Paradise Lost: A Poem in Twelve BooksA. Donalson, and fold at his shop, 1772 - 323 pages |
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... darkness that is before me , as well by " night as by day , feems nearer to the whitish than the blackith ; and the eye , rolling itself a little , " seems to admit I know not what little smallness of " light , as through a chink ...
... darkness that is before me , as well by " night as by day , feems nearer to the whitish than the blackith ; and the eye , rolling itself a little , " seems to admit I know not what little smallness of " light , as through a chink ...
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... darkness , fitlieft called Chaos . Here Satan , with his angels , lying on the burning lake , thunder - struck and astonished , after a certain space recovers , as from confufion , calls up him who next in order and dignity lay by him ...
... darkness , fitlieft called Chaos . Here Satan , with his angels , lying on the burning lake , thunder - struck and astonished , after a certain space recovers , as from confufion , calls up him who next in order and dignity lay by him ...
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... darkness visible Serv'd only to discover fights of woe , 60 Regions of forrow , doleful shades , where peace 65 And rest can never dwell , hope never comes That comes to all ; but torture without end Still urges , and a fiery deluge ...
... darkness visible Serv'd only to discover fights of woe , 60 Regions of forrow , doleful shades , where peace 65 And rest can never dwell , hope never comes That comes to all ; but torture without end Still urges , and a fiery deluge ...
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... darkness durst affront his light . First Moloch , horrid king , besmear'd with blood Of human facrifice , and parents tears , 390 396 400 Though for the noise of drums and timbrels loud Their childrens cries unheard , that pass'd thro ...
... darkness durst affront his light . First Moloch , horrid king , besmear'd with blood Of human facrifice , and parents tears , 390 396 400 Though for the noise of drums and timbrels loud Their childrens cries unheard , that pass'd thro ...
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... darkness cover . But these thoughts Full counsel must mature : peace is despair'd , For who can think fubmiflion ? War then , war Open or understood , must be refolv'd . 660 665 He spake : and , to confirm his words , outflew Millions ...
... darkness cover . But these thoughts Full counsel must mature : peace is despair'd , For who can think fubmiflion ? War then , war Open or understood , must be refolv'd . 660 665 He spake : and , to confirm his words , outflew Millions ...
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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