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Page 10
... reason hath equal'd , force hath made supreme Above his equals . Farewell , happy fields , Where joy for ever dwells ! Hail horrors ! hail , Infernal world ! And thou , profoundest Hell , Receive thy new possessor ! one who brings A ...
... reason hath equal'd , force hath made supreme Above his equals . Farewell , happy fields , Where joy for ever dwells ! Hail horrors ! hail , Infernal world ! And thou , profoundest Hell , Receive thy new possessor ! one who brings A ...
Page 28
... reason , to perplex and dash Maturest counsels : for his thoughts were low To vice industrious , but to nobler deeds Timorous and slothful : yet he pleased the car , And with persuasive accent thus began . I should be much for open war ...
... reason , to perplex and dash Maturest counsels : for his thoughts were low To vice industrious , but to nobler deeds Timorous and slothful : yet he pleased the car , And with persuasive accent thus began . I should be much for open war ...
Page 31
... reason's garb , Counsel'd ignoble ease , and peaceful sloth , Not peace : And after him thus Mammon spake Either to disenthrone the King of Heaven We war , if war be best , or to regain Our own right lost : Him to unthrone we then May ...
... reason's garb , Counsel'd ignoble ease , and peaceful sloth , Not peace : And after him thus Mammon spake Either to disenthrone the King of Heaven We war , if war be best , or to regain Our own right lost : Him to unthrone we then May ...
Page 36
... reason hath deep silence and demur Seized us , though undismay'd : Long is the ways And hard , that out of Hell leads up to light ; Our prison strong ; this huge convex of fire , Outrageous to devour , immures us round Ninefold ; and ...
... reason hath deep silence and demur Seized us , though undismay'd : Long is the ways And hard , that out of Hell leads up to light ; Our prison strong ; this huge convex of fire , Outrageous to devour , immures us round Ninefold ; and ...
Page 40
... reason'd high Of providence , foreknowledge , will , and fate ; Fix'd fate , free will , foreknowledge absolute ; And found no end , in wandering mazes lost . Of good and evil much they argued then . Of happiness and final misery ...
... reason'd high Of providence , foreknowledge , will , and fate ; Fix'd fate , free will , foreknowledge absolute ; And found no end , in wandering mazes lost . Of good and evil much they argued then . Of happiness and final misery ...
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Abdiel Adam Almighty Angels answer'd appear'd Archangel arm'd arms aught beast Beelzebub behold bliss bright burning lake call'd Canaan celestial Cherub Cherubim cloud created creatures dark days of Heaven death deep delight didst divine dread dwell Earth eternal evil eyes fair Fair Angel faith Father fear fierce fire fix'd flaming flowers fruit gates glory Gods grace hand happy hast hath heard heart Heaven heavenly Hell hill Ithuriel join'd King lest light live lost mankind Messiah Michaël mix'd night o'er ordain'd pain Paradise PARADISE LOST pass'd peace reign replied return'd round sapience Satan scape seat seem'd Seraph Serpent shalt sight soon sov'reign spake Spirits stars stood sweet taste Thammuz thee thence thine things thither thou hast thoughts throne thunder thyself tree turn'd Uriel vex'd voice whence wings wonder Zephon