Paradise Lost: A Poem in Twelve BooksA. Donalson, and fold at his shop, 1772 - 323 pages |
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... Behold this theatre , and grieve no more . This night , diftinguifh'd by your fmile , fhall tell , That never BRITON can in vain excel ; The flighted arts futurity fhall truft , And rifing ages haften to be juft . At length our mighty ...
... Behold this theatre , and grieve no more . This night , diftinguifh'd by your fmile , fhall tell , That never BRITON can in vain excel ; The flighted arts futurity fhall truft , And rifing ages haften to be juft . At length our mighty ...
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... zone , The northern pole fupports thy fhining throne ; Behold what furrows Age and Steel can plow ; The helmet's weight opprefs'd this wrinkled brow . Thro ' Thro ' Fate's untrodden paths I move , my hands Ix The LIFE of MILTON .
... zone , The northern pole fupports thy fhining throne ; Behold what furrows Age and Steel can plow ; The helmet's weight opprefs'd this wrinkled brow . Thro ' Thro ' Fate's untrodden paths I move , my hands Ix The LIFE of MILTON .
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... behold . 605 The fellows of his crime , the followers rather , 610 ( Far other once beheld in blifs , ) condemn'd For ever now to have their lot in pain ; Millions of fpirits for his fault amerc'd Of heav'n , and from eternal fplendours ...
... behold . 605 The fellows of his crime , the followers rather , 610 ( Far other once beheld in blifs , ) condemn'd For ever now to have their lot in pain ; Millions of fpirits for his fault amerc'd Of heav'n , and from eternal fplendours ...
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... Behold a wonder ! they but now who feem'd In bigness to furpafs earth's giant fons , 775 Now lefs than smallest dwarfs , in narrow room Throng numberless , like that pygmean race Beyond the Indian mount ; or fairy elves , Whole midnight ...
... Behold a wonder ! they but now who feem'd In bigness to furpafs earth's giant fons , 775 Now lefs than smallest dwarfs , in narrow room Throng numberless , like that pygmean race Beyond the Indian mount ; or fairy elves , Whole midnight ...
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... behold the throne Of Chaos , and his dark pavilion spread Wide on the wafteful deep ; with him enthron'd Sat fable - vefted Night , eldest of things , 960 The confort of his reign ; and by them stood Orcus and Ades , and the dreaded ...
... behold the throne Of Chaos , and his dark pavilion spread Wide on the wafteful deep ; with him enthron'd Sat fable - vefted Night , eldest of things , 960 The confort of his reign ; and by them stood Orcus and Ades , and the dreaded ...
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Adam afcend againſt alfo angel appear'd beft behold beſt blifs call'd caufe cherubim darkneſs death defcend defire delight divine earth elfe erft eternal evil eyes facred fafe faid fair fame Father fays feat fecond feek feem'd feems feen fent ferpent feven fhade fhall fhape fhould fide fight fign fince fire firft firſt fleep fome fong fons foon foul fpake fpirits fruit ftate ftill ftood fuch fweet glory hath heav'n heav'nly hell himſelf hoft juſt King laft laſt leaſt lefs light live loft Milton moft moſt muft muſt night o'er Paradife pleaſure pow'r praiſe prefent profe publiſhed rais'd reafon reft reply'd return'd rife rofe Satan ſhall ſtand ſtate ſtill ſtood tafte thee thefe thence theſe things thofe thoſe thou thought thro throne tree turn'd vex'd whofe whoſe wings worfe