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Milton's delight was to sport in the wide regions of possibility ; reality was a scene
too narrow for his mind . He sent his faculties out upon discovery , into worlds
where only imagination can travel , and delighted to form new modes of
existence ...
Milton's delight was to sport in the wide regions of possibility ; reality was a scene
too narrow for his mind . He sent his faculties out upon discovery , into worlds
where only imagination can travel , and delighted to form new modes of
existence ...
Page 108
... though this by some supposed True Paradise under the Ethiop line By Nilus '
head , enclosed with shining rock , A whole day ' s journey high , but wide remote
From this Assyrian garden , where the Fiend Saw , undelighted , all delight , all ...
... though this by some supposed True Paradise under the Ethiop line By Nilus '
head , enclosed with shining rock , A whole day ' s journey high , but wide remote
From this Assyrian garden , where the Fiend Saw , undelighted , all delight , all ...
Page 136
Heaven ' s last best gift , my ever new delight ! Awake : the morning shines , and
the fresh field Calls us ; we lose the prime , to mark how spring Our tender plants ,
how blows the citron grove , What drops the myrrh , and what the balmy reed ...
Heaven ' s last best gift , my ever new delight ! Awake : the morning shines , and
the fresh field Calls us ; we lose the prime , to mark how spring Our tender plants ,
how blows the citron grove , What drops the myrrh , and what the balmy reed ...
Page 244
Well managed : of that skill the more thou know'st , The more she will
acknowledge thee her head , And to realities yield all her shows : Made so adorn
for thy delight the more ; So awful , that with honour thou mayst love Thy mate ,
who sees ...
Well managed : of that skill the more thou know'st , The more she will
acknowledge thee her head , And to realities yield all her shows : Made so adorn
for thy delight the more ; So awful , that with honour thou mayst love Thy mate ,
who sees ...
Page 257
For not to irksome toil , but to delight , He made us , and delight to reason joined .
These paths and bowers doubt not but our joint hands Will keep from wilderness
with ease , as wide As we need walk , till younger hands ere long Assist us : but ...
For not to irksome toil , but to delight , He made us , and delight to reason joined .
These paths and bowers doubt not but our joint hands Will keep from wilderness
with ease , as wide As we need walk , till younger hands ere long Assist us : but ...
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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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