Paradise Lost: A Poem in Twelve BooksA. Donalson, and fold at his shop, 1772 - 323 pages |
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... o'er her flow decay . What though the shine with no MILTONIAN fire , No fav'ring Mufe her morning - dreams inspire ? Yet fofter claims the melting heart engage ; Her youth laborious , and her blameless age : Her's the mild merits of ...
... o'er her flow decay . What though the shine with no MILTONIAN fire , No fav'ring Mufe her morning - dreams inspire ? Yet fofter claims the melting heart engage ; Her youth laborious , and her blameless age : Her's the mild merits of ...
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... o'er his faints with eye unfeen , ) Spreads the red rod of angry pestilence , To sweep the wicked and their counsels hence : Yea all to break the pride of lustful kings , Who Heaven's lore reject for brutish sense ; As erst he scourg'd ...
... o'er his faints with eye unfeen , ) Spreads the red rod of angry pestilence , To sweep the wicked and their counsels hence : Yea all to break the pride of lustful kings , Who Heaven's lore reject for brutish sense ; As erst he scourg'd ...
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... O'er which lame faith leads understanding blind ; Left he perplex'd the things he would explain , And what was eafy he should render vain . Or if a work so infinite he spann'd , Jealous I was that some less skilful hand ( Such as ...
... O'er which lame faith leads understanding blind ; Left he perplex'd the things he would explain , And what was eafy he should render vain . Or if a work so infinite he spann'd , Jealous I was that some less skilful hand ( Such as ...
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... o'er the realm of impious Pharaoh hung Like night , and darken'd all the land of Nile : So numberless were those bad angels seen Hovering on wing under the cope of hell , ' Twixt upper , nether , and furrounding fires ; Till , as a ...
... o'er the realm of impious Pharaoh hung Like night , and darken'd all the land of Nile : So numberless were those bad angels seen Hovering on wing under the cope of hell , ' Twixt upper , nether , and furrounding fires ; Till , as a ...
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... o'er the Celtic roam'd the utmost isles . 515 520 All these and more came flocking ; but with looks Down - cast and damp , yet such wherein appear'd Obscure some glimpse of joy , to ' have found their chief Not in despair , to have ...
... o'er the Celtic roam'd the utmost isles . 515 520 All these and more came flocking ; but with looks Down - cast and damp , yet such wherein appear'd Obscure some glimpse of joy , to ' have found their chief Not in despair , to have ...
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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