Paradise Lost: A Poem in Twelve BooksA. Donalson, and fold at his shop, 1772 - 323 pages |
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... hell , earth , chaos , all ; the argument Held me a while misdoubting his intent , That he would ruin ( for I faw him strong ) The facred truths to fable and old fong ; ( So Samson grop'd the temple's pofts in spite ) The world o ...
... hell , earth , chaos , all ; the argument Held me a while misdoubting his intent , That he would ruin ( for I faw him strong ) The facred truths to fable and old fong ; ( So Samson grop'd the temple's pofts in spite ) The world o ...
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... hell , defcri- bed here , not in the centre , ( for heaven and earth may be fuppofed as yet not made , certainly not yet accursed ) , but in a place of utter darkness , fitlieft called Chaos . Here Satan , with his angels , lying on the ...
... hell , defcri- bed here , not in the centre , ( for heaven and earth may be fuppofed as yet not made , certainly not yet accursed ) , but in a place of utter darkness , fitlieft called Chaos . Here Satan , with his angels , lying on the ...
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... hell ; say first what cause Mov'd our grand parents , in that happy state , Favour'd of heav'n so highly , to fall off From their Creator , and tranfgrefs his will , For one restraint , lords of the world besides ? Who first feduc'd ...
... hell ; say first what cause Mov'd our grand parents , in that happy state , Favour'd of heav'n so highly , to fall off From their Creator , and tranfgrefs his will , For one restraint , lords of the world besides ? Who first feduc'd ...
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... hell to work in fire , Or do his errands in the gloomy deep ; What can it then avail , though yet we feel Strength undiminish'd , or eternal being To undergo eternal punishment ? 146 150 155 Whereto with speedy words th ' arch - fiend ...
... hell to work in fire , Or do his errands in the gloomy deep ; What can it then avail , though yet we feel Strength undiminish'd , or eternal being To undergo eternal punishment ? 146 150 155 Whereto with speedy words th ' arch - fiend ...
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... hell , a hell of heav'n . What matter where if I be still the fame , And what I should be , all but less than he Whom thunder hath made greater ? Here at least We shall be free ; th ' Almighty hath not built 255 Here for his envy ...
... hell , a hell of heav'n . What matter where if I be still the fame , And what I should be , all but less than he Whom thunder hath made greater ? Here at least We shall be free ; th ' Almighty hath not built 255 Here for his envy ...
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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