Selected Poetry and ProseMelbourne University Press, 1948 - 149 pages |
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Page 41
... o'er the realm of impious Pharaoh hung Like night , and darkened all the land of Nile : So numberless were those bad Angels seen Hovering on wing under the cope * of Hell , ' Twixt upper , nether , and surrounding fires ; Till , as a ...
... o'er the realm of impious Pharaoh hung Like night , and darkened all the land of Nile : So numberless were those bad Angels seen Hovering on wing under the cope * of Hell , ' Twixt upper , nether , and surrounding fires ; Till , as a ...
Page 48
... o'er the smooth And level pavement : from the archéd roof , Pendent by subtle magic , many a row Of starry lamps and blazing cressets , * fed With naphtha and asphaltus , yielded light As from a sky . The hasty multitude Admiring ...
... o'er the smooth And level pavement : from the archéd roof , Pendent by subtle magic , many a row Of starry lamps and blazing cressets , * fed With naphtha and asphaltus , yielded light As from a sky . The hasty multitude Admiring ...
Page 64
... o'er with zeal . Thus they their doubtful consultations dark Ended , rejoicing in their matchless Chief : As when from mountain - tops the dusky clouds Ascending , while the North - wind sleeps , o'erspread Heaven's cheerful face , the ...
... o'er with zeal . Thus they their doubtful consultations dark Ended , rejoicing in their matchless Chief : As when from mountain - tops the dusky clouds Ascending , while the North - wind sleeps , o'erspread Heaven's cheerful face , the ...
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Adam and Eve Almighty Angels Areopagitica Arethusa arms Azazel Beelzebub behold bliss Boeotia bright Chaos chorus cloud created creatures dark death deep delight doth dreadful Earth End of Book envy eternal evil eyes Father fear fierce fire firmament flaming flower Garden of Eden gates glorious glory gods golden hand happy hath heard Heaven heavenly heighth Hell hill honour Il Penseroso immortal King knowledge L'Allegro light Lines live Lord Lycidas mighty Milton mind moon morn mountains Muse night o'er pain Paradise Lost peace Philistine poem reign rest revenge round Samson Samson Agonistes sapience Satan seat seemed shade shalt sight sophisms spake sphere spirit Squire's Tale St Michael's Mount stars stood story of Mankind strength sweet thee thence things thou didst thought thrice throne thunder tree voice whence winds wings