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Evan Thomas, Milton Group8, Milton Group7, Milton Group6, Milton Group5, Milton Group4, Milton Group3, Milton Group2, Milton Group1, Milton Group9, Authors

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Internal Man

Luxon, Thomas H., ed. The Milton Reading Room, http://www.dartmouth.edu/~milton, March, 2015.

Satan implies that the serpent has become man internally but his physical features remain unchanged. This is, of course, untrue.
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Related:  Thus thou hast seen one World begin and end; And Man as from a second stock proceed. Much thou hast yet to see, but I perceave Thy mortal sight to faile; objects divine Must needs impaire and wearie human sense:,  IX.567 - IX.833,  I.560 - I.799,  V.744 - V.907,  VII.475 - VIII.99,  XI.660 - XII.32,  II.556 - II.837,  X.383 - X.656,  XI.381 - XI.659,  X.937 - XI.98,  III.555 - IV.78,  IX.1 - IX.278,  VI.280 - VI.557,  V.192 - V.467,  VII.197 - VII.474,  VIII.100 - VIII.378,  II.838 - II.1055,  X.657 - X.936,  Father of Mercie and Grace, thou didst not doome So strictly, but much more to pitie encline: No sooner did thy dear and onely Son Perceive thee purpos'd not to doom frail Man So strictly, but much more to pitie enclin'd,,  IX.1111 - X.102,  for man to be alone,  Shall that be shut to Man, which to the Beast Is open?,  Mans First Disobedience,  I.1 - I.282,  The one just Man alive; by his command Shall build a wondrous Ark, as thou beheldst, To save himself and houshold from amidst,  Woman being subservient to man,  VI.835 - VII.196,  Mans First Disobedience,  IV.924 - V.191,  Mankind created,  Mans First Disobedience,  Mans First Disobedience,  As present, Heav'nly instructer, I revive At this last sight, assur'd that Man shall live With all the Creatures, and thir seed preserve. Farr less I now lament for one whole World Of wicked Sons destroyd, then I rejoyce [ 875 ] For one Man found so perfe,  one greater Man,  IX.834 - IX.1110,  IV.358 - IV.634,  IX.279 - IX.566,  IV.79 - IV.357,  Mans First Disobedience,  man to till the ground,  one greater Man,  III.1 - III.273,  VI.1 - VI.279,  Mans First Disobedience,  II.284 - II.555,  The one just Man alive; by his command Shall build a wondrous Ark, as thou beheldst, To save himself and houshold from amidst,  II.1 - II.283,  I.283 - I.559,  For in those dayes Might onely shall be admir'd, And Valour and Heroic Vertu call'd; [ 690 ] To overcome in Battle, and subdue Nations, and bring home spoils with infinite Man-slaughter, shall be held the highest pitch Of human Glorie, and for Glorie done,  V.468 - V.743,  XII.33 - XII.314,  Mans First Disobedience,  greater Man,  one greater Man,  X.103 - X.382,  I had hope When violence was ceas't, and Warr on Earth, [ 780 ] All would have then gon well, peace would have crownd With length of happy dayes the race of man; But I was farr deceav'd; for now I see Peace to corrupt no less then Warr to waste.,  To whom th' Archangel. Dextrously thou aim'st; So willingly doth God remit his Ire, [ 885 ] Though late repenting him of Man deprav'd, Griev'd at his heart, when looking down he saw The whole Earth fill'd with violence, and all flesh Corrupting each thir ,  VIII.379 - VIII.653,  XI.99 - XI.380,  IV.635 - IV.923,  III.274 - III.554,  VI.558 - VI.834