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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... horrid king , besmear'd with blood Of human sacrifice , and parents ' tears ; Though , for the noise of drums and timbrels loud , Their children's cries unheard , that pass'd through fire To 365-394 . BOOK I. PARADISE LOST .
... horrid king , besmear'd with blood Of human sacrifice , and parents ' tears ; Though , for the noise of drums and timbrels loud , Their children's cries unheard , that pass'd through fire To 365-394 . BOOK I. PARADISE LOST .
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A Poem John Milton. Their children's cries unheard , that pass'd through fire To his grim idol . Him the Ammonite Worship'd in Rabba and her watery plain , In Argob and in Basan , to the stream Of utmost Arnon ; Nor content with such ...
A Poem John Milton. Their children's cries unheard , that pass'd through fire To his grim idol . Him the Ammonite Worship'd in Rabba and her watery plain , In Argob and in Basan , to the stream Of utmost Arnon ; Nor content with such ...
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... pass'd From Egypt marching , equal'd with one stroke Both her first - born and all her bleating Gods . Belial came last , than whom a Spirit more lewd Fell not from Heaven , or more gross to love Vice for itself : to him no temple stood ...
... pass'd From Egypt marching , equal'd with one stroke Both her first - born and all her bleating Gods . Belial came last , than whom a Spirit more lewd Fell not from Heaven , or more gross to love Vice for itself : to him no temple stood ...
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... pass'd , if any pass , the void profound Of unessential Night receives him next Wide gaping , and with utter loss of being Threatens him , plunged in that abortive gulf . If thence he scape into whatever world , Or unknown region , what ...
... pass'd , if any pass , the void profound Of unessential Night receives him next Wide gaping , and with utter loss of being Threatens him , plunged in that abortive gulf . If thence he scape into whatever world , Or unknown region , what ...
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... pass'd , and many a region dolorous , O'er many a frozen , many a fiery Alp , Rocks , caves , lakes , fens , bogs , dens , and shades of A universe of death : which God by curse Created evil , for evil only good , [ death , Where all ...
... pass'd , and many a region dolorous , O'er many a frozen , many a fiery Alp , Rocks , caves , lakes , fens , bogs , dens , and shades of A universe of death : which God by curse Created evil , for evil only good , [ death , Where all ...
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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