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" Rocks, caves, lakes, fens, bogs, dens, and shades of death, A universe of death ; which God by curse Created evil, for evil only good ; Where all life dies, death lives, and nature breeds, Perverse, all monstrous, all prodigious things, Abominable, inutterable,... "
Selections from the Spectator, Tatler, Guardian, and Freeholder - Page 210
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The Spectator, Volume 4

1738 - 310 pages
...River of Oblivion. The mon flrous Animals produced in that Infernal World are reprefented by a fingle Line, which gives us a more horrid Idea of them, than a much longer Defcription would have done. Nature breeds, Ptrver/e, all monftrous, all prodigious Things, jftominable,...
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The Spectator. Volume the First. [-eighth.].

1744 - 332 pages
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A Familiar Explanation of the Poetical Works of Milton: To which is Prefixed ...

William Dodd, Joseph Addison - 1762 - 264 pages
...Defcription of Hell are finely imagined ; as the four Rivers which'difgorge themfelves into the Sea of Fire, the Extremes of Cold and Heat, and the River of Oblivion. The monftrous Animals produced in that infernal World are reprefented by a fingle Line, which gives us...
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Paradise Lost: A Poem, in Twelve Books. The Author John Milton. The Sixth ...

John Milton - 1763 - 670 pages
...defcription of Hell are finely imatin'd ; as the four rivers which ifgorge themfelves into the fea of fire, th^e extremes of cold and heat, and the river of oblivion. The monllrou;, animals produced in that infernal world are reprefeqted by a iingle line, which gives us...
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Paradise Lost: A Poem, in Twelve Books. The Author John Milton. Printed from ...

John Milton - 1795 - 260 pages
...and the river of otlivion. The monstrous nnimals produced in that infernal world are represented hy a single line, which gives us a more horrid idea of them, than a much longer description of them would have done. This episode of the fallen Spirits and tliejr place of hahitation comes in...
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Paradise Lost: A Poem, in Twelve Books. The Author John Milton. Printed from ...

John Milton - 1795 - 316 pages
...death, which God by curse Created ev'il, for evil only good, Where all life dies, death lives, and nature breeds, Perverse, all monstrous, all prodigious...Abominable, inutterable, and worse Than fables, yet have feign'd, or fear cdnceiv'd, Gorgons, and Hydras, and Chimxras dire. Meanwhile the Adversary' of God...
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The Spectator ...

1803 - 412 pages
...description of hell are finely imagined ; as the four rivers which disgorge themselves into the sea of fire, the extremes of cold and heat, and the river of oblivion....Abominable, inutterable, and worse Than fables yet have feign'ii, or fear conceiv'd, Gorgons and hydras, and chimeras dire." This episode of the fallen spirits...
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The Spectator ...

English essays - 1803 - 406 pages
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Select British Classics, Volume 14

English literature - 1803 - 372 pages
...description of hell are finely imagined ; as the four rivers which disgorge themselves into the sea of fire, the extremes of cold and heat, and the river of oblivion....all monstrous, all prodigious things, Abominable, unutterable, and worse Than fables yet have feign'd, or fear conceiv'd, Gorgons and hydras, and chimeras...
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The works of ... Joseph Addison, collected by mr. Tickell, Volume 2

Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pages
...description of hell are finely imagined ; as the four rivers which disgorge themselves into the sea of fire, the extremes of cold and heat, and the river of oblivion....world are represented by a single line, which gives a more horrid idea of them, than a much longer description would have done. Nature breeds, Perverse,...
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