Paradis perdu: de Milton, Volume 1C. Gosselin, 1837 |
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... happy state , Favour'd of Heaven so highly , to fall off From their Creator , and transgress his will For one restraint , lords of the world besides . Who first seduced them to that foul revolt ? The infernal Serpent : he it was , whose ...
... happy state , Favour'd of Heaven so highly , to fall off From their Creator , and transgress his will For one restraint , lords of the world besides . Who first seduced them to that foul revolt ? The infernal Serpent : he it was , whose ...
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... happy realms of light , Clothed with transcendent brightness , didst outshine Myriads , though bright ! If he , whom mutual league , United thoughts and counsels , equal hope And hazard in the glorious enterprize , Join'd with me once ...
... happy realms of light , Clothed with transcendent brightness , didst outshine Myriads , though bright ! If he , whom mutual league , United thoughts and counsels , equal hope And hazard in the glorious enterprize , Join'd with me once ...
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... As far as gods and heavenly essences Can perish : for the mind and spirit remains Invincible , and vigour soon returns ; Though all our glory extinct , and happy state « que l'expérience de ce grand évènement , dans « ...
... As far as gods and heavenly essences Can perish : for the mind and spirit remains Invincible , and vigour soon returns ; Though all our glory extinct , and happy state « que l'expérience de ce grand évènement , dans « ...
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... happy fields , Where joy for ever dwells ! Hail , horrours ; ha Infernal world ! and thou , profoundest hell , Receive thy new possessour ; one who brings A mind not to be changed by place or time . The mind is its own place , and in ...
... happy fields , Where joy for ever dwells ! Hail , horrours ; ha Infernal world ! and thou , profoundest hell , Receive thy new possessour ; one who brings A mind not to be changed by place or time . The mind is its own place , and in ...
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... happy though but ill , for ill not worst , If we procure not to ourselves more woe . Thus Belial , with words clothed in reason's garb Counsell'd ignoble ease and peaceful sloth , << minie ou les chaînes ou les châtimens , loi 92 [ 208 ] ...
... happy though but ill , for ill not worst , If we procure not to ourselves more woe . Thus Belial , with words clothed in reason's garb Counsell'd ignoble ease and peaceful sloth , << minie ou les chaînes ou les châtimens , loi 92 [ 208 ] ...
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Adam Almighty angels anges another world appear'd archangel arm'd arms battel behold bliss bounds bring call'd ciel created dark darkness death deeds deep DIEU divine doom earth ennemi envy equal Esprits eternal evil extol Father fear fell fierce fiery find fire firmament first forth found full gates glory godlike gods gold good great hand happy hast hath head heaven heavenly hell high hill his enemy his punishment hope infernal King know l'Enfer less light look lost love made mankind Milton mind Moloch night nuit o'er offspring once Paradise pass'd perhaps power powers praise reign right round Satan scorn seat seem'd seest shade shape shone side sight soon spake spirits stand stood sweet terre their thence things thither thou though thoughts Thrice throne thus thyself trône turn'd Uriel whence whom wide winds wings words work world worse
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Page 282 - With charm of earliest birds ; pleasant the sun When first on this delightful land he spreads His orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and...
Page 24 - Infernal World! and thou, profoundest Hell, Receive thy new possessor - one who brings A mind not to be changed by place or time. The mind is its own place, and in itself Can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven.
Page 336 - Rising or falling, still advance his praise. His praise, ye winds, that from four quarters blow, Breathe soft or loud ; and wave your tops, ye pines, With every plant, in sign of worship wave. Fountains, and ye that warble as ye flow, Melodious murmurs, warbling tune his praise. Join voices, all ye living souls ; ye birds, That singing up to heaven-gate ascend, Bear on your wings and in your notes his praise.
Page 250 - The image of their glorious Maker shone, Truth, wisdom, sanctitude severe and pure, Severe, but in true filial freedom...
Page 278 - Now came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad; Silence accompanied; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk, all but .the wakeful nightingale; She all night long her amorous descant sung...
Page 252 - So hand in hand they pass'd, the loveliest pair, That ever since in love's embraces met; Adam the goodliest man of men since born His sons, the fairest of her daughters Eve.
Page 248 - Flowers of all hue, and without thorn the rose : Another side, umbrageous grots and caves Of cool recess, o'er which the mantling vine Lays forth her purple grape, and gently creeps Luxuriant; meanwhile murmuring waters fall Down the slope hills, dispersed, or in a lake, That to the fringed bank with myrtle crown'd Her crystal mirror holds, unite their streams.
Page 238 - Insuperable height of loftiest shade, Cedar and pine and fir and branching palm, A sylvan scene; and, as the ranks ascend Shade above shade, a woody theatre Of stateliest view.
Page 128 - The other shape, If shape it might be call'd that shape had none Distinguishable in member, joint, or limb ; Or substance might be call'd that shadow seem'd, For each seem'd either: black it stood as night, Fierce as ten furies, terrible as Hell, And shook a dreadful dart ; what seem'd his head The likeness of a kingly crown had on.
Page 62 - The ascending pile Stood fixed her stately highth; and straight the doors, Opening their brazen folds discover, wide Within, her ample spaces o'er the smooth And level pavement: from the arched 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.