Paradise Lost: A Poem in Twelve Books. With the Life of the Author, Volume 2J. Locken, 1828 |
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... light of day yet wants to run Much of his race though steep ; suspense in heaven , Held by thy voice , thy potent voice , he hears , And longer will delay to hear thee tell His generation , and the rising birth Of nature from the ...
... light of day yet wants to run Much of his race though steep ; suspense in heaven , Held by thy voice , thy potent voice , he hears , And longer will delay to hear thee tell His generation , and the rising birth Of nature from the ...
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... light was good ; And light from darkness by the hemisphere Divided : light the day , and darkness night , He named . Thus was the first day even and morn Nor pass'd uncelebrated , nor unsung By the celestial choirs , when orient light ...
... light was good ; And light from darkness by the hemisphere Divided : light the day , and darkness night , He named . Thus was the first day even and morn Nor pass'd uncelebrated , nor unsung By the celestial choirs , when orient light ...
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... light on the earth ; and it was so . And God made two great lights , great for their use To man , the greater to ... light from darkness to divide . God saw , Surveying his great work , that it was good : For of celestial bodies first ...
... light on the earth ; and it was so . And God made two great lights , great for their use To man , the greater to ... light from darkness to divide . God saw , Surveying his great work , that it was good : For of celestial bodies first ...
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... light by far the greater part he took , Transplanted from her cloudy shrine , and placed In the sun's orb , made porous to receive And drink the liquid light ; firm to retain Her gather'd beams , great palace now of light . Ilither as ...
... light by far the greater part he took , Transplanted from her cloudy shrine , and placed In the sun's orb , made porous to receive And drink the liquid light ; firm to retain Her gather'd beams , great palace now of light . Ilither as ...
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... light Round this opacious earth , this punctual spot , One day and night ; in all her vast surveys Useless besides ; reasoning I oft admire How nature wise and frugal could commit Such disproportions , with superfluous hand So many ...
... light Round this opacious earth , this punctual spot , One day and night ; in all her vast surveys Useless besides ; reasoning I oft admire How nature wise and frugal could commit Such disproportions , with superfluous hand So many ...
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Adam Adam and Eve angel answer'd appear'd archangel aught beast behold bless'd bliss bright bring bruise call'd Canaan celestial Cherubim cloud created creatures curse dark death delight descend didst diurnal divine doom dwell earth empyrean eternal evil eyes fair faith fear firmament of heaven fix'd fruit glory Godhead gods grace ground hand happy HARVARD COLLEGE hath heard heart heaven heavenly hell herb hill human voice join'd judge know'st labour lest light live Lord lost mankind Michael mix'd nigh night ordain'd Paradise PARADISE LOST pass'd peace perhaps race Raphael renew'd replied return'd sapience Satan seat seed seem'd serpent shalt shame sight soon sov'reign spake spirit stars stood sweet taste thee thence thine things thou art thou hast thought throne thyself tree trom turn'd virtue voice whence wings wonder