Paradise Lost: An Account of Its Growth and Major OriginsRussell & Russell, 1963 - 362 pages Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton. The first version, published in 1667, consists of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. A second edition followed in 1674, arranged into twelve books with minor revisions throughout. |
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... Genesis 1.9 , a highly expanded repetition of this verse , and a paraphrase of Genesis 1. 10-11 , followed by a second amplification . Genesis 1. 12 , the last of the four verses devoted to the work of the third day , Milton com ...
... Genesis 1.9 , a highly expanded repetition of this verse , and a paraphrase of Genesis 1. 10-11 , followed by a second amplification . Genesis 1. 12 , the last of the four verses devoted to the work of the third day , Milton com ...
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... Genesis blossomed forth into a variety of herbs , vines , and shrubs , and included shade and wood trees with those bearing fruit . On the fourth day , the poet returned to the method originally employed . His introductory para- phrase ...
... Genesis blossomed forth into a variety of herbs , vines , and shrubs , and included shade and wood trees with those bearing fruit . On the fourth day , the poet returned to the method originally employed . His introductory para- phrase ...
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... Genesis , the ninety - seven to Exodus , and the brief pas- sages given to other books , reflect not inaccurately the proportional variations of contemporary interest . There is some truth in our conventional interpretation that in ...
... Genesis , the ninety - seven to Exodus , and the brief pas- sages given to other books , reflect not inaccurately the proportional variations of contemporary interest . There is some truth in our conventional interpretation that in ...
Contents
PREFACE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IX | 1 |
PART I | 17 |
THE BATTLE IN HEAVEN | 21 |
Copyright | |
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