“The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven..”
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John Milton's Paradise Lost is one of the greatest epic poems in the English language. It tells the story of the Fall of Man, a tale of immense drama and excitement, of rebellion and treachery, of innocence pitted against corruption, in which God and Satan fight a bitter battle for control of mankind's destiny. The struggle rages across three worlds - heaven, hell, and earth - as Satan and his band of rebel angels plot their revenge against God. At the center of the conflict are Adam and Eve, who are motivated by all too human temptations but whose ultimate downfall is unyielding love. Marked by Milton's characteristic erudition, Paradise Lost is a work epic both in scale and, notoriously, in ambition. For nearly 350 years, it has held generation upon generation of audiences in rapt attention, and its profound influence can be seen in almost every corner of Western culture.
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John Milton
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“The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven..”
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“How can I live without thee, how forego Thy sweet converse, and love so dearly joined, To live again in these wild woods forlorn? Should God create another Eve, and I Another rib afford, yet...”
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“If we were living in a better age they'd build a temple around a woman like that.”
“And of the sixth day yet remained There wanted yet the master work, the end Of all yet done: a creature who not prone And brute as other creatures but endued With sanctity of reason might er...”
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“Henceforth an individual solace dear; Part of my Soul I seek thee, and thee claim My other half: with that thy gentle hand Seisd mine, I yielded, and from that time see How beauty is excelld...”
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“Be strong, live happy and love, but first of all Him whom to love is to obey, and keep His great command!”
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“Nor love thy life, nor hate; but what thou liv'st Live well, how long or short permit to Heaven.”
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“Whom hast thou then, or what, to accuse, but heaven's free love dealt equally t'all?”
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“Immortal amarant, a flower which once In paradise, fast by the tree of life, Began to bloom; but soon for man's offence To heaven removed, where first it grew, there grows, And flowers aloft...”
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“Consult.../what reinforcement we may gain from hope,/If not, what resolution from despair.”
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“Awake, arise or be for ever fall’n.”
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