Paradise Lost: A Poem in Twelve BooksA. Donalson, and fold at his shop, 1772 - 323 pages |
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Page iv
... who , though in comfortable , were yet by no means in great circumstances . Neither doth he feera to have had any inclination to any other pro- feffion : : feffion : He had too free a spirit to iv The LIFE of MILTON .
... who , though in comfortable , were yet by no means in great circumstances . Neither doth he feera to have had any inclination to any other pro- feffion : : feffion : He had too free a spirit to iv The LIFE of MILTON .
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... spirit to be limited and confined , and was for comprehending all sciences , bnt profeffing none . Therefore , after he had left the univerfity in 1632 , he went to his father's house in the country ; for his father had by this time ...
... spirit to be limited and confined , and was for comprehending all sciences , bnt profeffing none . Therefore , after he had left the univerfity in 1632 , he went to his father's house in the country ; for his father had by this time ...
Page xii
... spirit of an old martyr . He was so prudent indeed , that he would not of his own accord begin any discourse of religion ; but at the same time he was fo honest , that , if he was questioned at all about his faith , he would not ...
... spirit of an old martyr . He was so prudent indeed , that he would not of his own accord begin any discourse of religion ; but at the same time he was fo honest , that , if he was questioned at all about his faith , he would not ...
Page xxi
... spirit capable of the strongest resentment , but yet more inclinable to pity and for- giveness . And neither in this was any injury done to the other lady whom he was courting ; for she is faid to have been always averse from the motion ...
... spirit capable of the strongest resentment , but yet more inclinable to pity and for- giveness . And neither in this was any injury done to the other lady whom he was courting ; for she is faid to have been always averse from the motion ...
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... spirit and vigour , though his health at that time was such , that he could hardly endure the fatigue of writing ; and being weak in body , he was forced to write by piece - meal , and to break off almost every hour . This necessarily ...
... spirit and vigour , though his health at that time was such , that he could hardly endure the fatigue of writing ; and being weak in body , he was forced to write by piece - meal , and to break off almost every hour . This necessarily ...
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Adam alſo angel appear'd behold beſt bliſs call'd cauſe cloſe courſe dark death defire delight deſign divine earth eaſe elſe eternal evil eyes faid fair faſt Father feat ferpent fide fight fince fire firſt fome fons foon foul fruit fuch glory happy haſte hath heav'n heav'nly hell houſe juſt King laſt leſs leſt light live loft loſs loſt Milton moſt muſt night o'er Paradiſe PARADISE LOST paſs paſs'd paſt pleaſure pow'r praiſe preſent publiſhed rais'd reaſon reply'd reſt return'd rifing roſe Satan ſay ſcarce ſcorn ſecond ſeek ſeem'd ſeems ſeen ſenſe ſerve ſet ſeveral ſhade ſhall ſhape ſhe ſhould ſhow ſky ſome ſpake ſpirits ſtand ſtars ſtate ſtill ſtood ſtream ſtrength ſuch ſweet taſte thee thence theſe things thoſe thou thought thro throne tree turn'd univerſal uſe verſes whoſe wings worſe