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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... command of God , driven out of Heaven , with all his crew , into the great deep . Which action passed over , the Poem hastens into the midst of things , presenting Satan with his Ángels now falling into Hell described here , not in the ...
... command of God , driven out of Heaven , with all his crew , into the great deep . Which action passed over , the Poem hastens into the midst of things , presenting Satan with his Ángels now falling into Hell described here , not in the ...
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... commands , that at the warlike sound Of trumpets loud and clarions be uprear'd His mighty standard : that proud honour claim'd Azazel as his right , a Cherub tall ; Who forthwith from the glittering staff unfurl'd The imperial ensign ...
... commands , that at the warlike sound Of trumpets loud and clarions be uprear'd His mighty standard : that proud honour claim'd Azazel as his right , a Cherub tall ; Who forthwith from the glittering staff unfurl'd The imperial ensign ...
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... command their mighty Chief Had to impose : He through the armed files Darts his experienced eye , and soon traverse The whole battalion views ; their order due ; Their visages and stature as of Gods ; Their number last he sums . And now ...
... command their mighty Chief Had to impose : He through the armed files Darts his experienced eye , and soon traverse The whole battalion views ; their order due ; Their visages and stature as of Gods ; Their number last he sums . And now ...
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... in Hell . Mean while the winged heralds , by command Of sov'reign power , with awful ceremony And trumpet's sound , throughout the host proclaim A solemn council , forthwith to be held At Pandemonium 725-754 . BOOK I. PARADISE LOST .
... in Hell . Mean while the winged heralds , by command Of sov'reign power , with awful ceremony And trumpet's sound , throughout the host proclaim A solemn council , forthwith to be held At Pandemonium 725-754 . BOOK I. PARADISE LOST .
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... command of Heaven's all - powerful King , I keep ; by him forbidden to unlock These adamantine gates ; against all force Death ready stands to interpose his dart , Fearless to be o'ermatch'd by living might . But what owe I to his commands ...
... command of Heaven's all - powerful King , I keep ; by him forbidden to unlock These adamantine gates ; against all force Death ready stands to interpose his dart , Fearless to be o'ermatch'd by living might . But what owe I to his commands ...
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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