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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... equal all , yet free . free . . . Thus far his bold discourse without control Had audience , when , among the Seraphim , Abdiel , than whom none with more zeal adored The Deity , and divine commands obeyed , Stood up , and in a flame of ...
... equal all , yet free . free . . . Thus far his bold discourse without control Had audience , when , among the Seraphim , Abdiel , than whom none with more zeal adored The Deity , and divine commands obeyed , Stood up , and in a flame of ...
Page 80
... equal pleasure , and equal amorous delight , in the Eve whom God created for him : The rib he formed and fashioned with his hands ; Under his forming hands a creature grew , Man - like , but different sex , so lovely fair That what ...
... equal pleasure , and equal amorous delight , in the Eve whom God created for him : The rib he formed and fashioned with his hands ; Under his forming hands a creature grew , Man - like , but different sex , so lovely fair That what ...
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... equal distance from all parts of heaven have an equal comfort and influence . And if the place be it which conserves the creatures , what place more fit for conservation , than that in the midst of the world ? Having an equal relation ...
... equal distance from all parts of heaven have an equal comfort and influence . And if the place be it which conserves the creatures , what place more fit for conservation , than that in the midst of the world ? Having an equal relation ...
Contents
PREFACE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IX | 1 |
PART I | 17 |
THE BATTLE IN HEAVEN | 21 |
Copyright | |
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