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... hath join'd In equal ruin : into what pit thou seest From what height fall'n , so much the stronger proved He with his thunder : and till then who knew The force of those dire arms ? yet not for those Nor what the potent victor in his ...
... hath join'd In equal ruin : into what pit thou seest From what height fall'n , so much the stronger proved He with his thunder : and till then who knew The force of those dire arms ? yet not for those Nor what the potent victor in his ...
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... Hath lost us heav'n , and all this mighty host In horrible destruction laid thus low , As far as Gods and heav'nly essences Can perish : for the mind and spirit remains Invincible , and vigour soon returns , 140 Though all our glory ...
... Hath lost us heav'n , and all this mighty host In horrible destruction laid thus low , As far as Gods and heav'nly essences Can perish : for the mind and spirit remains Invincible , and vigour soon returns , 140 Though all our glory ...
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... hath recall'd His ministers of vengeance and pursuit Back to the gates of Heav'n ; the sulph'rous hail Shot after us in storm , o'erblown hath laid The fiery surge , that from the precipice 170 Of Heav'n received us falling ; and the ...
... hath recall'd His ministers of vengeance and pursuit Back to the gates of Heav'n ; the sulph'rous hail Shot after us in storm , o'erblown hath laid The fiery surge , that from the precipice 170 Of Heav'n received us falling ; and the ...
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... hath equall'd , force hath made supreme Above his equals . Farewell happy fields , Where joy for ever dwells : Hail horrors , hail 250 Infernal world , and thou profoundest Hell Receive thy new possessor ; one who brings A mind not to ...
... hath equall'd , force hath made supreme Above his equals . Farewell happy fields , Where joy for ever dwells : Hail horrors , hail 250 Infernal world , and thou profoundest Hell Receive thy new possessor ; one who brings A mind not to ...
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... Hath vex'd the Red Sea coast , whose waves o'erthrew Busiris and his Memphian chivalry , While with perfidious hatred they pursued The sojourners of Goshen , who beheld From the safe shore their floating carcases 310 And broken chariot ...
... Hath vex'd the Red Sea coast , whose waves o'erthrew Busiris and his Memphian chivalry , While with perfidious hatred they pursued The sojourners of Goshen , who beheld From the safe shore their floating carcases 310 And broken chariot ...
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