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... darkness , fitliest called Chaos : here Satan with his Angels lying on the burning lake , thunderstruck and astonished , after a certain space recovers , as from confusion , calls up him who next in order and dignity lay by him ; they ...
... darkness , fitliest called Chaos : here Satan with his Angels lying on the burning lake , thunderstruck and astonished , after a certain space recovers , as from confusion , calls up him who next in order and dignity lay by him ; they ...
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... dark Illumine , what is low raise and support , That to the height of this great argument I may assert eternal Providence , And justify the ways of God to Men . Say first , for Heav'n hides nothing from thy view , Nor the deep tract of ...
... dark Illumine , what is low raise and support , That to the height of this great argument I may assert eternal Providence , And justify the ways of God to Men . Say first , for Heav'n hides nothing from thy view , Nor the deep tract of ...
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... darkness visible Served only to discover sights of woe , Regions of sorrow , 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 Served only to discover sights of woe , Regions of sorrow , 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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... dark designs , That with reiterated crimes he might Heap on himself damnation , while he sought Evil to others , and enraged might see How all his malice served but to bring forth Infinite goodness , grace , and mercy shown On Man , by ...
... dark designs , That with reiterated crimes he might Heap on himself damnation , while he sought Evil to others , and enraged might see How all his malice served but to bring forth Infinite goodness , grace , and mercy shown On Man , by ...
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... darkness durst affront his light . 380 385 390 First Moloch , horrid king , besmear'd with blood Of human sacrifice , and parents ' tears , Though for the noise of drums and timbrels loud Their children's cries unheard , that pass'd ...
... darkness durst affront his light . 380 385 390 First Moloch , horrid king , besmear'd with blood Of human sacrifice , and parents ' tears , Though for the noise of drums and timbrels loud Their children's cries unheard , that pass'd ...
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