Paradise Lost Full Quote Guide
'Those notes to tragic; foul distrust, and breach
Disloyal on the part of man'
'That brought into this world a world of woe'
'If answerable I can obtain
Of my celestial patroness'
'Me of these
Nor skilled nor studious, higher argument'
Satan is "full of anguish" (62)
"The Serpent subtlest beast of all the field"(86) Sibilance.
"Wily Snake"(91) Epithet
"inward grief"(97)
"But I in none of these find place or refuge" (118-119)
"For only in destroying I find ease" (129)
"From servitude inglorious well-nigh"(141),
"O foul descent! That I who erst contended with gods to sit the highest, am now constrained into a
beast, and mixed with bestial slime," (164)
'Sole Eve, associate sole, to me beyond' p.66 line 227
'nothing lovelier can be found // In woman, than to study household good, // And good works in her
husband to promote' line 233-234
'Envying out happiness, and of his own // Despairing, seeks to work us woe and shame // By sly
assault' line 256 Satan might attack them
'Whether his first design be to withdraw // Our fealty from God, or to disturb // Conjugal love' line
261
'His violence thou fear'st not, being such, // As we, not capable of death or pain' line 282-283 Eve
speaking
'For such thou art, from sin and blame entire' line 290 Adam speaking to Eve
'I from the influence of thy looks receive // Access in every virtue, in thy sight // More wise, more
watchful, stronger' line 309-311 Adam gets stronger when with Eve
"So spake domestic Adam in his care // And matrimonial love" line 318-319
, Adam describes Satan as subtle - being able to manipulate and tempt people
"And what is faith, love, virtue unassayed" line 335
"But God left free the will, for what obeys // Reason" line 351-352
'the patriarch of mankind' line 376 page 72
'O much deceived, much failing, hapless Eve' line 404 page 74
'Thou never from that hour in paradise // Found'st either sweet repast, or sound repose' line 406-
407
'Mere serpent in appearance, forth was come, // And on his quest' line 415-414
'Spot more delicious than those gardens feigned' line 439
'His malice, and with rapine sweet bereaved // His fierceness of the fierce intent it brought: // That
space the evil one abstracted stood // From his own evil, and for the time remained // Stupidly good,
of enmity disarmed, // Of guile, of hate, of envy, of revenge' line 461-466
'Save what is in destroying, other joy // To me is lost." line 478-479
'so much hath hell debased, and pain // Enfeebled me' line 487-488
'wanton' line 517
'A goddess among gods, adored and served // By angels numberless, thy daily train' line 547-548
'glozed' line 549
'To whom the guileful tempter thus replied' line 567
'strange alteration' 599
'wily adder' 625
'into fraud // Led Eve our credulous mother' 644 -- contrast to 'Machiavellian' Isabella
'God so commanded, and left that command Sole daughter of his voice; the rest, we live // Law to
ourselves, our reason is our law' 652
'venturing higher than my lot' 690
'into her heart too easy entrance won' 734
'Knowledge of both good and evil' 752
'For good unknown, sure is not had, or had and yet unknown, is as not had at all.' 756 - 757
Theological argument
'Those notes to tragic; foul distrust, and breach
Disloyal on the part of man'
'That brought into this world a world of woe'
'If answerable I can obtain
Of my celestial patroness'
'Me of these
Nor skilled nor studious, higher argument'
Satan is "full of anguish" (62)
"The Serpent subtlest beast of all the field"(86) Sibilance.
"Wily Snake"(91) Epithet
"inward grief"(97)
"But I in none of these find place or refuge" (118-119)
"For only in destroying I find ease" (129)
"From servitude inglorious well-nigh"(141),
"O foul descent! That I who erst contended with gods to sit the highest, am now constrained into a
beast, and mixed with bestial slime," (164)
'Sole Eve, associate sole, to me beyond' p.66 line 227
'nothing lovelier can be found // In woman, than to study household good, // And good works in her
husband to promote' line 233-234
'Envying out happiness, and of his own // Despairing, seeks to work us woe and shame // By sly
assault' line 256 Satan might attack them
'Whether his first design be to withdraw // Our fealty from God, or to disturb // Conjugal love' line
261
'His violence thou fear'st not, being such, // As we, not capable of death or pain' line 282-283 Eve
speaking
'For such thou art, from sin and blame entire' line 290 Adam speaking to Eve
'I from the influence of thy looks receive // Access in every virtue, in thy sight // More wise, more
watchful, stronger' line 309-311 Adam gets stronger when with Eve
"So spake domestic Adam in his care // And matrimonial love" line 318-319
, Adam describes Satan as subtle - being able to manipulate and tempt people
"And what is faith, love, virtue unassayed" line 335
"But God left free the will, for what obeys // Reason" line 351-352
'the patriarch of mankind' line 376 page 72
'O much deceived, much failing, hapless Eve' line 404 page 74
'Thou never from that hour in paradise // Found'st either sweet repast, or sound repose' line 406-
407
'Mere serpent in appearance, forth was come, // And on his quest' line 415-414
'Spot more delicious than those gardens feigned' line 439
'His malice, and with rapine sweet bereaved // His fierceness of the fierce intent it brought: // That
space the evil one abstracted stood // From his own evil, and for the time remained // Stupidly good,
of enmity disarmed, // Of guile, of hate, of envy, of revenge' line 461-466
'Save what is in destroying, other joy // To me is lost." line 478-479
'so much hath hell debased, and pain // Enfeebled me' line 487-488
'wanton' line 517
'A goddess among gods, adored and served // By angels numberless, thy daily train' line 547-548
'glozed' line 549
'To whom the guileful tempter thus replied' line 567
'strange alteration' 599
'wily adder' 625
'into fraud // Led Eve our credulous mother' 644 -- contrast to 'Machiavellian' Isabella
'God so commanded, and left that command Sole daughter of his voice; the rest, we live // Law to
ourselves, our reason is our law' 652
'venturing higher than my lot' 690
'into her heart too easy entrance won' 734
'Knowledge of both good and evil' 752
'For good unknown, sure is not had, or had and yet unknown, is as not had at all.' 756 - 757
Theological argument
