Can perish for the mind and spirit remains Invincible , and vigour soon returns , Though all our glory extinct ...
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... hath recall'd His ministers of vengeance and pursuit Back to the gates of Heaven : the sulphurous hail , Shot after us in storm , o'erblown , hath laid The fiery surge , that from the precipice Of Heaven received us falling ; and the ...
... hath recall'd His ministers of vengeance and pursuit Back to the gates of Heaven : the sulphurous hail , Shot after us in storm , o'erblown , hath laid The fiery surge , that from the precipice Of Heaven received us falling ; and the ...
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... hath equal'd , force hath made supreme Above his equals . Farewell , happy fields , Where joy for ever dwells ! Hail , horrors ! hail , Infernal world ! And thou , profoundest Hell , Receive thy new possessor ! one who brings A mind not ...
... hath equal'd , force hath made supreme Above his equals . Farewell , happy fields , Where joy for ever dwells ! Hail , horrors ! hail , Infernal world ! And thou , profoundest Hell , Receive thy new possessor ! one who brings A mind not ...
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... 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 Hath vex'd BOOK I. 275-304 . PARADISE LOST .
... 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 Hath vex'd BOOK I. 275-304 . PARADISE LOST .
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A Poem John Milton. Afloat , when with fierce winds Orion arm'd Hath vex'd the Red - Sea coast , whose waves o'erthrew Busiris and his Memphian chivalry , While with perfidious hatred they pursued The sojourners of Goshen , who beheld ...
A Poem John Milton. Afloat , when with fierce winds Orion arm'd Hath vex'd the Red - Sea coast , whose waves o'erthrew Busiris and his Memphian chivalry , While with perfidious hatred they pursued The sojourners of Goshen , who beheld ...
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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