Paradise Lost: A Poem, Volume 1Sharpe, 1821 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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... rising in summer at four , and in winter at five . A chapter of the Hebrew Scriptures being read to him as soon as he was up , he passed the subsequent interval till seven , in private medita- tion ; after which study , exercise , and ...
... rising in summer at four , and in winter at five . A chapter of the Hebrew Scriptures being read to him as soon as he was up , he passed the subsequent interval till seven , in private medita- tion ; after which study , exercise , and ...
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... rise ; their numbers ; array of battle ; their chief leaders named , according to the idols known after- wards in Canaan and the countries adjoining . To these Satan directs his speech , comforts them with hope yet of regaining Heaven ...
... rise ; their numbers ; array of battle ; their chief leaders named , according to the idols known after- wards in Canaan and the countries adjoining . To these Satan directs his speech , comforts them with hope yet of regaining Heaven ...
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... , that tore Hell's concave , and beyond Frighted the reign of Chaos and old Night . All in a moment through the gloom were seen Ten thousand banners rise into the air With orient colours BOOK I. 515-544 . PARADISE LOST .
... , that tore Hell's concave , and beyond Frighted the reign of Chaos and old Night . All in a moment through the gloom were seen Ten thousand banners rise into the air With orient colours BOOK I. 515-544 . PARADISE LOST .
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A Poem John Milton. Ten thousand banners rise into the air With orient colours waving : with them rose A forest huge of spears ; and thronging helms Appear'd , and serried shields in thick array Of depth immeasurable : Anon they move In ...
A Poem John Milton. Ten thousand banners rise into the air With orient colours waving : with them rose A forest huge of spears ; and thronging helms Appear'd , and serried shields in thick array Of depth immeasurable : Anon they move In ...
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... rising will appear More glorious and more dread than from no fall , And trust themselves to fear no second fate . Me though just right , and the fix'd laws of Heaven , Did first create your Leader ; next , free choice , With what ...
... rising will appear More glorious and more dread than from no fall , And trust themselves to fear no second fate . Me though just right , and the fix'd laws of Heaven , Did first create your Leader ; next , free choice , With what ...
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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