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Thus Satan talking to his nearest mate

DMI number:
37096
Poem Aliases
Milton. Paradise Lost. Book 1.
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Evidence:
Fowler ed. Paradise Lost (Harlow: Longman, 1998).
First Line:
Thus Satan talking to his nearest mate
Last Line:
Not by the sufferance of supernatural power
Poem Genre / Form:
Epic, Extract / snippet from longer work, and Blank verse
Themes:
Grief / sadness / melancholy, Hell, and Religion
Related People
Author:
John Milton
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Comments:
Extract from Paradise Lost Book 1.
Content/Publication
Title:
Exercises for improvement in elocution [T126614] [ECCO]
Page No(s):
pp.59-60
Poem Title:
Description of Satan's stature, and preparation to address his fallen legions.
Attribution:
[Milton]
Attributed To:
John Milton