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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... later . The Divine Weeks described sugar cane as ' the Hes- perian plant , the precious reed , ' and in other verses both spoke of corn as a reed , and likened ' fields of corn ' to ' fields of combat . ' Preceding a section descriptive ...
... later . The Divine Weeks described sugar cane as ' the Hes- perian plant , the precious reed , ' and in other verses both spoke of corn as a reed , and likened ' fields of corn ' to ' fields of combat . ' Preceding a section descriptive ...
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... later served both as Regent of the sun , and the revealer of cosmological secrets . As the associate of Gabriel , he functioned as might a guard over hell , and carried to Paradise the warning that ' one of the banished hath ventured ...
... later served both as Regent of the sun , and the revealer of cosmological secrets . As the associate of Gabriel , he functioned as might a guard over hell , and carried to Paradise the warning that ' one of the banished hath ventured ...
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... later than the first months of 1651. It also was in the year 1651 that Phillips returned to London , and became in position to visit his uncle ' from time to time . ' In addition to being later than the first half of 1651 , the period ...
... later than the first months of 1651. It also was in the year 1651 that Phillips returned to London , and became in position to visit his uncle ' from time to time . ' In addition to being later than the first half of 1651 , the period ...
Contents
PREFACE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IX | 1 |
PART I | 17 |
THE BATTLE IN HEAVEN | 21 |
Copyright | |
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