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“The reason Milton wrote in fetters when he wrote of Angels & God, and at liberty when of Devils and Hell, is because he was a true Poet and of the Devil's party without knowing it.”
-- William Blake
I have begun my second reading of "Paradise Lost", and I wish it were my hundredth, as it only reads sweeter. I bought a special edition for the occasion. When I learned about Gustave Dore and his illustrations, I had to get an edition that included them, and I got a big hardcover. Maybe it's a little too big, as it feels more like a coffee table book and is rather bulky and awkward to hold and read as I pace about. But I cannot complain; it is a beautiful book. If I need something more convenient when I go out, I can always bring my old Penguin edition.
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“The reason Milton wrote in fetters when he wrote of Angels & God, and at liberty when of Devils and Hell, is because he was a true Poet and of the Devil's party without knowing it.”
-- William Blake
I have begun my second reading of "Paradise Lost", and I wish it were my hundredth, as it only reads sweeter. I bought a special edition for the occasion. When I learned about Gustave Dore and his illustrations, I had to get an edition that included them, and I got a big hardcover. Maybe it's a little too big, as it feels more like a coffee table book and is rather bulky and awkward to hold and read as I pace about. But I cannot complain; it is a beautiful book. If I need something more convenient when I go out, I can always bring my old Penguin edition.
