Paradise Lost: A Poem, in Twelve BooksJ. Sharpe, 1827 |
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... stood , and call'd His legions , Angel forms , who lay entranced Thick as autumnal leaves that strow the brooks In Vallombrosa , where the Etrurian shades High overarch'd imbower ; or scatter'd sedge Afloat , when with fierce winds ...
... stood , and call'd His legions , Angel forms , who lay entranced Thick as autumnal leaves that strow the brooks In Vallombrosa , where the Etrurian shades High overarch'd imbower ; or scatter'd sedge Afloat , when with fierce winds ...
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... stood Their great Commander ; godlike shapes , and forms Excelling human ; princely Dignities ; And powers that erst in Heaven sat on thrones ; Though of their names in heavenly records now Be no memorial ; blotted out and rased By ...
... stood Their great Commander ; godlike shapes , and forms Excelling human ; princely Dignities ; And powers that erst in Heaven sat on thrones ; Though of their names in heavenly records now Be no memorial ; blotted out and rased By ...
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... stood on the bare strand , While the promiscuous crowd stood yet aloof . The chief were those , who from the pit of Hell Roaming to seek their prey on earth , durst fix Their seats long after next the seat of God , Their altars by his ...
... stood on the bare strand , While the promiscuous crowd stood yet aloof . The chief were those , who from the pit of Hell Roaming to seek their prey on earth , durst fix Their seats long after next the seat of God , Their altars by his ...
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... stood Her temple on the offensive mountain , built By that uxorious king , whose heart , though large , Beguiled by fair idolatresses , fell To idols foul . Thammuz came next behind , Whose annual wound in Lebanon allured The Syrian ...
... stood Her temple on the offensive mountain , built By that uxorious king , whose heart , though large , Beguiled by fair idolatresses , fell To idols foul . Thammuz came next behind , Whose annual wound in Lebanon allured The Syrian ...
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... stood Or altar smoked : yet who more oft than he In temples and at altars , when the priest Turns atheist , as did Eli's sons , who fill'd With lust and violence the house of God ? In courts and palaces he also reigns , And in luxurious ...
... stood Or altar smoked : yet who more oft than he In temples and at altars , when the priest Turns atheist , as did Eli's sons , who fill'd With lust and violence the house of God ? In courts and palaces he also reigns , And in luxurious ...
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Adam Almighty Angels answer'd appear'd arm'd arms aught beast behold bless'd bliss bright burning lake call'd Canaan celestial CHARLES ROLLS Cherub Cherubim cloud created creatures dark death deep delight didst divine dreadful dwell Earth eternal etherial evil eyes fair Fair Angel faith Father fear fierce fill'd fire fix'd flaming flowers fruit glory gods grace hand happy hast hath heard heart Heaven heavenly Hell highth hill John Milton JOHN SHARPE join'd King lest light live mankind Messiah mix'd morn nigh night o'er ordain'd pain PARADISE LOST pass'd peace reign replied return'd RICHARD WESTALL round sapience Satan scape seat seem'd Seraph Serpent shalt sight soon spake Spirits stars stood sweet taste thee thence thine things thither thou hast thoughts throne thunder thyself tree turn'd vex'd voice whence wings wonder Zephon