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 22
... Michael commanded the good angels ; Satan the evil , who numbered a third of the spirits . The result was the expul- sion of the latter : [ And behold a great red dragon ] His tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven . And there ...
... Michael commanded the good angels ; Satan the evil , who numbered a third of the spirits . The result was the expul- sion of the latter : [ And behold a great red dragon ] His tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven . And there ...
Page 28
... Michael and the faithful angels , seeking to dethrone God and rule over heaven . Michael's army included the good angels named in Scripture ; that of Satan , various characters widely known either as devils or as gods of the heathen . G ...
... Michael and the faithful angels , seeking to dethrone God and rule over heaven . Michael's army included the good angels named in Scripture ; that of Satan , various characters widely known either as devils or as gods of the heathen . G ...
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... Michael disclosed to Enoch ' all the secrets of the ends of heaven . ' In the Demono- machiae of Valmarana , Michael related to the recently fallen Adam much the same history which in Paradise Lost , XI - XII , either is revealed by ...
... Michael disclosed to Enoch ' all the secrets of the ends of heaven . ' In the Demono- machiae of Valmarana , Michael related to the recently fallen Adam much the same history which in Paradise Lost , XI - XII , either is revealed by ...
Contents
PREFACE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IX | 1 |
PART I | 17 |
THE BATTLE IN HEAVEN | 21 |
Copyright | |
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