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 159
... period represented the length of His crucifixion , usually given as the twelve hours which elapsed between the deliverance of Christ to Pilate and His removal from the Cross . Somewhat similarly , the con- trasting period stood for the ...
... period represented the length of His crucifixion , usually given as the twelve hours which elapsed between the deliverance of Christ to Pilate and His removal from the Cross . Somewhat similarly , the con- trasting period stood for the ...
Page 308
... periods include 1652-53 , perhaps less than two working half - years ; 1655-58 , three full half - years ; and 1660-63 . The last period , at least three half - years in length , and according to Phillips's direct ac- count , apparently ...
... periods include 1652-53 , perhaps less than two working half - years ; 1655-58 , three full half - years ; and 1660-63 . The last period , at least three half - years in length , and according to Phillips's direct ac- count , apparently ...
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... period of some years which must have ended in 1657. Other evi- dence set the opening of this period as about the year 1651. Milton's varied activities and important political events largely eliminated two periods of approximately two ...
... period of some years which must have ended in 1657. Other evi- dence set the opening of this period as about the year 1651. Milton's varied activities and important political events largely eliminated two periods of approximately two ...
Contents
PREFACE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IX | 1 |
PART I | 17 |
THE BATTLE IN HEAVEN | 21 |
Copyright | |
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