Paradise Lost: A Poem in Twelve BooksA. Donalson, and fold at his shop, 1772 - 323 pages |
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Page xxxvi
... Paradise Loft had principally en- gaged his thoughts for some years past , and was now completed . It is probable , that his first design of writing an epic poem was owing to his conversations at Naples with the Marquis of Villa about ...
... Paradise Loft had principally en- gaged his thoughts for some years past , and was now completed . It is probable , that his first design of writing an epic poem was owing to his conversations at Naples with the Marquis of Villa about ...
Page xxxvii
... Paradise Lost in its present form , and after the Refloration he profecuted the work with closer appli- cation . Mr Philips relates a very remarkable circum- stance in the composure of this Poem , which was told him by Milton himself ...
... Paradise Lost in its present form , and after the Refloration he profecuted the work with closer appli- cation . Mr Philips relates a very remarkable circum- stance in the composure of this Poem , which was told him by Milton himself ...
Page xl
... Paradise Loft wet from the press in his hand ; and being asked what he had there , faid , that he had part of the noblest poem that ever was written in any language or in any age . However , it is certain that the book was un- known ...
... Paradise Loft wet from the press in his hand ; and being asked what he had there , faid , that he had part of the noblest poem that ever was written in any language or in any age . However , it is certain that the book was un- known ...
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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