Paradise Lost, in Ten Books: The Text Exactly Reproduced from the First Edition of 1667; with an Appendix Containing the Additions Made in Later Issues and a Monograph on the Original Publication of the Poem |
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... created like to us , though less 350 In power and excellence , but favour'd more Of him who rules above ; fo was his ... Creation , or poffefs All as our own , and drive as we were driven , The punie habitants , or if not drive , Seduce ...
... created like to us , though less 350 In power and excellence , but favour'd more Of him who rules above ; fo was his ... Creation , or poffefs All as our own , and drive as we were driven , The punie habitants , or if not drive , Seduce ...
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... Created evil , for evil only good , Where all life dies , death lives , and nature breeds , Perverse , all monftrous , all prodigious things , Abominable , inutterable , and worfe Then Fables yet have Abomi- Book 2 . Paradife loft ...
... Created evil , for evil only good , Where all life dies , death lives , and nature breeds , Perverse , all monftrous , all prodigious things , Abominable , inutterable , and worfe Then Fables yet have Abomi- Book 2 . Paradife loft ...
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... Created thing naught vallu'd he nor shun'd ; 680 And with difdainful look thus first began . Whence and what art thou , execrable shape , That dar'ft , though grim and terrible , advance Thy mifcreated Front athwart my way To yonder ...
... Created thing naught vallu'd he nor shun'd ; 680 And with difdainful look thus first began . Whence and what art thou , execrable shape , That dar'ft , though grim and terrible , advance Thy mifcreated Front athwart my way To yonder ...
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... Created vast and round , a place of blifs In the Pourlieues of Heav'n , and therein plac't A race of upstart Creatures , to fupply Perhaps our vacant room , though more remov'd , Least Heav'n surcharg'd with potent multitude Might hap ...
... Created vast and round , a place of blifs In the Pourlieues of Heav'n , and therein plac't A race of upstart Creatures , to fupply Perhaps our vacant room , though more remov'd , Least Heav'n surcharg'd with potent multitude Might hap ...
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... created World , And Man there plac't , with purpose to affay If him by force he can deftroy , or worse , By fom falfe guile pervert ; and fhall pervert ; For man will heark'n to his glozing lyes , And easily tranfgrefs the fole Command ...
... created World , And Man there plac't , with purpose to affay If him by force he can deftroy , or worse , By fom falfe guile pervert ; and fhall pervert ; For man will heark'n to his glozing lyes , And easily tranfgrefs the fole Command ...
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Adam againſt alſo Angel Battel Beaſt beft behold beſt bliſs call'd cauſe Celeſtial Cloud darkneſs Death defire Earth eaſe elfe erft evil eyes faid fair farr Father fecond feven fhall fide fight fince firft firſt fome foon fpake Fruit ftill ftood fuch Gate Glorie hath Heav'n heav'nly Hell higheſt highth himſelf Hoft John Milton juft juſt laſt leaſt lefs leſs light Line loft Love moſt muſt Night Paradife PARADISE LOST paſt pleaſure praiſe preſent Reaſon recto reft repli'd reſt reverſe rife rofe Satan ſeek ſeemd ſeems Serpent ſhall ſhape ſhe ſhould Skie ſpake Spirits ſtand Starrs ſtate ſtill ſtood ſuch ſweet taſte thee themſelves thence theſe thine things thir thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand Throne thy felf Tree turnd vertue Warr whofe whoſe wings Wiſdom worfe World worſe wrauth