Paradise Lost: A Poem, in Twelve Books, Volumes 1-2 |
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Page 14
... seen Hovering on wing under the Cope of Hell ' Twixt upper , nether , and surrounding Fires ; Till , as a signal giv'n , th ' up - lifted Spear Of their great Sultan waving to direct Their course , in even ballance down they light On ...
... seen Hovering on wing under the Cope of Hell ' Twixt upper , nether , and surrounding Fires ; Till , as a signal giv'n , th ' up - lifted Spear Of their great Sultan waving to direct Their course , in even ballance down they light On ...
Page 74
... seen Most glorious , in him all his Father shon Substantially express'd , and in his face . Divine compaffion visibly appear'd , Love without end , and without measure Grace , Which uttering thus he to his Father spake . 140 O Father ...
... seen Most glorious , in him all his Father shon Substantially express'd , and in his face . Divine compaffion visibly appear'd , Love without end , and without measure Grace , Which uttering thus he to his Father spake . 140 O Father ...
Page 88
... seen , or fome renown'd Metropolis With glistering Spires and Pinnacles adorn'd Which now the rifing Sun gilds with his beams . Such wonder seis'd , though after Heaven seen , The Spirit maligne , but much more envy seis'd At fight of ...
... seen , or fome renown'd Metropolis With glistering Spires and Pinnacles adorn'd Which now the rifing Sun gilds with his beams . Such wonder seis'd , though after Heaven seen , The Spirit maligne , but much more envy seis'd At fight of ...
Page 89
... most or Chryfolite , Rubie or Topaz , to the Twelve that shon In Aaron's Brest - plate , and a stone besides Imagin'd rather oft than elsewhere seen , GIO That ftone , or like to that which here Book III . 89 PARADISE LOST .
... most or Chryfolite , Rubie or Topaz , to the Twelve that shon In Aaron's Brest - plate , and a stone besides Imagin'd rather oft than elsewhere seen , GIO That ftone , or like to that which here Book III . 89 PARADISE LOST .
Page 130
... seen Betwixt Astrea and the Scorpion sign , Wherein all things created first he weigh'd , The pendulous round Earth with ballanc'd Air 1000 In counterpoife , now ponders all events , Battels and Realms : in these he put two weights The ...
... seen Betwixt Astrea and the Scorpion sign , Wherein all things created first he weigh'd , The pendulous round Earth with ballanc'd Air 1000 In counterpoife , now ponders all events , Battels and Realms : in these he put two weights The ...
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Adam afcend Aire alſo Angels anſwer'd appear'd arm'd Battel behold beſt bright call'd cauſe Cherubim Cloud courſe Creatures dark Death deep defire Divine dwell e'er Earth eaſe elſe Eternal evil eyes fafe faid fair falſe fide fight filence fince firſt fleep fome foon Fruit fuch Gate Glory happy haſte hath Heav'n Heav'nly Hell Hill Hoſt juſt laſt leſs light loft loſe moſt muſt Night pain Paradife paſs paſs'd paſt pleas'd pleaſure praiſe preſent rais'd Reaſon reply'd reſt return'd rife roſe round Satan ſay ſcarce ſcorn ſecond ſeek ſeem'd ſeems ſeen ſelf ſenſe Serpent ſerve ſet ſhade ſhall ſhape ſhe ſhew ſhould ſince ſmall ſoft ſome ſpake Spirits ſtand ſtate ſteps ſtill ſtood ſuch ſweet ſwift taſte thee thence theſe thine things thoſe thou thought Throne thy felf Tree turn'd vaſt wandring whoſe wings World worſe
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Page 98 - 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!
Page 10 - Aloft, incumbent on the dusky air, That felt unusual weight; till on dry land He lights — if it were land that ever...
Page 270 - This may be well. But what if God have seen, And death ensue ? then I shall be no more ! And Adam, wedded to another Eve, Shall live with her enjoying, I extinct : A death to think ! Confirm'd then I resolve, Adam shall share with me in bliss or woe.
Page 5 - A dungeon horrible, on all sides round, As one great furnace flamed; yet from those flames No light; but rather darkness visible Served only to discover sights of woe, Regions of sorrow, doleful shades, where peace And rest can never dwell, hope never comes That comes to all, but torture without end Still urges, and a fiery deluge, fed With ever-burning sulphur unconsumed.
Page 148 - O Adam, One Almighty is, from whom All things proceed, and up to him return, If not deprav'd from good, created all Such to perfection, one first matter all, Endued with various forms, various degrees Of substance, and, in things that live, of life...
Page 23 - Of dauntless courage, and considerate pride Waiting revenge; cruel his eye, but cast Signs of remorse and passion, to behold The fellows of his crime, the followers rather (Far other once beheld in bliss), condemn'd For ever now to have their lot in pain : Millions of spirits for his fault amerced...
Page 46 - O Progeny of Heaven, Empyreal Thrones, With reason hath deep silence and demur Seized us, though undismayed : long is the way And hard, that out of Hell leads up to Light...
Page 105 - Flowers of all hue, and without thorn the rose : Another side, umbrageous grots and caves Of cool recess, o'er which the mantling vine Lays forth her purple grape, and gently creeps Luxuriant; meanwhile murmuring waters fall Down the slope hills, dispersed, or in a lake, That to the fringed bank with myrtle crown'd Her crystal mirror holds, unite their streams.
Page 177 - Yet soon he heal'd ; for spirits that live throughout Vital In every part, not as frail man In entrails, heart or head, liver or reins, Cannot but by annihilating die ; Nor in their liquid texture mortal wound Receive, no more than can the fluid air...
Page 207 - Into one place, and let dry land appear.' Immediately the mountains huge appear Emergent, and their broad bare backs upheave Into the clouds; their tops ascend the sky: So high as...