Books with author John Milton

Of Mans First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal tast Brought Death into the World, and all our woe, With loss of EDEN, till one greater Man Restore us, and regain the blissful Seat, Sing Heav'nly Muse, that on the secret top Of OREB, or of SINAI, didst inspire That Shepherd, who first taught the chosen Seed, In the Beginning how the Heav'ns and Earth Rose out of CHAOS: Or if SION Hill Delight thee more, and SILOA'S Brook that flow'd Fast by the Oracle of God; I thence Invoke thy aid to my adventrous Song, That with no middle flight intends to soar Above th' AONIAN Mount, while it pursues Things unattempted yet in Prose or Rhime. And chiefly Thou O Spirit, that dost prefer Before all Temples th' upright heart and pure, Instruct me, for Thou know'st; Thou from the first Wast present, and with mighty wings outspread Dove-like satst brooding on the vast Abyss And mad'st it pregnant: What in me is dark Illumine, what is low raise and support; That to the highth of this great Argument I may assert th' Eternal Providence, And justifie the wayes of God to men.

This Edition Features● A Detailed Biography of John Milton● A Fully Interactive Table of Contents● Superior Kindle FormattingIn Paradise Lost Milton produced poem of epic scale, conjuring up a vast, awe-inspiring cosmos and ranging across huge tracts of space and time. And yet, in putting a charismatic Satan and naked Adam and Eve at the centre of this story, he also created an intensely human tragedy on the Fall of Man. Written when Milton was in his fifties—blind, bitterly disappointed by the Restoration and briefly in danger of execution—Paradise Lost's apparent ambivalence towards authority has led to intense debate about whether it manages to 'justify the ways of God to men', or exposes the cruelty of Christianity.Seahorse Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in e-book production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the Seahorse Classics collection to build your digital library.

They; who to states and governors of the Commonwealth direct their speech; High Court of Parliament; or; wanting such access in a private condition; write that which they foresee may advance the public good; I suppose them; as at the beginning of no mean endeavour; not a little altered and moved inwardly in their minds: some with doubt of what will be the success; others with fear of what will be the censure; some with hope; others with confidence of what they have to speak. And me perhaps each of these dispositions; as the subject was whereon I entered; may have at other times variously affected; and likely might in these foremost expressions now also disclose which of them swayed most; but that the very attempt of this address thus made; and the thought of whom it hath recourse to; hath got the power within me to a passion; far more welcome than incidental to a preface.

They; who to states and governors of the Commonwealth direct their speech; High Court of Parliament; or; wanting such access in a private condition; write that which they foresee may advance the public good; I suppose them; as at the beginning of no mean endeavour; not a little altered and moved inwardly in their minds: some with doubt of what will be the success; others with fear of what will be the censure; some with hope; others with confidence of what they have to speak. And me perhaps each of these dispositions; as the subject was whereon I entered; may have at other times variously affected; and likely might in these foremost expressions now also disclose which of them swayed most; but that the very attempt of this address thus made; and the thought of whom it hath recourse to; hath got the power within me to a passion; far more welcome than incidental to a preface.

They; who to states and governors of the Commonwealth direct their speech; High Court of Parliament; or; wanting such access in a private condition; write that which they foresee may advance the public good; I suppose them; as at the beginning of no mean endeavour; not a little altered and moved inwardly in their minds: some with doubt of what will be the success; others with fear of what will be the censure; some with hope; others with confidence of what they have to speak. And me perhaps each of these dispositions; as the subject was whereon I entered; may have at other times variously affected; and likely might in these foremost expressions now also disclose which of them swayed most; but that the very attempt of this address thus made; and the thought of whom it hath recourse to; hath got the power within me to a passion; far more welcome than incidental to a preface.

They; who to states and governors of the Commonwealth direct their speech; High Court of Parliament; or; wanting such access in a private condition; write that which they foresee may advance the public good; I suppose them; as at the beginning of no mean endeavour; not a little altered and moved inwardly in their minds: some with doubt of what will be the success; others with fear of what will be the censure; some with hope; others with confidence of what they have to speak. And me perhaps each of these dispositions; as the subject was whereon I entered; may have at other times variously affected; and likely might in these foremost expressions now also disclose which of them swayed most; but that the very attempt of this address thus made; and the thought of whom it hath recourse to; hath got the power within me to a passion; far more welcome than incidental to a preface.

