A character in this poem observes that "the mind is its own place, and in itself / Can make a heav'n of hell, a hell of heav'n," before concluding: "Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven.
The second section of this poem is partly set in "a dark / Illimitable ocean, without bound, / Without dimension; where length, breadth, and height, / And time, and place, are lost." The author of this poem pauses the action to celebrate the ease of his "unpremeditated verse." A reissue of this poem included a note calling rhyme "no necessary adjunct or true ornament of poemÂ… but the invention of a barbarous age," in defense of its blank verse. A setting in this poem is lined with flames that produce "No (*) light, but rather darkness visible." A character in this poem observes that "the mind is its own place, and in itself / Can make a heav'n of hell, a hell of heav'n," before concluding: "Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven." The first of its twelve books opens: "Of man's first disobedience, and the fruit / Of that forbidden tree." For 10 points, name this epic poem about the angelic war in Heaven and the Fall of Man, by John Milton.
The second section of this poem is partly set in "a dark / Illimitable ocean, without bound, /
Paradise Lost 