greykit.poetry — #biblical
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1815
[lord-byron]
The Destruction of Sennacherib
In thundering anapests Byron retells the annihilation of the Assyrian host — gleaming one evening at sunset, silent and dead by dawn, melted by the Lord's glance.
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1667
[john-milton]
Paradise Lost, Book I
Book I of Milton's Paradise Lost — satan and the fallen angels rouse on the burning lake and raise Pandemonium.
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1667
[john-milton]
Paradise Lost, Book II
Book II of Milton's Paradise Lost — the infernal council debates revenge; Satan alone sets out for the new world.
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1667
[john-milton]
Paradise Lost, Book III
Book III of Milton's Paradise Lost — god foresees the Fall, the Son offers himself, and Satan wings toward Eden.
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1667
[john-milton]
Paradise Lost, Book IV
Book IV of Milton's Paradise Lost — satan enters Paradise and first beholds Adam and Eve in their innocence.
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1667
[john-milton]
Paradise Lost, Book IX
Book IX of Milton's Paradise Lost — the temptation and the Fall — Eve, and then Adam, eat the forbidden fruit.
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1667
[john-milton]
Paradise Lost, Book V
Book V of Milton's Paradise Lost — raphael, sent to warn Adam, begins the tale of the angels' revolt.
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1667
[john-milton]
Paradise Lost, Book VI
Book VI of Milton's Paradise Lost — the three-day war in Heaven and the Son's victory over the rebel host.
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1667
[john-milton]
Paradise Lost, Book VII
Book VII of Milton's Paradise Lost — raphael recounts the six days' Creation of the world.
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1667
[john-milton]
Paradise Lost, Book VIII
Book VIII of Milton's Paradise Lost — adam relates his own creation and discourse with God; Raphael departs.
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1667
[john-milton]
Paradise Lost, Book X
Book X of Milton's Paradise Lost — judgment is passed; Sin and Death bridge Chaos; discord enters the world.
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1667
[john-milton]
Paradise Lost, Book XI
Book XI of Milton's Paradise Lost — michael foretells to Adam the future woes that follow from sin.
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1667
[john-milton]
Paradise Lost, Book XII
Book XII of Milton's Paradise Lost — michael's prophecy of redemption through Christ; the expulsion from Paradise.