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And now Through all restraint broke loose he wings his way Not farr off Heav'n , in the Precincts of light ... Thir own revolt , not I : if I foreknew , Foreknowledge had no influence on their fault , Which had 66 PARADISE LOST .
And now Through all restraint broke loose he wings his way Not farr off Heav'n , in the Precincts of light ... Thir own revolt , not I : if I foreknew , Foreknowledge had no influence on their fault , Which had 66 PARADISE LOST .
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| Title | The Poetical Works of John Milton, Volume 2 The Poetical Works of John Milton, John Mitford Volume 2 of The Poetical Works of John Milton, Printed from the Original Editions, with a Life of the Author by the Rev. John Mitford, John Milton |
| Author | John Milton |
| Publisher | W. Pickering, 1851 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | Feb 15, 2006 |
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