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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... tree of life . From this tree proceeded such perfect immortality that he no longer required sustaining physical food . In these words [ commented Peter Lombard ] , Augus- tine patently holds that the body of the first man had within it ...
... tree of life . From this tree proceeded such perfect immortality that he no longer required sustaining physical food . In these words [ commented Peter Lombard ] , Augus- tine patently holds that the body of the first man had within it ...
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... tree of knowledge : He who was my guide Up hither from among the trees appeared , Presence divine . Rejoicing , but ... tree that in the Garden grows Eat freely with glad heart ; fear here no dearth . But of the tree whose operation ...
... tree of knowledge : He who was my guide Up hither from among the trees appeared , Presence divine . Rejoicing , but ... tree that in the Garden grows Eat freely with glad heart ; fear here no dearth . But of the tree whose operation ...
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... trees wept odourous gums and balm , ' and in the Garden of Adonis stood a ' grove of myrtle trees , ' whose ... tree , various early commenta- tors translated into the earth's torrid zone , a region then thought impenetrable to ...
... trees wept odourous gums and balm , ' and in the Garden of Adonis stood a ' grove of myrtle trees , ' whose ... tree , various early commenta- tors translated into the earth's torrid zone , a region then thought impenetrable to ...
Contents
PREFACE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IX | 1 |
PART I | 17 |
THE BATTLE IN HEAVEN | 21 |
Copyright | |
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