The Poetical Works of John Milton, Volume 1T. Noble, 1845 |
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... highth of all their flowing wealth dissolv'd a But men endued with these have oft attain'd In lowest poverty to highest deeds ; Gideon , and Jephtha , and the shepherd lad , Whose offspring on the throne of Judah sat So many ages , and ...
... highth of all their flowing wealth dissolv'd a But men endued with these have oft attain'd In lowest poverty to highest deeds ; Gideon , and Jephtha , and the shepherd lad , Whose offspring on the throne of Judah sat So many ages , and ...
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... highth of his desperation , cou fesses that he had frequently watched Jesus from his birth , purposely to discover if he was the true Messiah ; and col . lecting from what passed at the river Jordan that he most probably was so , he had ...
... highth of his desperation , cou fesses that he had frequently watched Jesus from his birth , purposely to discover if he was the true Messiah ; and col . lecting from what passed at the river Jordan that he most probably was so , he had ...
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... highth of mountains interpos'd , ( By what strange parallax , or optic skill Of vision , multiplied through air , or glass Of telescope , were curious to inquire :) And now the Tempter thus his silence broke : " The city which thou ...
... highth of mountains interpos'd , ( By what strange parallax , or optic skill Of vision , multiplied through air , or glass Of telescope , were curious to inquire :) And now the Tempter thus his silence broke : " The city which thou ...
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... highth , bent down his eye , His own works , and their works , at once to view : About him all the sanctities of heaven Stood thick as stars , and from his sight receiv'd Beatitude past utterance ; on his right The radiant image of his ...
... highth , bent down his eye , His own works , and their works , at once to view : About him all the sanctities of heaven Stood thick as stars , and from his sight receiv'd Beatitude past utterance ; on his right The radiant image of his ...
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... highth recall high thoughts , how soon unsay What feign ' submission swore ! Ease would recant Vows made in pain , as violent and void . For never can true reconcilement grow Where wounds of deadly hate have pierc'd so deep ? Which ...
... highth recall high thoughts , how soon unsay What feign ' submission swore ! Ease would recant Vows made in pain , as violent and void . For never can true reconcilement grow Where wounds of deadly hate have pierc'd so deep ? Which ...
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