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 61
... preceding section de- picted ' the fishes feeding : ' One , like a pirate , only lives off prizes . . Another round about the rocks doth roam , Nibbling on weeds ; another , hating thieving , Eats nought at all , on liquor only living ...
... preceding section de- picted ' the fishes feeding : ' One , like a pirate , only lives off prizes . . Another round about the rocks doth roam , Nibbling on weeds ; another , hating thieving , Eats nought at all , on liquor only living ...
Page 310
... preceding chapter , neither Adam Unparadised nor the three preceding drafts included any suggestion of Books I and II . The Adam , however , and to a minor degree the third draft , set forth in this order the principal themes found in ...
... preceding chapter , neither Adam Unparadised nor the three preceding drafts included any suggestion of Books I and II . The Adam , however , and to a minor degree the third draft , set forth in this order the principal themes found in ...
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... preceding parenthesized citation ( or citations ) ; or , to a single work by the author given in the bibliography . If documentation is unnecessary , or has been provided in the text , it is omitted here . I do not include some few ...
... preceding parenthesized citation ( or citations ) ; or , to a single work by the author given in the bibliography . If documentation is unnecessary , or has been provided in the text , it is omitted here . I do not include some few ...
Contents
PREFACE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IX | 1 |
PART I | 17 |
THE BATTLE IN HEAVEN | 21 |
Copyright | |
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