Paradise Lost, Books 1-2Leach, Shewell, and Sanborn, 1896 - 210 pages |
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... Abyss , And mad'st it pregnant : what in me is dark , Illumine ; what is low , raise and support ; That , to the highth of this great argument , 21 15 I may assert Eternal Providence , memange And justify the 53 MILTON'S REMARKS ON THE ...
... Abyss , And mad'st it pregnant : what in me is dark , Illumine ; what is low , raise and support ; That , to the highth of this great argument , 21 15 I may assert Eternal Providence , memange And justify the 53 MILTON'S REMARKS ON THE ...
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... Abyss Long under darkness cover . But these thoughts Full counsel must mature . Peace is despaired ; 660 For who can think submission ? War , then , war Open or understood , must be resolved . ' He spake ; and , to confirm his words ...
... Abyss Long under darkness cover . But these thoughts Full counsel must mature . Peace is despaired ; 660 For who can think submission ? War , then , war Open or understood , must be resolved . ' He spake ; and , to confirm his words ...
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... Abyss , And through the palpable obscure find out His uncouth way , or spread his aery flight , Upborne with indefatigable wings , Over the vast Abrupt , ere he arrive 405 The happy Isle ? What strength , what art , can then Suffice ...
... Abyss , And through the palpable obscure find out His uncouth way , or spread his aery flight , Upborne with indefatigable wings , Over the vast Abrupt , ere he arrive 405 The happy Isle ? What strength , what art , can then Suffice ...
Page 100
... Abyss Heard far and wide , and all the host of Hell With deafening shout returned them loud acclaim . Thence more at ease their minds , and somewhat raised By false presumptuous hope , the rangèd Powers Disband , and , wandering , each ...
... Abyss Heard far and wide , and all the host of Hell With deafening shout returned them loud acclaim . Thence more at ease their minds , and somewhat raised By false presumptuous hope , the rangèd Powers Disband , and , wandering , each ...
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... Abyss Might in that noise reside , of whom to ask Which way the nearest coast of darkness lies Bordering on light when straight behold the throne - Of Chaos , and his dark pavilion spread 955 960 Wide on the wasteful Deep ! With him ...
... Abyss Might in that noise reside , of whom to ask Which way the nearest coast of darkness lies Bordering on light when straight behold the throne - Of Chaos , and his dark pavilion spread 955 960 Wide on the wasteful Deep ! With him ...
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Abyss Adam Almighty ancient Angels arms battle Beelzebub Belial Ben Jonson Bible bright called Chaos Chimæra Chorus Cicero Comus Dante darkness Death deep Define Demogorgon divine dread earth Edited English epic Eternal evil Exod fate fear fierce fiery fire flames force glory gods gold Greek hath Heaven heavenly Hell Hesiod highth Homer host Iliad infernal King Landor Latin light literature Lord Lowell Mammon meaning mighty Milton mind Moloch Night o'er once Ormus Ovid pain Paradise Lost passage perhaps poem poet poetic poetry Prometheus Bound prose reign revenge rock round Satan says sense Seraphim Shak Shakespeare sound spear speech Spenser Spirits stood style sublime Tartarus Tasso Thammuz thee thence Theog things thou thought throne thunder tion Transferred epithet translation verb verse Virgil winds wings word Zeus
Popular passages
Page 38 - Memory and her siren daughters ; but by devout prayer to that Eternal Spirit who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his seraphim with the hallowed fire of his altar to touch and purify the lips of whom He pleases.
Page 62 - Almighty hath not built Here for his envy, will not drive us hence: Here we may reign secure, and, in my choice, To reign is worth ambition, though in hell; Better to reign in hell, than serve in heaven.
Page 53 - That shepherd who first taught the chosen seed, In the beginning how the heavens and earth Rose out of chaos...
Page 101 - Others apart sat on a hill retired, In thoughts more elevate, and reasoned high Of providence, foreknowledge, will, and fate, Fixed fate, free will, foreknowledge absolute, And found no end, in wandering mazes lost...
Page 181 - Vice is a monster of so frightful mien, As, to be hated, needs but to be seen; Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face, We first endure, then pity, then embrace.
Page 105 - The other Shape — If shape it might be called that shape had none Distinguishable in member, joint, or limb...
Page 102 - Beyond this flood a frozen continent Lies, dark and wild, beat with perpetual storms Of whirlwind and dire hail ; which on firm land Thaws not, but gathers heap, and ruin seems Of ancient pile ; all else deep snow and ice...
Page 70 - With lust and violence the house of God? In courts and palaces he also reigns, And in luxurious cities, where the noise Of riot ascends above their loftiest towers, And injury, and outrage: And when night Darkens the streets, then wander forth the sons Of Belial, flown with insolence and wine.
Page 57 - What though the field be lost? All is not lost; the unconquerable will, And study of revenge, immortal hate, And courage never to submit or yield: And what is else not to be overcome? That glory never shall his wrath or might Extort from me.
Page 21 - Neither do I think it shame to covenant with any knowing reader that for some few years yet I may go on trust with him toward the payment of what I am now indebted...