"Paradise Lost" - quotes Flashcards

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“war, then, war ____ or _______ must be _____”

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“war, then war OPEN or UNDERSTOOD must be RESOLVED”

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“_______ flaming”

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“HEADLONG flaming”

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3
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“that forgetful ____”

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“that forgetful LAKE”

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“man’s _____ ________”

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“man’s FIRST DISOBEDIENCE”

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“their _______ durst _____ his light”

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“their DARKNESS durst AFFRONT his light”

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“_____ on a _____ of royal state”

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“HIGH on a THRONE of royal state”

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“we feel our power ________ to disturb his Heav’n”

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“we feel our power SUFFICIENT to disturb his Heav’n”

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“______ fire”

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“PENAL fire”

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“________ flowers”

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“AMBROSIAL flowers”

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“he our ________”

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“he our CONQUEROR”

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“eternal _______”

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“eternal PROVIDENCE”

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“what in me is ____ _______”

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“what in me is DARK ILLUMINE”

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“some ____ revenge, first, what ______?”

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“some DIRE revenge, first, what REVENGE?”

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“______ with ___ lightning”

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“WINGED with RED lightning”

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“the fields ______/The ____ their notes renew, and ______ herds/Attest their ___ that hill and valley rings”

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“the fields REVIVE/The BIRDS their notes renew, and BLEATING herds/Attest their JOY that hill and valley rings”

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“fixed ____ of Heav’n did _____ ______ your leader”

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“fixed LAWS of Heav’n did FIRST CREATE your leader”

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17
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“his _____ throne”

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“his FATAL throne”

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“at his ______ bidding, darkness fled, light shone”

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“at his SECOND bidding, darkness fled, light shone”

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“Heav’n’s _____ ________ we overpower?”

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“Heav’n’s LORD SUPREME we overpower?”

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20
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“_____ fire and Tartarean ______ and ______ fire”

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“BLACK fire and Tartarean SULFUR, and STRANGE fire”

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“in Paradise fast by the Tree of Life…flow’rs _____ shading the ____ of Life/And where the river of ____ through midst of Heav’n rolls over the Elysian…impurpled with ______ roses smiled”

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“in Paradise fast by the Tree of Life…flow’rs ALOFT shading the FOUNT of Life/And where the river of BLISS through midst of Heav’n rolls over the Elysian…impurpled with CELESTIAL roses smiled”

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22
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“whose ___ views all these things at ____”

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“whose EYE views all these things at ONCE”

23
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“he whom ______ hath made _______”

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“he whom THUNDER hath made GREATER”

24
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“____ holy light for ___ is light”

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“HAIL holy light for GOD is light”

25
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“pain of __________ fire”

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“pain of UNEXTINGUISHABLE fire”

26
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“wherein past, present, future he ______”

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“wherein past, present, future he BEHOLDS”

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“the _____ of Heav’n”

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“the KING of Heav’n”

28
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“this dark____ ______”

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“this darkSOME DESERT”

29
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“this _______ on Hell should spout her ______ of fire”

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“this FIRMAMENT on Hell should spout her CATARACTS of fire”

30
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“man _________, disloyal breaks his fealty, and sins, against the _____ supremacy of Heav’n”

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“man DISOBEYING, disloyal breaks his fealty, and sins, against the HIGH supremacy of Heav’n”

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“he who _____ _______ in Heav’n”

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“he who REIGNS MONARCH in Heav’n”

32
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“____ darkness”

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“UTTER darkness”

33
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“______ from God…back to thy punishment _____ _______”

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“OUTCAST from God…back to thy punishment FALSE FUGITIVE”

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“preferring hard ______ before the easy ____ of ______ pomp”

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“preferring hard LIBERTY before the easy YOKE of SERVILE pomp”

35
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“_____ after light”

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“LIGHT after light”

36
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“_____ disobedience”

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“FILIAL disobedience”

37
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“powers and ________”

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“powers and DOMINIONS”

38
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“yet from these _______/No light, but ______ darkness”

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“yet from these FLAMES/No light, but RATHER darkness”

39
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“none _____ sat”

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“none HIGHER sat”

40
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“______ imitated state”

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“GODLIKE imitated state”

41
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“this _______ gloom for that celestial _____”

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“this MOURNFUL gloom for that celestial LIGHT”

42
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“towards him they ____ with _____ _________ prone”

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“towards him they BEND with AWFUL REVERENCE prone””

43
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“_____ world of darkness…_______ of darkness”

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“DEEP world of darkness…MAJESTY of darkness”

44
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“Heav’n’s ___ ________ king”

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“Heav’n’s ALL POWERFUL king”

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“the happy _____ …_________ brightness”

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“the happy REALMS…TRANSCENDENT brightness”

46
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“what ______ I from such _______ paid”

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“what PLEASURE I from such OBEDIENCE paid”

47
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“Heav’n’s ____ light…the brightening orient ____ _____ off this gloom”

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“Heav’n’s FAIR light…the brightening orient BEAM PURGE off this gloom”

48
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“some I have chosen of ______ grace _____ above the rest”

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“some I have chosen of PECULIAR grace ELECT above the rest”

49
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“this _______ light”

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“this DARKNESS light”

50
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“______ to God and equally enjoying _____ ______”

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“EQUAL to God and equally enjoying GODLIKE FRUITION”

51
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“the nearest _____ of darkness lies _______ on light”

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“the nearest COAST of darkness lies BORDERING on light”

52
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“_____ the ____ and honour him as me”

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“ADORE the SON and honour him as me”

53
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“Satan _______ low, as to _______ ______ is ____ in Heav’n”

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“Satan BOWING low, as to SUPERIOR SPIRITS is WONT in Heav’n”

54
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“Better to ___ in Hell than serve in Heav’n”

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” Better to REIGN in Hell that serve in Heav’n”