The Tempter of Mankind
"Ay me, they little know
How dearly I abide that boast in vain,
Under what torments inwardly I groan:
While they adore me on the throne of hell,
With diadem and sceptre high advanced
The lower still I fall, only supreme
In misery; such joy ambition finds."
Satan questions himself before confronting Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.
Paradise Lost IV: 87-92, John Milton
posted by sirbarrett at 6:55 p.m.
5 Comments:
i guess there really is more to it than meets the eye, hm?
Satan? did u say SATAN???????
damn you christopher columbus!!!
i have no idea what I"m saying...just keep talking and typing to a minimum, my eyes are not gettin any younger....now get out the cane and the hearing aid.
Reminds me of that part in Ace Ventura when the landlord sneaks up behind him and says "Ventura?" Then, in response, Ventura says: "Yes Satan?"
Haven't seen THAT movie since the early nineties, still funny though.
It takes a really open mind to link Milton's Paradise Lost with Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.
I was SO miserable in my university English class when we studied Milton. I don't know where my head was at, but it definitely wasn't in class...
just the word MILTON is stress.
wv: hepukrhl
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