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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... heaven's kingdom . So splendid had God created him , and so beautiful was his fruit in heaven which came to him from the Lord of hosts , that he re- sembled the brilliant stars . This angel should have voiced praise to his Lord ; he ...
... heaven's kingdom . So splendid had God created him , and so beautiful was his fruit in heaven which came to him from the Lord of hosts , that he re- sembled the brilliant stars . This angel should have voiced praise to his Lord ; he ...
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... heaven , where he ruled one - third of heaven . Prior to his rebellion and fall , he not only was the most beautiful of angels and the favored spirit of God , but apparently ranked in heaven next to Deity . E. Satan resented deeply the ...
... heaven , where he ruled one - third of heaven . Prior to his rebellion and fall , he not only was the most beautiful of angels and the favored spirit of God , but apparently ranked in heaven next to Deity . E. Satan resented deeply the ...
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... heaven of hell , a hell of heaven To reign is worth ambition , though in hell : Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven . • Satan's vigorous last line expressed the sentiment of Valvasone's Lucifer , who , having lost heaven ...
... heaven of hell , a hell of heaven To reign is worth ambition , though in hell : Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven . • Satan's vigorous last line expressed the sentiment of Valvasone's Lucifer , who , having lost heaven ...
Contents
PREFACE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IX | 1 |
PART I | 17 |
THE BATTLE IN HEAVEN | 21 |
Copyright | |
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