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 37
... fire brought by the Son . This ardent fire is unbearable to those hateful to Christ , concerning whom it is written in the Psalms , " Terrible are you , and who can resist thee . ' Continuing , Rupert declared , ' Truly , you are ...
... fire brought by the Son . This ardent fire is unbearable to those hateful to Christ , concerning whom it is written in the Psalms , " Terrible are you , and who can resist thee . ' Continuing , Rupert declared , ' Truly , you are ...
Page 100
... fires , ' where sinners ' shall fry in ice , ' and ' snow should burn as fire . ' The author of the anonymous Dis- course of Devils pictured the torture of evil spirits as ' exceedingly aggravated ' because ' excesses of cold and heat ...
... fires , ' where sinners ' shall fry in ice , ' and ' snow should burn as fire . ' The author of the anonymous Dis- course of Devils pictured the torture of evil spirits as ' exceedingly aggravated ' because ' excesses of cold and heat ...
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... Fire flew to fire , water to water slid , Air clung to air , and earth with earth abid . Earth , as the lees , and heavy dross of all ( After his kind ) , did to the bottom fall : Contrarywise , the light and nimble fire Did through the ...
... Fire flew to fire , water to water slid , Air clung to air , and earth with earth abid . Earth , as the lees , and heavy dross of all ( After his kind ) , did to the bottom fall : Contrarywise , the light and nimble fire Did through the ...
Contents
PREFACE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IX | 1 |
PART I | 17 |
THE BATTLE IN HEAVEN | 21 |
Copyright | |
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