Paradise Lost: A Poem, Volume 1Sharpe, 1821 - Bible 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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... honour claim'd Azazel as his right , a Cherub tall ; Who forthwith from the glittering staff unfurl'd The imperial ensign ; which , full high advanced , Shone like a meteor streaming to the wind , With gems and golden lustre rich ...
... honour claim'd Azazel as his right , a Cherub tall ; Who forthwith from the glittering staff unfurl'd The imperial ensign ; which , full high advanced , Shone like a meteor streaming to the wind , With gems and golden lustre rich ...
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... honoured and applauded . The council thus ended , the rest betake them several ways , and to several employments , as their incli- nations lead them , to entertain the time till Satan return . He passes on his journey to Hell gates ...
... honoured and applauded . The council thus ended , the rest betake them several ways , and to several employments , as their incli- nations lead them , to entertain the time till Satan return . He passes on his journey to Hell gates ...
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... honour , due alike To him who reigns , and so much to him due Of hazard more , as he above the rest High honour'd sits ? Go , therefore , mighty Powers , Terror of Heaven , though fallen ! intend at home 427-456 . BOOK II . PARADISE LOST .
... honour , due alike To him who reigns , and so much to him due Of hazard more , as he above the rest High honour'd sits ? Go , therefore , mighty Powers , Terror of Heaven , though fallen ! intend at home 427-456 . BOOK II . PARADISE LOST .
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... honour him as me . No sooner had the Almighty ceased , but all The multitude of Angels , with a shout Loud as from numbers without number , sweet As from bless'd voices , uttering joy , Heaven rung With jubilee , and loud Hosannas fill ...
... honour him as me . No sooner had the Almighty ceased , but all The multitude of Angels , with a shout Loud as from numbers without number , sweet As from bless'd voices , uttering joy , Heaven rung With jubilee , and loud Hosannas fill ...
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... honour to obtain , and as his eye To visit oft this new creation round ; Unspeakable desire to see , and know All these his wondrous works , but chiefly Man , His chief delight and favour , him for whom All these his works so wondrous ...
... honour to obtain , and as his eye To visit oft this new creation round ; Unspeakable desire to see , and know All these his wondrous works , but chiefly Man , His chief delight and favour , him for whom All these his works so wondrous ...
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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