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 204
... moved by pity , the mercy of God did not imme- diately overcome the claims of either Divine justice or wrath . As Milton later wrote , mercy , justice , and wrath remained long in conflict . When the Redeemer had ob- served the Father ...
... moved by pity , the mercy of God did not imme- diately overcome the claims of either Divine justice or wrath . As Milton later wrote , mercy , justice , and wrath remained long in conflict . When the Redeemer had ob- served the Father ...
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... moved . The heavens themselves , are of such strange bigness , with so many stars which do so far exceed the magnitude of our earth —this earth , that is but a point or center to them all those stars of such number and bigness . Every ...
... moved . The heavens themselves , are of such strange bigness , with so many stars which do so far exceed the magnitude of our earth —this earth , that is but a point or center to them all those stars of such number and bigness . Every ...
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... moved because of the testimony of Psalm 74 : " I have established the borders of the earth , " the Sacred Book accommodates its phrases to human capac- ity . ' Continuing , Gilbert rejected the authority of two pas- sages frequently ...
... moved because of the testimony of Psalm 74 : " I have established the borders of the earth , " the Sacred Book accommodates its phrases to human capac- ity . ' Continuing , Gilbert rejected the authority of two pas- sages frequently ...
Contents
PREFACE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IX | 1 |
PART I | 17 |
THE BATTLE IN HEAVEN | 21 |
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