For man to tell how human life began
- DMI number:
- 32717
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- Fowler ed. Paradise Lost (Harlow: Longman, 1998).
- First Line:
- For man to tell how human life began
- Last Line:
- This paradise I give thee count it thine
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Epic, Extract / snippet from longer work, and Blank verse
- Themes:
- Creation and Retirement
- Author:
- John Milton
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Extract from Paradise Lost Book 8.
- First Line:
- For man to tell how human life began
- Last Line:
- Above or round about thee or beneath
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- Title:
- The beauties of the poets. Being a collection of moral and sacred poetry, from the most eminent authors [T90031] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.18-20
- Poem Title:
- Adam's Relation to Raphael of the First Survey he took of Himself.
- Attribution:
- Milton.
- Attributed To:
- John Milton
- Title:
- The beauties of the poets. Being a collection of moral and sacred poetry, from the most eminent authors. [T87951] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.17-20
- Poem Title:
- Adam's Relation to Raphael of the First Survey he took of Himself.
- Attribution:
- Milton.
- Attributed To:
- John Milton
- Title:
- The beauties of the poets. Or, a collection of moral and sacred poetry, from the most eminent authors. [T189227] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.16-19
- Poem Title:
- Adam's relation to Raphael of the First Survey he took of Himself
- Attribution:
- Milton
- Attributed To:
- John Milton
- Title:
- The beauties of the poets. Or, a collection of moral and sacred poetry. From the most eminent authors. [N15990] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.16-19
- Poem Title:
- Adam's Relation to Raphael of the First Survey he Took of Himself.
- Attribution:
- Milton.
- Attributed To:
- John Milton
- Title:
- The beauties of the poets. Or, a collection of moral and sacred poetry. From the most eminent authors. [T79395] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.16-19
- Poem Title:
- Adam's relation to Raphael of the First Survey he took of Himself.
- Attribution:
- Milton.
- Attributed To:
- John Milton
- Title:
- The beauties of the poets. Or, a collection of moral and sacred poetry. From the most eminent authors. [T79396] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.16-19
- Poem Title:
- Adam's relation to Raphael of the First Survey he took of Himself.
- Attribution:
- Milton.
- Attributed To:
- John Milton
- Title:
- The beauties of the poets: being a collection of moral and sacred poetry, from the most eminent authors. [N16023] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.20-23
- Poem Title:
- Adam's Relation to Raphael of the First Survey he took of Himself.
- Attribution:
- Milton.
- Attributed To:
- John Milton
- Title:
- The beauties of the poets: being a collection of moral and sacred poetry, from the most eminent authors. [N29557] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.20-23
- Poem Title:
- Adam's Relation to Raphael of the First Survey he took of Himself.
- Attribution:
- Milton.
- Attributed To:
- John Milton
- Title:
- The beauties of the poets: being a collection of moral and sacred poetry, from the most eminent authors. [T87952] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.20-23
- Poem Title:
- Adam's Relation to Raphael of the First Survey he took of Himself.
- Attribution:
- Milton.
- Attributed To:
- John Milton
Poem Aliases
Milton. Paradise Lost. Book 8.
Related People
Related Poems
Content/Publication