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... spake the apostate Angel , though in pain , Vaunting aloud , but rack'd with deep despair : And him thus answer'd soon his bold compeer . O Prince , O Chief of many throned Powers , 125 That led the embattled Seraphim to war Under thy ...
... spake the apostate Angel , though in pain , Vaunting aloud , but rack'd with deep despair : And him thus answer'd soon his bold compeer . O Prince , O Chief of many throned Powers , 125 That led the embattled Seraphim to war Under thy ...
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... spake ; and him Beelzebub Thus answer'd . Leader of those armies bright , Which but the Omnipotent none could have foil'd ! If once they hear that voice , their liveliest pledge Of hope in fears and dangers , heard so oft 275 In worst ...
... spake ; and him Beelzebub Thus answer'd . Leader of those armies bright , Which but the Omnipotent none could have foil'd ! If once they hear that voice , their liveliest pledge Of hope in fears and dangers , heard so oft 275 In worst ...
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... spake : and , to confirm his words , out flew Millions of flaming swords , drawn from the thighs Of mighty Cherubim ; the sudden blaze Far round illumined hell : Highly they raged Against the Highest , and fierce with grasped arms Clash ...
... spake : and , to confirm his words , out flew Millions of flaming swords , drawn from the thighs Of mighty Cherubim ; the sudden blaze Far round illumined hell : Highly they raged Against the Highest , and fierce with grasped arms Clash ...
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... spake . 50 My sentence is for open war : Of wiles , More unexpert , I boast not : them let those Contrive who need , or when they need ; not now , For , while they sit contriving , shall the rest , Millions that stand in arms , and ...
... spake . 50 My sentence is for open war : Of wiles , More unexpert , I boast not : them let those Contrive who need , or when they need ; not now , For , while they sit contriving , shall the rest , Millions that stand in arms , and ...
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... 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 hope , when everlasting Fate shall yield To fickle Chance , and Chaos judge the strife : The former ...
... 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 hope , when everlasting Fate shall yield To fickle Chance , and Chaos judge the strife : The former ...
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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 Michaƫl 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