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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... seem'd In bigness to surpass Earth's giant sons , Now less than smallest dwarfs , in narrow room Throng numberless , like that Pygmean race Beyond the Indian mount ; or fairy elves , Whose midnight revels , by a forest side Or fountain ...
... seem'd In bigness to surpass Earth's giant sons , Now less than smallest dwarfs , in narrow room Throng numberless , like that Pygmean race Beyond the Indian mount ; or fairy elves , Whose midnight revels , by a forest side Or fountain ...
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... seem'd For dignity composed , and high exploit : But all was false and hollow ; though his tongue Dropp'd manna , and could make the worse appear The better reason , to perplex and dash Maturest counsels : for his thoughts were low ; To ...
... seem'd For dignity composed , and high exploit : But all was false and hollow ; though his tongue Dropp'd manna , and could make the worse appear The better reason , to perplex and dash Maturest counsels : for his thoughts were low ; To ...
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... seem'd A refuge from those wounds : or when we lay Chain'd on the burning lake ? That sure was worse . What if the breath , that kindled those grim fires , Awaked , should blow them into sevenfold rage , And plunge us in the flames ? or ...
... seem'd A refuge from those wounds : or when we lay Chain'd on the burning lake ? That sure was worse . What if the breath , that kindled those grim fires , Awaked , should blow them into sevenfold rage , And plunge us in the flames ? or ...
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... seem'd A pillar of state ; deep on his front engraven Deliberation sat , and public care ; And princely counsel in his face yet shone , Majestic , though in ruin : sage he stood With Atlantean shoulders fit to bear The weight of ...
... seem'd A pillar of state ; deep on his front engraven Deliberation sat , and public care ; And princely counsel in his face yet shone , Majestic , though in ruin : sage he stood With Atlantean shoulders fit to bear The weight of ...
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... seem'd Alone the Antagonist of Heaven , nor less Than Hell's dread Emperor , with pomp supreme , And Godlike imitated state : him round A globe of fiery Seraphim enclosed With bright emblazonry , and horrid arms . Then of their session ...
... seem'd Alone the Antagonist of Heaven , nor less Than Hell's dread Emperor , with pomp supreme , And Godlike imitated state : him round A globe of fiery Seraphim enclosed With bright emblazonry , and horrid arms . Then of their session ...
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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