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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... stood four ' instants , ' or periods of time , and a larger group maintained that ' he fell the third instant . ' The latter group supported its belief by the contention that ' it stood with God's justice to give them three warnings ...
... stood four ' instants , ' or periods of time , and a larger group maintained that ' he fell the third instant . ' The latter group supported its belief by the contention that ' it stood with God's justice to give them three warnings ...
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... stood high upon a mountain ; the second , that the river running southward through Eden passed into or under- neath this mountain ; and the third , that the subterranean stream rose within Paradise as a fountain , and in this fashion ...
... stood high upon a mountain ; the second , that the river running southward through Eden passed into or under- neath this mountain ; and the third , that the subterranean stream rose within Paradise as a fountain , and in this fashion ...
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... stood in the council as ' the strongest and fiercest spirit that fought in heaven . ' In the first two books of the epic , Milton named Beelzebub as the chief lieutenant of Satan , gave much space to him , and described him as having ...
... stood in the council as ' the strongest and fiercest spirit that fought in heaven . ' In the first two books of the epic , Milton named Beelzebub as the chief lieutenant of Satan , gave much space to him , and described him as having ...
Contents
PREFACE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IX | 1 |
PART I | 17 |
THE BATTLE IN HEAVEN | 21 |
Copyright | |
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