Paradise Lost: A Poem, Volume 1Sharpe, 1821 In Paradise Lost, Milton produced a poem of epic scale, conjuring up a vast, awe-inspiring cosmos ranging across huge tracts of space and time. And yet, in putting a charismatic Satan and naked Adam and Eve at the center of this story, he also created an intensely human tragedy on the Fall of Man. Written when Milton was in his fifties blind, bitterly disappointed by the Restoration, and briefly in danger of execution, Paradise Lost's apparent ambivalence toward authority has led to intense debate about whether it manages to justify the ways of God to men, or exposes the cruelty of Christianity. |
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... first disobedience , and the fruit Of that forbidden tree , whose mortal taste Brought death into the world , and all our woe , With loss of Eden , till one greater Man B Restore us , and regain the blissful seat , Sing PARADISE LOST. ...
... first disobedience , and the fruit Of that forbidden tree , whose mortal taste Brought death into the world , and all our woe , With loss of Eden , till one greater Man B Restore us , and regain the blissful seat , Sing PARADISE LOST. ...
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... death to flight or foul retreat ; Nor wanting power . to mitigate and swage With solemn touches troubled thoughts , and chase Anguish , and doubt , and fear , and sorrow , and pain , From mortal or immortal minds . Thus they , Breathing ...
... death to flight or foul retreat ; Nor wanting power . to mitigate and swage With solemn touches troubled thoughts , and chase Anguish , and doubt , and fear , and sorrow , and pain , From mortal or immortal minds . Thus they , Breathing ...
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... death : which God by curse Created evil , for evil only good , [ death , Where all life dies , death lives , and nature breeds , Perverse , all monstrous , all prodigious things , Abominable , inutterable , and worse Than fables yet ...
... death : which God by curse Created evil , for evil only good , [ death , Where all life dies , death lives , and nature breeds , Perverse , all monstrous , all prodigious things , Abominable , inutterable , and worse Than fables yet ...
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A Poem John Milton. Made to destroy ! I fled , and cried out Death ! Hell trembled at the hideous name , and sigh'd From all her caves , and back resounded Death ! I fled ; but he pursued ( though more , it seems , Inflamed with lust ...
A Poem John Milton. Made to destroy ! I fled , and cried out Death ! Hell trembled at the hideous name , and sigh'd From all her caves , and back resounded Death ! I fled ; but he pursued ( though more , it seems , Inflamed with lust ...
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... Death Shall dwell at ease , and up and down unseen Wing silently the buxom air , embalm'd With odours ; there ye shall be fed and fill'd Immeasurably , all things shall be your prey . He ceased , for both seem'd highly pleased ; and Death ...
... Death Shall dwell at ease , and up and down unseen Wing silently the buxom air , embalm'd With odours ; there ye shall be fed and fill'd Immeasurably , all things shall be your prey . He ceased , for both seem'd highly pleased ; and Death ...
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Abdiel Adam adore Almighty Angels appear'd arm'd arms battle Beelzebub behold Belial bliss Buckinghamshire burning lake call'd celestial chariot Cherub Cherubim cloud creatures dark deeds deep delight divine dread earth eternal etherial evil fair Fair Angel fall Father fear fell Fiend fierce fiery fill'd fire flames flowers gates glory Gods gold golden grace hand happy hast hate hath Heaven heavenly Hell highth hill honour horrid host infernal Ithuriel JOHN MILTON JOHN SHARPE join'd King legions less light Messiah Moloch morn night o'er once ordain'd pain PARADISE LOST pass'd praise rage reign revenge RICHARD WESTALL round Satan seat seem'd Seraph Seraphim shade shalt shape sight soon sov'reign spake Spirits stood sweet taste Thammuz thee thence thine things thither thou thoughts throne thunder thyself turn'd Uriel vex'd whence winds wings wonder Zephon