Dreadful Was the Din

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A hall is filled with dragons and snakes as a human-like winged creature stands up from a throne

Dreadful was the din
Of hissing through the hall, thick-swarming now
With complicated monsters, head and tail.
(Book X., lines 521—523.)

Artist

Name:: Doré, Gustave
Dates:: 1832-1883
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Dumont, Louis Paul Pierre
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: St. Michael's College Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Milton's paradise lost
Author:: Milton, John
Publisher:: New York: Collier, n.d. [ca. 1880?]
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A large hall is filled with monsters such as dragons and snakes of various sizes and shapes as a human-like winged creature stands up from a throne on a platform.

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