What if earth
Be but the shadow of heaven, and things therein
Each to other like, more than on earth is thought?

John Milton

Paradise Lost

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Topic

Heaven and earth Heaven The earth

Author

John Milton

Source

Paradise Lost

Medium

Poem

Genre

Epic poem Religious literature

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1667 1660s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Milton, John. Paradise Lost. London: Samuel Simmons, 1667, bk. 5, I. 574.

Current Citation

"Paradise Lost." John Milton: Major Works, edited by Stephen Orgel and Jonathan Goldberg. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 5, I. 574.

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Speaker
Cassius

Author

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Medium
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If God be for us, who can be against us?

Apostle Paul

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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Era
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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Romans 8:31).