Though he sees his fortunes changed, he boasts of “the unconquerable will, the study of revenge, immortal hate, and courage never to submit or yield” (Paradise Lost, book I, ll. 106–108).

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, Heavenly Muse, that, on the secret top Of Oreb, or of Sinai ...

There is an exhilaration, a knowledge of manliness gained by the reader who establishes his base camps on, say, Milton’s Paradise Lost, climbs from couloir to crag, and at last reaches the summit.

“Paradise Lost is totally still important, and we’re working heavily on it. It just seems to be going pretty well,” Gunn revealed during the event, with Safran confirming that “the pilot ...

That, to the height of this great argument, I may assert Eternal Providence, And justify the ways of God to men.