Of Man's first disobedience, and the fruit Of that forbidden tree, whose mortal taste Brought death into the World, and all our woe, With loss of Eden, till one greater Man Restore us, and regain the blissful Seat, Sing Heav'nly Muse.
— John Milton Early Modern

Paradise Lost

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Paradise Lost, Book I

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1667

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Strange & Unusual

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