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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... legions of Angels , was , by the command of God , driven out of Heaven , with all his crew , into the great deep . Which action passed over , the Poem hastens into the midst of things , presenting Satan with his Ángels now falling into ...
... legions of Angels , was , by the command of God , driven out of Heaven , with all his crew , into the great deep . Which action passed over , the Poem hastens into the midst of things , presenting Satan with his Ángels now falling into ...
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... 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 Hath vex'd ...
... 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 Hath vex'd ...
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... , That all these puissant legions , whose exile Hath emptied Heaven , shall fail to reascend Self - raised , and repossess their native seat ? For me , be witness all the host of Heaven 605-634 . BOOK I. PARADISE LOST .
... , That all these puissant legions , whose exile Hath emptied Heaven , shall fail to reascend Self - raised , and repossess their native seat ? For me , be witness all the host of Heaven 605-634 . BOOK I. PARADISE LOST .
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... legions ; or , with obscure wing Scout far and wide into the realm of night , Scorning surprise . Or could we break our way By force , and at our heels all Hell should rise With blackest insurrection , to confound Heaven's purest light ...
... legions ; or , with obscure wing Scout far and wide into the realm of night , Scorning surprise . Or could we break our way By force , and at our heels all Hell should rise With blackest insurrection , to confound Heaven's purest light ...
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... legions close ; with feats of arms From either end of Heaven the welkin burns . Others , with vast Typhoean rage more fell , Rend up both rocks and hills , and ride the air In whirlwind ; Hell scarce holds the wild uproar .. As when ...
... legions close ; with feats of arms From either end of Heaven the welkin burns . Others , with vast Typhoean rage more fell , Rend up both rocks and hills , and ride the air In whirlwind ; Hell scarce holds the wild uproar .. As when ...
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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