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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... strove In wealth and luxury . The ascending pile Stood fix'd her stately highth ; and straight the doors , Opening their brazen folds , discover , wide C Within , her ample spaces , o'er the smooth And BOOK I. 695-724 . PARADISE LOST .
... strove In wealth and luxury . The ascending pile Stood fix'd her stately highth ; and straight the doors , Opening their brazen folds , discover , wide C Within , her ample spaces , o'er the smooth And BOOK I. 695-724 . PARADISE LOST .
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... highth All these our motions vain sees , and derides ; Not more almighty to resist our might Than wise to frustrate all our plots and wiles . Shall we then live thus vile , the race of Heaven Thus trampled , thus expell'd to suffer here ...
... highth All these our motions vain sees , and derides ; Not more almighty to resist our might Than wise to frustrate all our plots and wiles . Shall we then live thus vile , the race of Heaven Thus trampled , thus expell'd to suffer here ...
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... highth or depth , still first and last will reign Sole king , and of his kingdom lose no part By our revolt ; but over Hell extend His empire , and with iron sceptre rule Us here , as with his golden those in Heaven . What sit we then ...
... highth or depth , still first and last will reign Sole king , and of his kingdom lose no part By our revolt ; but over Hell extend His empire , and with iron sceptre rule Us here , as with his golden those in Heaven . What sit we then ...
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... highth , Without dimension ; where length , breadth , and And time , and place , are lost ; where eldest Night And Chaos , ancestors of Nature , hold Eternal anarchy , amidst the noise Of endless wars , and by confusion stand . For hot ...
... highth , Without dimension ; where length , breadth , and And time , and place , are lost ; where eldest Night And Chaos , ancestors of Nature , hold Eternal anarchy , amidst the noise Of endless wars , and by confusion stand . For hot ...
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... highth , bent down his eye His own works and their works at once to view : About him all the Sanctities of Heaven Stood thick as stars , and from his sight received Beatitude past utterance ; on his right The radiant image of his glory ...
... highth , bent down his eye His own works and their works at once to view : About him all the Sanctities of Heaven Stood thick as stars , and from his sight received Beatitude past utterance ; on his right The radiant image of his glory ...
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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