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... King , And put to proof his high supremacy , Whether upheld by strength , or chance , or fate ; Too well I see and rue the dire event , That with sad overthrow and foul defeat 135 Hath lost us heav'n , and all this mighty host In ...
... King , And put to proof his high supremacy , Whether upheld by strength , or chance , or fate ; Too well I see and rue the dire event , That with sad overthrow and foul defeat 135 Hath lost us heav'n , and all this mighty host In ...
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... 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 thro ' fire To his grim idol . Him the Ammonite 396 Worshipp'd in Rabba ...
... 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 thro ' fire To his grim idol . Him the Ammonite 396 Worshipp'd in Rabba ...
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... king , whose heart , though large , Beguiled by 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 ...
... king , whose heart , though large , Beguiled by 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 ...
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... king ; Ahaz his sottish conqu'ror , whom he drew God's altar to disparage and displace For one of Syrian mode , whereon to burn 465 470 His odious offerings , and adore the gods 475 Whom he had vanquish'd . After these appear'd A crew ...
... king ; Ahaz his sottish conqu'ror , whom he drew God's altar to disparage and displace For one of Syrian mode , whereon to burn 465 470 His odious offerings , and adore the gods 475 Whom he had vanquish'd . After these appear'd A crew ...
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... kings , Learn how their greatest monuments of fame And strength , and art , are easily outdone By Spirits reprobate , and in an hour What in an age they with incessant toil And hands innumerable scarce perform . Nigh on the plain in ...
... kings , Learn how their greatest monuments of fame And strength , and art , are easily outdone By Spirits reprobate , and in an hour What in an age they with incessant toil And hands innumerable scarce perform . Nigh on the plain in ...
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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