Paradise Lost: A Poem in Twelve BooksA. Donalson, and fold at his shop, 1772 - 323 pages |
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... wide field how he his way should find , O'er which lame faith leads understanding blind ; Left he perplex'd the things he would explain , And what was eafy he thould render vain . Or if a work fo infinite he spann'd , Jealous I was that ...
... wide field how he his way should find , O'er which lame faith leads understanding blind ; Left he perplex'd the things he would explain , And what was eafy he thould render vain . Or if a work fo infinite he spann'd , Jealous I was that ...
Page 23
... wide Within her ample spaces , o'er the smooth And level pavement : from the arched roof , Pendent by fubtile magic , many a row Of tarry lamps and blazing creffets , fed 725 E 4 With With Naphtha and Asphaltus , yielded light As from a ...
... wide Within her ample spaces , o'er the smooth And level pavement : from the arched roof , Pendent by fubtile magic , many a row Of tarry lamps and blazing creffets , fed 725 E 4 With With Naphtha and Asphaltus , yielded light As from a ...
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... wide , but chief the fpacious hall ( Tho ' like a cover'd field , where champions bold Wont to ride arm'd , and at the Soldan's chair 760 Defy'd Defy'd the best of Panim chivalry 765 To mortal combat 24 Book I. PARADISE LOST .
... wide , but chief the fpacious hall ( Tho ' like a cover'd field , where champions bold Wont to ride arm'd , and at the Soldan's chair 760 Defy'd Defy'd the best of Panim chivalry 765 To mortal combat 24 Book I. PARADISE LOST .
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... wide into the realms of night , Scorning furprife . Or could we break our way By force , and at our heels all hell fhould rife With blacket infurrection , to confound Heav'n's pureft light ; yet our great enemy , All incorruptible ...
... wide into the realms of night , Scorning furprife . Or could we break our way By force , and at our heels all hell fhould rife With blacket infurrection , to confound Heav'n's pureft light ; yet our great enemy , All incorruptible ...
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... Wide gaping , and with utter lofs of being Threatens him , plung'd in that abortive gulf . If thence he ' fcape into whatever world , Or unknown region , what remains him lefs Than unknown dangers , and as hard escape ? 425 430 435 440 ...
... Wide gaping , and with utter lofs of being Threatens him , plung'd in that abortive gulf . If thence he ' fcape into whatever world , Or unknown region , what remains him lefs Than unknown dangers , and as hard escape ? 425 430 435 440 ...
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