The British Poets: Including Translations ...C. Whittingham, 1822 - Classical poetry |
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Page 175
... turn'd thither - ward in haste His travell❜d steps : far distant he descries , Ascending by degrees magnificent Up to the wall of heaven , a structure high : At top whereof , but far more rich , appear'd The work as of a kingly palace ...
... turn'd thither - ward in haste His travell❜d steps : far distant he descries , Ascending by degrees magnificent Up to the wall of heaven , a structure high : At top whereof , but far more rich , appear'd The work as of a kingly palace ...
Page 178
... turn'd By his magnetic beam ; that gently warms The universe , and to each inward part , With gentle penetration , though unseen , Shoots invisible virtue even to the deep : So wondrously was set his station bright . There lands the ...
... turn'd By his magnetic beam ; that gently warms The universe , and to each inward part , With gentle penetration , though unseen , Shoots invisible virtue even to the deep : So wondrously was set his station bright . There lands the ...
Page 179
... turn'd , but not his brightness hid : Of beaming sunny rays a golden tiar Circled his head ; nor less his locks behind , Illustrious , on his shoulders fledge with wings Lay waving round : on some great charge employ'd He seem❜d , or ...
... turn'd , but not his brightness hid : Of beaming sunny rays a golden tiar Circled his head ; nor less his locks behind , Illustrious , on his shoulders fledge with wings Lay waving round : on some great charge employ'd He seem❜d , or ...
Page 180
... turn'd , Admonish'd by his ear ; and straight was known The arch - angel Uriel , one of the seven Who in God's presence , nearest to his throne , Stand ready at command , and are his eyes That run through all the heavens , or down to ...
... turn'd , Admonish'd by his ear ; and straight was known The arch - angel Uriel , one of the seven Who in God's presence , nearest to his throne , Stand ready at command , and are his eyes That run through all the heavens , or down to ...
Page 182
... turn'd to stars Numberless , as thou seest , and how they move . Each had his place appointed , each his course ; The rest in circuit walls this universe . Look downward on that globe , whose hither side With light from hence , though ...
... turn'd to stars Numberless , as thou seest , and how they move . Each had his place appointed , each his course ; The rest in circuit walls this universe . Look downward on that globe , whose hither side With light from hence , though ...
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Abdiel Adam Almighty angels appear'd arm'd arms battle Beelzebub behold blank verse bliss burning lake call'd celestial Cherub Cherubim clouds Comus dark daughter death deep delight divine dread earth eternal etherial evil eyes fair Fair Angel fall Father fear fell fire flames friends Gabriel glory gods grace hand happy hast hath heaven heavenly Hell highth hill hope host infernal Ithuriel John Milton join'd King Latin less light Lycidas mankind Messiah Milton mind Moloch nature never night o'er ordain'd pain Paradise Lost Paradise Regained pass'd perhaps poem poet poetry praise rage reason reign revenge rhyme round Satan seem'd seems Seraph Seraphim shade sight soon spake Spirits stood sweet Thammuz thee thence thine things thither thou thoughts throne thunder thyself turn'd Uriel verse vex'd whence winds wings wonder Zephon
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Page 100 - This neglect of rime is so little to be taken for a defect, though it may seem so perhaps to vulgar readers, that it is rather to be esteemed an example, the first in English, of ancient liberty recovered to heroic poem from the troublesome and modern bondage of riming.