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... fair , as Fleanen sublime . CONTENTS . ( Thomson ) Book I. Book II . Book III . Book IV . PARADISE LOST . Page 1 24 53 • 74 Book V. 103 Book VI . • 128 Book VII . 154 Book VIII . · 172 Book IX . . 190 Book X. 223 Book XI . Book XII ...
... fair , as Fleanen sublime . CONTENTS . ( Thomson ) Book I. Book II . Book III . Book IV . PARADISE LOST . Page 1 24 53 • 74 Book V. 103 Book VI . • 128 Book VII . 154 Book VIII . · 172 Book IX . . 190 Book X. 223 Book XI . Book XII ...
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... fair idolatresses , fell 445 To idols foul . Thammuz came next behind , Whose annual wound in Lebanon allured The Syrian damsels to lament his fate In amorous ditties all a summer's day ; While smooth Adonis from his native rock 450 Ran ...
... fair idolatresses , fell 445 To idols foul . Thammuz came next behind , Whose annual wound in Lebanon allured The Syrian damsels to lament his fate In amorous ditties all a summer's day ; While smooth Adonis from his native rock 450 Ran ...
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... fair Damascus , on the fertile banks Of Abbana and Pharphar , lucid streams . He also ' gainst the house of God was bold : A leper once he lost , and gain'd a king ; Ahaz his sottish conqu'ror , whom he drew God's altar to disparage and ...
... fair Damascus , on the fertile banks Of Abbana and Pharphar , lucid streams . He also ' gainst the house of God was bold : A leper once he lost , and gain'd a king ; Ahaz his sottish conqu'ror , whom he drew God's altar to disparage and ...
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... fair light Secure , and at the bright'ning orient beam Purge off this gloom : the soft delicious air , 400 To heal the scar of these corrosive fires , Shall breathe her balm . But first , whom shall we send In search of this new world ...
... fair light Secure , and at the bright'ning orient beam Purge off this gloom : the soft delicious air , 400 To heal the scar of these corrosive fires , Shall breathe her balm . But first , whom shall we send In search of this new world ...
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... fair , But ended foul in many a scaly fold 650 Voluminous and vast , a serpent arm'd With mortal sting : about her middle round A cry of Hell - hounds never ceasing , bark'd With wide Cerberean mouths full loud , and rung A hideous peal ...
... fair , But ended foul in many a scaly fold 650 Voluminous and vast , a serpent arm'd With mortal sting : about her middle round A cry of Hell - hounds never ceasing , bark'd With wide Cerberean mouths full loud , and rung A hideous peal ...
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Adam Angel answer'd appear'd arm'd arms aught beast behold Belial bliss bright burning lake call'd Canaan celestial Cherub Cherubim cloud creatures dark death deep delight divine dread dwell Egypt eternal ev'ning evil eyes fair Fair Angel Father fear Fiend fire fix'd flow'rs fruit glory Gods grace hand happy hast hath heard heart Heav'n and Earth heav'nly Hell hill honour JOHN MILTON join'd King lest light live Lord lost mankind Messiah Milton's Poetical morn nigh night o'er ordain'd pain Paradise Parthian pass'd pow'r praise reign reply'd return'd round sapience Satan scape seat seem'd Serpent shade shalt sight Son of God soon spake Spirits stood sweet taste Tempter thee thence thine things thither thou art thou hast thoughts throne thyself tow'rds tree turn'd vex'd virtue voice wand'ring whence wings