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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... present , and , with mighty Wings outspread , dove - like sat'st brooding On the vast abyss , and mad'st it pregnant . The effective comparison of the Holy Spirit to a dove had the support of Matthew 3. 16 : ' The Spirit of God de ...
... present , and , with mighty Wings outspread , dove - like sat'st brooding On the vast abyss , and mad'st it pregnant . The effective comparison of the Holy Spirit to a dove had the support of Matthew 3. 16 : ' The Spirit of God de ...
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... presents a beautiful picture of domestic government , ' and is both a ' commendation of ' and a ' lesson in ... present a somewhat complicated chain of argument , one more conveniently discussed in reverse order . The dual objec ...
... presents a beautiful picture of domestic government , ' and is both a ' commendation of ' and a ' lesson in ... present a somewhat complicated chain of argument , one more conveniently discussed in reverse order . The dual objec ...
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... present the evidence upon which he based his considered opinion : The present writer has always from internal evidence of a vague but not unsatisfactory kind , been inclined to believe that the poem was actually begun not long after his ...
... present the evidence upon which he based his considered opinion : The present writer has always from internal evidence of a vague but not unsatisfactory kind , been inclined to believe that the poem was actually begun not long after his ...
Contents
PREFACE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IX | 1 |
PART I | 17 |
THE BATTLE IN HEAVEN | 21 |
Copyright | |
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