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Seest thou yon dreary plain , forlorn and wild , The seat of Desolation , void of
light , Save what the glimmering of these livid flames Casts pale and dreadful ?
Thither let us tend From off the tossing of these fiery waves ; There rest , if any
rest ...
Seest thou yon dreary plain , forlorn and wild , The seat of Desolation , void of
light , Save what the glimmering of these livid flames Casts pale and dreadful ?
Thither let us tend From off the tossing of these fiery waves ; There rest , if any
rest ...
Page 55
... or limb ; Or substance might be called that shadow seemed , For each seemed
either ; black it stood as Night , Fierce as ten Furies , terrible as Hell , And shook a
dreadful dart ; what seemed his head , The likeness of a kingly crown had on .
... or limb ; Or substance might be called that shadow seemed , For each seemed
either ; black it stood as Night , Fierce as ten Furies , terrible as Hell , And shook a
dreadful dart ; what seemed his head , The likeness of a kingly crown had on .
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 170
... The Apostate in his sun - bright chariot sat , Idol of majesty divine , enclosed
With flaming Cherubim , and golden shields ; Then lighted from his gorgeous
throne ( for now ' Twixt host and host but narrow space was left , A dreadful
interval ...
... The Apostate in his sun - bright chariot sat , Idol of majesty divine , enclosed
With flaming Cherubim , and golden shields ; Then lighted from his gorgeous
throne ( for now ' Twixt host and host but narrow space was left , A dreadful
interval ...
Page 384
They , looking back , all the eastern side beheld Of Paradise , so late their happy
seat , Waved over by that flaming brand ; the gate With dreadful faces thronged ,
and fiery arms . Some natural tears they dropt , but wiped them soon : The world ...
They , looking back , all the eastern side beheld Of Paradise , so late their happy
seat , Waved over by that flaming brand ; the gate With dreadful faces thronged ,
and fiery arms . Some natural tears they dropt , but wiped them soon : The world ...
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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.
rinky roy (kolkata).
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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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