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“Joking decides great things, Stronger and better oft than earnest can.”

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Book:Paradise Lost: Paradise Regained

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Paradise Lost: Paradise Regained

Paradise Lost: Paradise Regained is a collection of two poems by John Milton. Paradise Lost is an epic poem that narrates the fall of man and the rise of Satan, while Paradise Regained depicts the temptation of Christ. The works delve into profound theological and philosophical themes. more

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John Milton, born on December 9, 1608, in London, and died on November 8, 1674, was a renowned English poet and scholar. He is best known for his epic poem 'Paradise Lost,' which has had a profound impact on world literature. more

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Book:Paradise Regain'd. A Poem, in Four Books. To which is Added Samson Agonistes: and Poems Upon Several Occasions. The Author John Milton

Source: Paradise Regain'd. A Poem, in Four Books. To which is Added Samson Agonistes: and Poems Upon Several Occasions. The Author John Milton

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Book:Complete Shorter Poems

Source: Complete Shorter Poems

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Book:Paradise Regained, Samson Agonistes, and the Complete Shorter Poems

Source: Paradise Regained, Samson Agonistes, and the Complete Shorter Poems

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Author:John Milton

“Hail, holy light! offspring of heaven firstborn! Or of th' eternal co-eternal beam, May I express thee unblam'd? since God is light And never but in unapproached light Dwelt from eternity, dwelt then in thee, Bright effluence of bright essence increate!”

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Book:The Story of Our First Parents: Selected from Milton's Paradise Lost: for the Use of Young Persons

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“Antichrist is Mammon's son.”

Book:The Prose Works of John Milton ...: With a Preface, Preliminary Remarks, and Notes

Source: The Prose Works of John Milton ...: With a Preface, Preliminary Remarks, and Notes

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Author:John Milton

“Therefore God's universal law Gave to the man despotic power Over his female in due awe, Not from that right to part an hour, Smile she or lour.”

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Book:British Theatre: Caractacus

Source: British Theatre: Caractacus

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Book:The Poetical Works of John Milton: With the Principal Notes of Various Commentators. To which are Added Illustrations, with Some Account of the Life of Milton

Source: The Poetical Works of John Milton: With the Principal Notes of Various Commentators. To which are Added Illustrations, with Some Account of the Life of Milton

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Author:John Milton