At the top of this image is a representation of Heaven;
The central figure is the Bard with harp,
surrounded by four or five dancing musicians.
We all have a selfhood that takes the place for us of God.
Blake sometimes refers to him as Urizen.
Milton stands before the false God
with a purpose to annihilate it.
He has 'shorn' hair like an earlier
hero called Samson.
You may recall that Samson pulled down
the columns of the Palace of the Philistines.
Here Milton pulls down
the same edifice.
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