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 61
... living creatures , on the deep Stretched like a promontory , sleeps or swims , And seems a moving land , and at his gills Draws in , and at his trunk spouts out , a sea . Du Bartas likewise spoke generally of the many fry and schools of ...
... living creatures , on the deep Stretched like a promontory , sleeps or swims , And seems a moving land , and at his gills Draws in , and at his trunk spouts out , a sea . Du Bartas likewise spoke generally of the many fry and schools of ...
Page 67
... living sprite Into his face most beautiful and fair , Endued with wisdom's riches , heavenly , rare . With the addition of Rupert's Victory of Christ and Du Bartas ' Divine Weeks , there has emerged a structure whose major outlines and ...
... living sprite Into his face most beautiful and fair , Endued with wisdom's riches , heavenly , rare . With the addition of Rupert's Victory of Christ and Du Bartas ' Divine Weeks , there has emerged a structure whose major outlines and ...
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... living , a creed best distinguished by satisfaction with leisure and a preference for veneer . His high aspiration demanded courage and discipline , self- denial , and patient , unremitting toil . From these and other personal qualities ...
... living , a creed best distinguished by satisfaction with leisure and a preference for veneer . His high aspiration demanded courage and discipline , self- denial , and patient , unremitting toil . From these and other personal qualities ...
Contents
PREFACE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IX | 1 |
PART I | 17 |
THE BATTLE IN HEAVEN | 21 |
Copyright | |
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