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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... o'er the realm of impious Pharaoh hung Like night , and darken'd all the land of Nile : So numberless were those bad Angels seen Hovering on wing under the cope of Hell , " Twixt upper , nether , and surrounding fires ; Till , as a ...
... o'er the realm of impious Pharaoh hung Like night , and darken'd all the land of Nile : So numberless were those bad Angels seen Hovering on wing under the cope of Hell , " Twixt upper , nether , and surrounding fires ; Till , as a ...
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... o'er the earth , Through God's high sufferance for the trial of man , By falsities and lies the greatest part Of mankind they corrupted to forsake God their Creator , and the invisible Glory of him that made them to transform Oft to the ...
... o'er the earth , Through God's high sufferance for the trial of man , By falsities and lies the greatest part Of mankind they corrupted to forsake God their Creator , and the invisible Glory of him that made them to transform Oft to the ...
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... o'er the Celtic roam'd the utmost isles . All these and more came flocking ; but with looks Downcast and damp ; yet such wherein appear'd Obscure some glimpse of joy , to have found their Chief Not in despair , to have found themselves ...
... o'er the Celtic roam'd the utmost isles . All these and more came flocking ; but with looks Downcast and damp ; yet such wherein appear'd Obscure some glimpse of joy , to have found their Chief Not in despair , to have found themselves ...
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... o'er the burnt soil : and now Advanced in view they stand ; a horrid front Of dreadful length and dazzling arms , in guise Of warriors old with order'd spear and shield ; Awaiting what command their mighty Chief Had to impose : He ...
... o'er the burnt soil : and now Advanced in view they stand ; a horrid front Of dreadful length and dazzling arms , in guise Of warriors old with order'd spear and shield ; Awaiting what command their mighty Chief Had to impose : He ...
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... 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 .
... 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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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