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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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thou hadst in Heav'n th' esteem of wise

Gabriel is famous in Heaven for his wisdom. Satan is being childishly sarcastic, telling Gabriel that if he is so smart, he should know why Satan left Hell and came to Paradise.

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