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Page xix
CRITICISM ON PARADISE LOST , BY DR . JOHNSON . . “ I am now to examine
Paradise Lost ; a poem which , considered with respect to design , may claim the
first place , and with respect to performance , the second , among the productions
...
CRITICISM ON PARADISE LOST , BY DR . JOHNSON . . “ I am now to examine
Paradise Lost ; a poem which , considered with respect to design , may claim the
first place , and with respect to performance , the second , among the productions
...
Page xxxvi
It has been therefore said , without an indecent hyperbole , by one of his
encomiasts , that in reading Paradise Lost we read a book of universal
knowledge . But original deficience cannot be supplied . The want of human
interest is always felt .
It has been therefore said , without an indecent hyperbole , by one of his
encomiasts , that in reading Paradise Lost we read a book of universal
knowledge . But original deficience cannot be supplied . The want of human
interest is always felt .
Page 113
In Paradise that bear delicious fruit So various , not to taste that only tree Of
knowledge , planted by the tree of life ; So near grows death to life , whate ' er
death is , Some dreadful thing , no doubt ; for well thou know ' st God hath
pronounced it ...
In Paradise that bear delicious fruit So various , not to taste that only tree Of
knowledge , planted by the tree of life ; So near grows death to life , whate ' er
death is , Some dreadful thing , no doubt ; for well thou know ' st God hath
pronounced it ...
Page 136
In whose sight all things joy , with ravishment Attracted by thy beauty still to gaze .
' I rose as at thy call , but found thee not ; To find thee I directed then my walk ;
And on , methought , alone I passed through ways 136 BOOK V . PARADISE ...
In whose sight all things joy , with ravishment Attracted by thy beauty still to gaze .
' I rose as at thy call , but found thee not ; To find thee I directed then my walk ;
And on , methought , alone I passed through ways 136 BOOK V . PARADISE ...
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this is a time killer and entertaining epic poem .it read it in a vacation with the help of a guide book.
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Adam Angels appeared arms behold bliss BOOK bounds bright bring called cloud created creatures dark death deep delight divine dreadful dwell earth equal eternal evil eyes fair faith fall Father fear fell field fire force formed fruit glory Gods grace hand happy hast hath head heard heart Heaven heavenly Hell hill hope human King land leave less light live look lost mankind mind morn move nature never night once pain Paradise passed peace perhaps praise raised reason receive reign replied rest rise round Satan seat seek seemed Serpent shape side sight soon spake Spirits stand stood sweet taste thee thence things thou thoughts throne till tree turned virtue voice wide wings wonder
Bibliographic information
| Title | Paradise Lost |
| Authors | John Milton, Elijah Fenton |
| Publisher | John Bumpus, 1821 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 7 Sep 2007 |
| Length | 384 pages |
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