The poetical works of John Milton: consisting of Paradise lost and regained, and Poems on several occasions, from the text of Dr. Newton, with the life of the author

1796 Paradise Lost BOSTON John Milton Poetry + Regained RARE American ed Newton

"The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven."

― John Milton, Paradise Lost

'Paradise Lost' follows the biblical story of the Fall of Man and the temptation of Adam and Eve. Milton himself states that purpose for this book was to "Justify the ways of God to Men". It covers the characters Adam, Eve, and Satan and the roles each played in the development of religious culture and idolatry.

It was critically acclaimed and well-received by many famed personalities, including Samuel Johnson who states.

"[Paradise Lost shows] Milton's peculiar power to astonish…and he seems to have been well acquainted with his own genius, and to know what it was the Nature had bestowed upon him more bountifully than upon others: the power of displaying the vast, illuminating the splendid, enforcing the awful, darkening the gloomy, and aggravating the dreadful.

Christian writer C.S. Lewis also interpreted Milton's landmark poem as a 'genuine Christian morality tale' (Leonard)

This 1796 American edition includes commentary and notes from Thomas Newton.

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MILTON, John

The poetical works of John Milton: consisting of Paradise lost and regained, and Poems on several occasions, from the text of Dr. Newton, with the life of the author

Boston: Printed by Joseph Bumstead, for E. Larkin..., 1796.

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages

o [3], iv-xx, [2], 23-373, [3]

· Language: English

· Binding: Leather; tight & secure

· Size: ~7in X 4.5in (18cm x 11.5cm)

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