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Page 10
... voice , their liveliest pledge Of hope in fears and dangers , heard so oft 275 In worst extremes , and on the perilous edge Of battle when it raged , in all assaults Their surest signal , they will soon resume New courage and revive ...
... voice , their liveliest pledge Of hope in fears and dangers , heard so oft 275 In worst extremes , and on the perilous edge Of battle when it raged , in all assaults Their surest signal , they will soon resume New courage and revive ...
Page 12
... voice they soon obey'd , Innumerable . As when the potent rod Of Amram's son , in Egypt's evil day , Waved round the coast , up call'd a pitchy cloud Of locusts , warping on the eastern wind , That o'er the realm of impious Pharaoh hung ...
... voice they soon obey'd , Innumerable . As when the potent rod Of Amram's son , in Egypt's evil day , Waved round the coast , up call'd a pitchy cloud Of locusts , warping on the eastern wind , That o'er the realm of impious Pharaoh hung ...
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... voices sweet , Built like a temple , where pilasters round Were set , and Doric pillars overlaid With golden architrave ; nor did there want 715 Cornice or frieze , with bossy sculptures graven : The roof was fretted gold . Not Babylon ...
... voices sweet , Built like a temple , where pilasters round Were set , and Doric pillars overlaid With golden architrave ; nor did there want 715 Cornice or frieze , with bossy sculptures graven : The roof was fretted gold . Not Babylon ...
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... voice dissuades ; for what can force or guile With him , or who deceive his mind , whose eye Views all things at one view ? He from Heaven's height All these our motions vain sees and derides ; 191 Not more almighty to resist our might ...
... voice dissuades ; for what can force or guile With him , or who deceive his mind , whose eye Views all things at one view ? He from Heaven's height All these our motions vain sees and derides ; 191 Not more almighty to resist our might ...
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... more the adventure than his voice Ferbidding ; and at once with him they rose : Their rising all at once was as the sound 475 Of thunder heard remote . Towards him they bend With awful reverence prone ; and as a God Extol PARADISE LOST .
... more the adventure than his voice Ferbidding ; and at once with him they rose : Their rising all at once was as the sound 475 Of thunder heard remote . Towards him they bend With awful reverence prone ; and as a God Extol PARADISE LOST .
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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