They; who to states and governors of the Commonwealth direct their speech; High Court of Parliament; or; wanting such access in a private condition; write that which they foresee may advance the public good; I suppose them; as at the beginning of no mean endeavour; not a little altered and moved inwardly in their minds: some with doubt of what will be the success; others with fear of what will be the censure; some with hope; others with confidence of what they have to speak. And me perhaps each of these dispositions; as the subject was whereon I entered; may have at other times variously affected; and likely might in these foremost expressions now also disclose which of them swayed most; but that the very attempt of this address thus made; and the thought of whom it hath recourse to; hath got the power within me to a passion; far more welcome than incidental to a preface.

They; who to states and governors of the Commonwealth direct their speech; High Court of Parliament; or; wanting such access in a private condition; write that which they foresee may advance the public good; I suppose them; as at the beginning of no mean endeavour; not a little altered and moved inwardly in their minds: some with doubt of what will be the success; others with fear of what will be the censure; some with hope; others with confidence of what they have to speak. And me perhaps each of these dispositions; as the subject was whereon I entered; may have at other times variously affected; and likely might in these foremost expressions now also disclose which of them swayed most; but that the very attempt of this address thus made; and the thought of whom it hath recourse to; hath got the power within me to a passion; far more welcome than incidental to a preface.

They; who to states and governors of the Commonwealth direct their speech; High Court of Parliament; or; wanting such access in a private condition; write that which they foresee may advance the public good; I suppose them; as at the beginning of no mean endeavour; not a little altered and moved inwardly in their minds: some with doubt of what will be the success; others with fear of what will be the censure; some with hope; others with confidence of what they have to speak. And me perhaps each of these dispositions; as the subject was whereon I entered; may have at other times variously affected; and likely might in these foremost expressions now also disclose which of them swayed most; but that the very attempt of this address thus made; and the thought of whom it hath recourse to; hath got the power within me to a passion; far more welcome than incidental to a preface.

They; who to states and governors of the Commonwealth direct their speech; High Court of Parliament; or; wanting such access in a private condition; write that which they foresee may advance the public good; I suppose them; as at the beginning of no mean endeavour; not a little altered and moved inwardly in their minds: some with doubt of what will be the success; others with fear of what will be the censure; some with hope; others with confidence of what they have to speak. And me perhaps each of these dispositions; as the subject was whereon I entered; may have at other times variously affected; and likely might in these foremost expressions now also disclose which of them swayed most; but that the very attempt of this address thus made; and the thought of whom it hath recourse to; hath got the power within me to a passion; far more welcome than incidental to a preface.

They; who to states and governors of the Commonwealth direct their speech; High Court of Parliament; or; wanting such access in a private condition; write that which they foresee may advance the public good; I suppose them; as at the beginning of no mean endeavour; not a little altered and moved inwardly in their minds: some with doubt of what will be the success; others with fear of what will be the censure; some with hope; others with confidence of what they have to speak. And me perhaps each of these dispositions; as the subject was whereon I entered; may have at other times variously affected; and likely might in these foremost expressions now also disclose which of them swayed most; but that the very attempt of this address thus made; and the thought of whom it hath recourse to; hath got the power within me to a passion; far more welcome than incidental to a preface.

They; who to states and governors of the Commonwealth direct their speech; High Court of Parliament; or; wanting such access in a private condition; write that which they foresee may advance the public good; I suppose them; as at the beginning of no mean endeavour; not a little altered and moved inwardly in their minds: some with doubt of what will be the success; others with fear of what will be the censure; some with hope; others with confidence of what they have to speak. And me perhaps each of these dispositions; as the subject was whereon I entered; may have at other times variously affected; and likely might in these foremost expressions now also disclose which of them swayed most; but that the very attempt of this address thus made; and the thought of whom it hath recourse to; hath got the power within me to a passion; far more welcome than incidental to a preface.