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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... fruit of the tree of knowledge : He who was my guide Up hither from among the trees appeared , Presence divine . Rejoicing , but with awe , In adoration at his feet I fell submiss . He reared me , and , ' Whom thou sought'st I am ...
... fruit of the tree of knowledge : He who was my guide Up hither from among the trees appeared , Presence divine . Rejoicing , but with awe , In adoration at his feet I fell submiss . He reared me , and , ' Whom thou sought'st I am ...
Page 77
... fruit I will For sacrament shall stand of Good and Ill . Take all the rest , I bid thee ; but I vow By the unnamed name whereto all knees do bow , And by the keen darts of my kindled ire , More fiercely burning than consuming fire ...
... fruit I will For sacrament shall stand of Good and Ill . Take all the rest , I bid thee ; but I vow By the unnamed name whereto all knees do bow , And by the keen darts of my kindled ire , More fiercely burning than consuming fire ...
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... fruit would make her a Deity . He urged the tyranny and envy of God , declared he had tasted the fruit , and described the enlightenment and exaltation which followed . As is implied in Genesis 3. 6 , the fruit itself was rarely ...
... fruit would make her a Deity . He urged the tyranny and envy of God , declared he had tasted the fruit , and described the enlightenment and exaltation which followed . As is implied in Genesis 3. 6 , the fruit itself was rarely ...
Contents
PREFACE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IX | 1 |
PART I | 17 |
THE BATTLE IN HEAVEN | 21 |
Copyright | |
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