Paradise Lost: An Account of Its Growth and Major OriginsParadise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton. The first version, published in 1667, consists of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. A second edition followed in 1674, arranged into twelve books with minor revisions throughout. |
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Page 51
... described the Spirit of God as a brooding fowl . Scholars generally have credited the con- ception to Basil , but in using the figure , Basil stated em- phatically : ' I do not give you my idea , but the idea of the man of Syria ( Dicam ...
... described the Spirit of God as a brooding fowl . Scholars generally have credited the con- ception to Basil , but in using the figure , Basil stated em- phatically : ' I do not give you my idea , but the idea of the man of Syria ( Dicam ...
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... described animals in general , and listed individually a group of nine . With one exception , these and many other creatures are found in the compre- hensive catalog of Du Bartas . Both writers described the lion as rampant , placed ...
... described animals in general , and listed individually a group of nine . With one exception , these and many other creatures are found in the compre- hensive catalog of Du Bartas . Both writers described the lion as rampant , placed ...
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... described as chief and as the highest sovereign . Milton named fancy a mimic , imitator , and transformer of shapes ; Fletcher exemplified fancy playing these rĂ´les . One writer described reason as choos- ing what we affirm or deny ...
... described as chief and as the highest sovereign . Milton named fancy a mimic , imitator , and transformer of shapes ; Fletcher exemplified fancy playing these rĂ´les . One writer described reason as choos- ing what we affirm or deny ...
Contents
PREFACE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IX | 1 |
PART I | 17 |
THE BATTLE IN HEAVEN | 21 |
Copyright | |
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