I've almost finished reading John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost (a fanfic based on the first parts of Genesis) and have been utterly blown away by its excellence. The basic plot, of course, comes directly from the Bible. What Milton does is to describe in detail what is merely hinted at in Genesis, and combine it with myths from Classical
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From Ignacy Krasicki (1735-1801), a short poem that American diplomats and pundits would do well to keep in mind when wondering how foreign despots see the world:
"The Lamb and the WolvesThe predator's cause is always good
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