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 46
... held that man , or the elect , would wholly or in part repair the damage done heaven by the rebellious Lucifer . Among the Fathers of the Church , its roll of direct and indirect supporters held such names as Anselm , Augustine ...
... held that man , or the elect , would wholly or in part repair the damage done heaven by the rebellious Lucifer . Among the Fathers of the Church , its roll of direct and indirect supporters held such names as Anselm , Augustine ...
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... held the Lutheran theologian , that in any other world , without the sacrifice of the Son of God , men could be brought to eternal life . As Melanchthon reasoned , to accept a plurality of worlds was to deny or make a travesty of the ...
... held the Lutheran theologian , that in any other world , without the sacrifice of the Son of God , men could be brought to eternal life . As Melanchthon reasoned , to accept a plurality of worlds was to deny or make a travesty of the ...
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... held a sovereign more gorgeously arrayed than any earthly prince . With the re- fining of gold , Spenser twice associated Mulciber , identi- fied once by this name , and later by the more commonly used Vulcan . The gorgeously arrayed ...
... held a sovereign more gorgeously arrayed than any earthly prince . With the re- fining of gold , Spenser twice associated Mulciber , identi- fied once by this name , and later by the more commonly used Vulcan . The gorgeously arrayed ...
Contents
PREFACE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IX | 1 |
PART I | 17 |
THE BATTLE IN HEAVEN | 21 |
Copyright | |
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