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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... Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth ; and I have set thee so . Thou wast upon the holy mountain of God ; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire . Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast ...
... Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth ; and I have set thee so . Thou wast upon the holy mountain of God ; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire . Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast ...
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... thou fallen from heaven , O Lucifer , son of the morning ! How art thou cut down to the ground , which didst weaken the nations ! For thou hast said in thine heart , I will ascend into heaven , I will exalt my throne above the stars of ...
... thou fallen from heaven , O Lucifer , son of the morning ! How art thou cut down to the ground , which didst weaken the nations ! For thou hast said in thine heart , I will ascend into heaven , I will exalt my throne above the stars of ...
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... thou Knowest , the more she will acknowledge thee her Head , and to realities yield all her shows- Made so adorn for ... thou findest Attractive , human , rational , love still ; In loving thou dost well ; in passion not , Wherein true ...
... thou Knowest , the more she will acknowledge thee her Head , and to realities yield all her shows- Made so adorn for ... thou findest Attractive , human , rational , love still ; In loving thou dost well ; in passion not , Wherein true ...
Contents
PREFACE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IX | 1 |
PART I | 17 |
THE BATTLE IN HEAVEN | 21 |
Copyright | |
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