Paradise Lost and Regained
by John Milton (1677)
[1677]
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Paradise Lost
- Book 1:
Of Man's first disobedience, and the fruit Of that forbidden tree whose mortal taste Brought death into the World - Book 2:
The consultation begun, Satan debates whether another battle is to be hazarded for the recovery of Heaven - Book 3:
God, sitting on his throne, sees Satan flying towards this World, then newly created; shews him to the Son - Book 4:
Perplexed and troubled at his bad success The Tempter stood, nor had what to reply, Discovered in his fraud - Book 5:
Morning approached, Eve relates to Adam her troublesome dream; he likes it not, yet comforts her: they come forth to their day labours - Book 6:
Raphael continues to relate how Michael and Gabriel were sent forth to battle against Satan and his Angels. The first fight described - Book 7:
Raphael, at the request of Adam, relates how and wherefore this World was first created - Book 8:
Adam inquires concerning celestial motions; is doubtfully answered, and exhorted to search rather things more worthy of knowledge - Book 9:
Satan, having compassed the Earth, with meditated guile returns as a mist by night into Paradise; enters into the Serpent sleeping - Book 10:
Man's transgression known, the guardian Angels forsake Paradise, and return up to Heaven to approve their vigilance - Book 11:
The Son of God presents to his Father the prayers of our first parents now repenting, and intercedes for them - Book 12:
The Angel Michael continues, from the Flood, to relate what shall succeed; then, in the mention of Abraham
Paradise Regained
- Book 1:
I, who erewhile the happy Garden sung By one man's disobedience lost, now sing Recovered Paradise to all mankind - Book 2:
Meanwhile the new-baptized, who yet remained At Jordan with the Baptist, and had seen Him whom they heard so late expressly called - Book 3:
So spake the Son of God; and Satan stood A while as mute, confounded what to say, What to reply, confuted and convinced - Book 4:
Perplexed and troubled at his bad success The Tempter stood, nor had what to reply, Discovered in his fraud, thrown from his hope