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 109
... gods of ancient Greece : After these appeared A crew who under names of old renown- Osiris , Isis , Orus , and their train- With monstrous shapes and sorceries abused Fanatic Egypt and her priests to seek Their wandering gods disguised ...
... gods of ancient Greece : After these appeared A crew who under names of old renown- Osiris , Isis , Orus , and their train- With monstrous shapes and sorceries abused Fanatic Egypt and her priests to seek Their wandering gods disguised ...
Page 111
... gods described in the catalog , he apparently obtained direct assistance from such a work as Pansebeia . In the poem on the Nativity he wrote briefly of a number of these deities , ' Peor and Baälim . . moonèd Ashtaroth ' and others ...
... gods described in the catalog , he apparently obtained direct assistance from such a work as Pansebeia . In the poem on the Nativity he wrote briefly of a number of these deities , ' Peor and Baälim . . moonèd Ashtaroth ' and others ...
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... gods ! -yet him God the Most High voutsafes To call by vision from his father's house , His kindred , and false gods . . . . He straight obeys , Not knowing to what land , yet firm believes . I see him , but thou canst not , with what ...
... gods ! -yet him God the Most High voutsafes To call by vision from his father's house , His kindred , and false gods . . . . He straight obeys , Not knowing to what land , yet firm believes . I see him , but thou canst not , with what ...
Contents
PREFACE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IX | 1 |
PART I | 17 |
THE BATTLE IN HEAVEN | 21 |
Copyright | |
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