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 51
... Spirit to a dove had the support of Matthew 3. 16 : ' The Spirit of God de- scending like a dove . ' Equally important was the belief dis- cussed by Hugo of Saint Victor in his frequently echoed De Sacramentis ; according to which ' the ...
... Spirit to a dove had the support of Matthew 3. 16 : ' The Spirit of God de- scending like a dove . ' Equally important was the belief dis- cussed by Hugo of Saint Victor in his frequently echoed De Sacramentis ; according to which ' the ...
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... spirits as non - corporeal : Spirits , when they please Can either sex assume , or both ; so soft And uncompounded is their essence pure ; Not tied or manacled with joint or limb , Nor founded on the brittle strength of bones , Like ...
... spirits as non - corporeal : Spirits , when they please Can either sex assume , or both ; so soft And uncompounded is their essence pure ; Not tied or manacled with joint or limb , Nor founded on the brittle strength of bones , Like ...
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... Spirits , ' that the ' first and principal king , ' whenever he is conjured up , appeareth under three heads : the first , like a toad . ' Equally authoritative for the day was Milton's picture of Satan attacking the fancy of Eve . In ...
... Spirits , ' that the ' first and principal king , ' whenever he is conjured up , appeareth under three heads : the first , like a toad . ' Equally authoritative for the day was Milton's picture of Satan attacking the fancy of Eve . In ...
Contents
PREFACE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IX | 1 |
PART I | 17 |
THE BATTLE IN HEAVEN | 21 |
Copyright | |
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