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... Satan's temptation of Eve . And he is not motivated by a passion for revenge or by any notable passion at all . Nevertheless , Milton's Satan is a skillful deceiver who , like Melville's confi- dence man , masquerades in many disguises ...
... Satan's temptation of Eve . And he is not motivated by a passion for revenge or by any notable passion at all . Nevertheless , Milton's Satan is a skillful deceiver who , like Melville's confi- dence man , masquerades in many disguises ...
Page 77
... Satan's traits of fraud and deceit ; rather than as undiluted villain or as mighty rebel , he sardonically viewed this character as a hellish rogue . 2 Although Pommer does not suggest that Milton's Satan directly influenced the ...
... Satan's traits of fraud and deceit ; rather than as undiluted villain or as mighty rebel , he sardonically viewed this character as a hellish rogue . 2 Although Pommer does not suggest that Milton's Satan directly influenced the ...
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... Satan , works in " close design " ; he is a fox rather than a wolf . One of the mainstays of Satan's guile is the disguise . At one point or another in Paradise Lost , Satan masquer- ades as a cherub , a cormorant , a lion , a tiger , a ...
... Satan , works in " close design " ; he is a fox rather than a wolf . One of the mainstays of Satan's guile is the disguise . At one point or another in Paradise Lost , Satan masquer- ades as a cherub , a cormorant , a lion , a tiger , a ...
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