The Works of the English Poets: MiltonH. Hughs, 1779 - English poetry |
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... fair idolatreffes , fell To idols foul . Thammuz came next behind , Whose annual wound in Lebanon allur'd The Syrian damfels to lament his fate In amorous ditties all a fummer's day , While fmooth Adonis from his native rock Ran purple ...
... fair idolatreffes , fell To idols foul . Thammuz came next behind , Whose annual wound in Lebanon allur'd The Syrian damfels to lament his fate In amorous ditties all a fummer's day , While fmooth Adonis from his native rock Ran purple ...
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... fair light Secure , and at the brightning orient beam Purge off this gloom ; the foft delicious air , To heal the fear of these corrofive fires , Shall breathe her balm . But first whom fhall In fearch of this new world ? whom fhall we ...
... fair light Secure , and at the brightning orient beam Purge off this gloom ; the foft delicious air , To heal the fear of these corrofive fires , Shall breathe her balm . But first whom fhall In fearch of this new world ? whom fhall we ...
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... to the waste , and fair , 650 But ended foul in many a scaly fold Voluminous and vaft , a ferpent arm'd With mortal fting : about her middle round A cry 660 A cry of Hell hounds never ceafing bark'd With 56 Book II . PARADISE LOST .
... to the waste , and fair , 650 But ended foul in many a scaly fold Voluminous and vaft , a ferpent arm'd With mortal fting : about her middle round A cry 660 A cry of Hell hounds never ceafing bark'd With 56 Book II . PARADISE LOST .
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... fair In Heav'n , when at th ' affembly , and in fight Of all the Seraphim with thee combin'd In bold confpiracy against Heav'n's king , All on a fudden miferable pain Surpris'd thee , dim thine eyes , and dizzy swum In darkness , while ...
... fair In Heav'n , when at th ' affembly , and in fight Of all the Seraphim with thee combin'd In bold confpiracy against Heav'n's king , All on a fudden miferable pain Surpris'd thee , dim thine eyes , and dizzy swum In darkness , while ...
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... fair fon here show'ft me , the dear pledg Of dalliance had with thee in Heav'n , and joys Then sweet , now sad to mention , through dire c Befall'n us unforeseen , unthought of ; know I come no enemy , but to fet free From out this dark ...
... fair fon here show'ft me , the dear pledg Of dalliance had with thee in Heav'n , and joys Then sweet , now sad to mention , through dire c Befall'n us unforeseen , unthought of ; know I come no enemy , but to fet free From out this dark ...
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Adam againſt almighty Angels appear'd arm'd arms battel behold beſt blifs bright burning lake call'd Cherub creatures darkneſs deep defire delight divine earth eaſe elſe eternal eyes faid Fair Angel feat feem'd feems fhade fhall fhould fide fight filent fince fire firft firſt fleep fome fong fons foon foul fpake ftill ftood fuch gates glory hath Heav'n heav'nly Hell higheſt highth hill himſelf hoft hoſt juſt laſt leaſt lefs leſs light loft meaſure moſt muſt night o'er pafs'd pain Paradife PARADISE LOST plac'd pleas'd pleaſant pow'r praiſe puniſhment rais'd reafon reft reign reply'd rife rofe round Satan ſet ſhall ſhape ſky ſpake Spi'rits Spirits ſpread ſtand ſtars ſtate ſtill ſtood ſtrength ſweet taſte thee thefe themſelves thence theſe things thofe thoſe thou thoughts thouſand throne turn'd vex'd wand'ring whofe whoſe wings worfe
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Page 240 - Tell, if ye saw, how came I thus, how here? Not of myself; by some great Maker then, In goodness and in power pre-eminent: Tell me how may I know him, how adore, From whom I have that thus I move and live, And feel that I am happier than I know...
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Page 79 - By sin to foul exorbitant desires: Upheld by me, yet once more he shall stand On even ground against his mortal foe, By me upheld, that he may know how frail...
Page 74 - Thus with the year Seasons return, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine ; But cloud instead, and ever-during dark Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair Presented with a universal blank Of Nature's works to me expunged and rased, And wisdom at one entrance quite shut out.
Page 226 - Magnificent, his six days' work, a world : Open, and henceforth oft; for God will deign To visit oft the dwellings of just men, Delighted; and with frequent intercourse Thither will send his winged messengers On errands of supernal grace.
Page 145 - Air, and ye elements, the eldest birth Of Nature's womb, that in quaternion run Perpetual circle, multiform ; and mix And nourish all things ; let your ceaseless change Vary to our great Maker still new praise.
Page 143 - Evil into the mind of God or man May come and go, so unapproved, and leave No spot or blame behind...
Page 37 - Up to our native seat: descent and fall To us is adverse. Who but felt of late, When the fierce foe hung on our broken rear Insulting, and pursued us through the deep, With what compulsion and laborious flight We sunk thus low...
Page 102 - O thou that, with surpassing glory crowned, Look'st from thy sole dominion like the god Of this new World — at whose sight all the stars Hide their diminished heads — to thee I call, But with no friendly voice, and add thy name, 0 Sun, to tell thee how I hate thy beams, That bring to my remembrance from what state 1 fell, how glorious once above thy Sphere, Till pride and worse ambition threw me down, Warring in Heaven against Heaven's matchless King!