Paradise Lost: A Poem in Twelve BooksA. Donalson, and fold at his shop, 1772 - 323 pages |
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... Fast by the oracle of God ; I thence Invoke thy aid to my advent'rous fong , That with no middle flight intends to foar Above th ' Aonian mount , while it pursues Things unattempted yet in prose or rhyme . 15 And chiefly thou , O Spirit ...
... Fast by the oracle of God ; I thence Invoke thy aid to my advent'rous fong , That with no middle flight intends to foar Above th ' Aonian mount , while it pursues Things unattempted yet in prose or rhyme . 15 And chiefly thou , O Spirit ...
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... fast 675 With horrid ftrides ; hell trembled as he strode .. Th ' undaunted fiend what this might be admir'd , Admir'd , not fear'd ; God and his Son except , Created thing nought valu'd he nor shunn'd ; And with difdainful look thus ...
... fast 675 With horrid ftrides ; hell trembled as he strode .. Th ' undaunted fiend what this might be admir'd , Admir'd , not fear'd ; God and his Son except , Created thing nought valu'd he nor shunn'd ; And with difdainful look thus ...
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... like 721 To meet so great a foe : and now great deeds Had been achiev'd , whereof all hell had rung , Had not the snaky forceress that fat ... F 4 . Faft Fast by hell - gate , and kept the fatal Book II . 47 PARADISE LOST .
... like 721 To meet so great a foe : and now great deeds Had been achiev'd , whereof all hell had rung , Had not the snaky forceress that fat ... F 4 . Faft Fast by hell - gate , and kept the fatal Book II . 47 PARADISE LOST .
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... fast Threw forth , till on the left - fide op'ning wide , 755 Likest to thee in shape and - count'nance bright , Then shining heav'nly fair , a goddess arm'd , Out of thy head I sprung : amazement seiz'd All th ' host of heav'n ; back ...
... fast Threw forth , till on the left - fide op'ning wide , 755 Likest to thee in shape and - count'nance bright , Then shining heav'nly fair , a goddess arm'd , Out of thy head I sprung : amazement seiz'd All th ' host of heav'n ; back ...
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... fast by , hanging in a golden chain , This pendent world , in bigness as a star Of smallest magnitude , close by the moon . Thither full fraught with mischievous revenge , Accurs'd , and in a curfed hour he hies . 1040 1045 1050 1055 ...
... fast by , hanging in a golden chain , This pendent world , in bigness as a star Of smallest magnitude , close by the moon . Thither full fraught with mischievous revenge , Accurs'd , and in a curfed hour he hies . 1040 1045 1050 1055 ...
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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