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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... night ] they slept . . . save those who , in their Course , melodious hymns about the sovran Throne , alternate all night long . • Satan - so call him now of the first , If not the first archangel , great in power , In favor , and ...
... night ] they slept . . . save those who , in their Course , melodious hymns about the sovran Throne , alternate all night long . • Satan - so call him now of the first , If not the first archangel , great in power , In favor , and ...
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... night wherein he was made . ' For his separate temptations , Milton selected the periods advocated by the two most authoritative interpretations , one of which maintained Adam fell on the first day ; the other , on the eighth . Satan's ...
... night wherein he was made . ' For his separate temptations , Milton selected the periods advocated by the two most authoritative interpretations , one of which maintained Adam fell on the first day ; the other , on the eighth . Satan's ...
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... night or early morning has the support of Thomas Ellwood and the poet . The young Quaker remarked that on occa- sion he would ' lie awake all night , striving , but unable to make a single line . ' Again , the verses came with a rush ...
... night or early morning has the support of Thomas Ellwood and the poet . The young Quaker remarked that on occa- sion he would ' lie awake all night , striving , but unable to make a single line . ' Again , the verses came with a rush ...
Contents
PREFACE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IX | 1 |
PART I | 17 |
THE BATTLE IN HEAVEN | 21 |
Copyright | |
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