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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Page 46
... held that man , or the elect , would wholly or in part repair the damage done heaven by the rebellious Lucifer . Among the Fathers of the Church , its roll of direct and indirect supporters held such names as Anselm , Augustine ...
... held that man , or the elect , would wholly or in part repair the damage done heaven by the rebellious Lucifer . Among the Fathers of the Church , its roll of direct and indirect supporters held such names as Anselm , Augustine ...
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... held up as a foe of matrimony , in part because he desired both to increase license and to dimin- ish population . To those who believed God created man in part to replenish the loss occasioned by the revolt of the fallen angels , it ...
... held up as a foe of matrimony , in part because he desired both to increase license and to dimin- ish population . To those who believed God created man in part to replenish the loss occasioned by the revolt of the fallen angels , it ...
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... held that Cain strangled Abel ; another , that he killed him with a stone . The Protestant commentator Mercer declared some writers held that Cain used a stone ; others , one among different weapons ; and concluded there are a thousand ...
... held that Cain strangled Abel ; another , that he killed him with a stone . The Protestant commentator Mercer declared some writers held that Cain used a stone ; others , one among different weapons ; and concluded there are a thousand ...
Contents
PREFACE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IX | 1 |
PART I | 17 |
THE BATTLE IN HEAVEN | 21 |
Copyright | |
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