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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... Ambrosial odours and ambrosial flowers , Our servile offerings ? This must be our task In Heaven , this our delight ; how wearisome Eternity so spent , in worship paid . To whom we hate ! Let us not then BOOK II . 219-248 . PARADISE LOST .
... Ambrosial odours and ambrosial flowers , Our servile offerings ? This must be our task In Heaven , this our delight ; how wearisome Eternity so spent , in worship paid . To whom we hate ! Let us not then BOOK II . 219-248 . PARADISE LOST .
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... delight , Son of my bosom , Son who art alone My word , my wisdom , and effectual might , All hast thou spoken as my thoughts are , all As my eternal purpose hath decreed ; Man shall not quite be lost , but saved who will ; Yet not of ...
... delight , Son of my bosom , Son who art alone My word , my wisdom , and effectual might , All hast thou spoken as my thoughts are , all As my eternal purpose hath decreed ; Man shall not quite be lost , but saved who will ; Yet not of ...
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... ; 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 he ordain'd , Hath BOOK III . 635-664 . PARADISE LOST .
... ; 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 he ordain'd , Hath BOOK III . 635-664 . PARADISE LOST .
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... delight ; But what created mind can comprehend Their number , or the wisdom infinite That brought them forth , but hid their causes deep ? I saw when at his word the formless mass , This world's material mould , came to a heap ...
... delight ; But what created mind can comprehend Their number , or the wisdom infinite That brought them forth , but hid their causes deep ? I saw when at his word the formless mass , This world's material mould , came to a heap ...
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... delight , Mankind created , and for him this world . So farewell hope ; and with hope farewell , fear ; Farewell , remorse ! all good to me is lost ; Evil , be thou my good ; by thee at least Divided empire with Heaven's King I hold ...
... delight , Mankind created , and for him this world . So farewell hope ; and with hope farewell , fear ; Farewell , remorse ! all good to me is lost ; Evil , be thou my good ; by thee at least Divided empire with Heaven's King I hold ...
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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