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 103
... stands the Devil of Anthony Stafford : ' For as much as I was once an angel of light , it was the will of Wisdom to confine me to darkness , and to create me Prince thereof ; that so I , who could not obey in heaven , might command in ...
... stands the Devil of Anthony Stafford : ' For as much as I was once an angel of light , it was the will of Wisdom to confine me to darkness , and to create me Prince thereof ; that so I , who could not obey in heaven , might command in ...
Page 136
... stand In sight of God's high throne , gloriously bright ... Tell In which of all these shining orbs hath man His fixed seat - or fixèd seat hath none , But all these shining orbs his choice to dwell- That I may find him , and with ...
... stand In sight of God's high throne , gloriously bright ... Tell In which of all these shining orbs hath man His fixed seat - or fixèd seat hath none , But all these shining orbs his choice to dwell- That I may find him , and with ...
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... stands the vigorously argued question : How long did Adam remain in Paradise before he sinned and was expelled by God ? To this question the third chapter of Genesis gave no answer . Indefatigable and imaginative theologians then ...
... stands the vigorously argued question : How long did Adam remain in Paradise before he sinned and was expelled by God ? To this question the third chapter of Genesis gave no answer . Indefatigable and imaginative theologians then ...
Contents
PREFACE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IX | 1 |
PART I | 17 |
THE BATTLE IN HEAVEN | 21 |
Copyright | |
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