Paradise Lost: A Poem in Twelve Booksand sold at Paris by Theophilus Barrois, jr., 1816 - 348 pages |
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... evil seek to bring forth good , Our labour must be to pervert that end , 150 155 44 160 And out of good still to find means of evil ; Which oft - times may succeed , so as perhaps 165 Shall grieve him , if I fail not , and disturb His ...
... evil seek to bring forth good , Our labour must be to pervert that end , 150 155 44 160 And out of good still to find means of evil ; Which oft - times may succeed , so as perhaps 165 Shall grieve him , if I fail not , and disturb His ...
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... Evil to others ; and , enrag'd , might see How all his malice serv'd but to bring forth Infinite goodness , grace and mercy shown On Man , by him seduc'd ; but on himself Treble confusion , wrath , and vengeance , pour'd . Forthwith ...
... Evil to others ; and , enrag'd , might see How all his malice serv'd but to bring forth Infinite goodness , grace and mercy shown On Man , by him seduc'd ; but on himself Treble confusion , wrath , and vengeance , pour'd . Forthwith ...
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... evil plight 335 In which they were , or the fierce pains not feel ; Yet to their general's voice they soon obey'd Innumerable . As when the potent rod Of Amram's son , in Egypt's evil day , Wav'd round the coast , up call'd a pitchy ...
... evil plight 335 In which they were , or the fierce pains not feel ; Yet to their general's voice they soon obey'd Innumerable . As when the potent rod Of Amram's son , in Egypt's evil day , Wav'd round the coast , up call'd a pitchy ...
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... evil much they argued then , Of happiness and final misery , Passion and apathy , and glory ' and shame , Vain wisdom all , and false philosophy : Yet with a pleasing sorcery could charm Pain for a while or anguish , and excite ...
... evil much they argued then , Of happiness and final misery , Passion and apathy , and glory ' and shame , Vain wisdom all , and false philosophy : Yet with a pleasing sorcery could charm Pain for a while or anguish , and excite ...
Page 60
... evil only ' good , Where all life dies , death lives , and nature breeds , Perverse , all monstrous , all prodigious things , 625 Abominable , inutterable , and worse Than fables yet have feign'd , or fear conceiv'd , Gorgons and Hydras ...
... evil only ' good , Where all life dies , death lives , and nature breeds , Perverse , all monstrous , all prodigious things , 625 Abominable , inutterable , and worse Than fables yet have feign'd , or fear conceiv'd , Gorgons and Hydras ...
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Adam Almighty Angel answer'd appear'd Archangel arm'd arms beast behold bliss bright burning lake call'd Canaan celestial Cherub Cherubim cloud created creatures dark days of Heaven death deep delight divine dreadful dwell eternal evil eyes fair Fair Angel faith fall'n Father fear Fiend fierce fire fix'd fruit gates glory Gods grace hand happy hast hath heard heart Heav'n and Earth heav'nly Hell hill Ithuriel JOHN MILTON join'd King lest light live mankind Messiah mix'd morn night o'er ordain'd pain PARADISE LOST pass'd peace plac'd pleas'd pow'r rais'd reign reply'd return'd round sapience Satan seat seem'd Seraph serpent shalt sight soon sov'reign spake Spi'rits Spirits stars stood sweet taste thee thence thine things thither thou hast thoughts throne thyself tow'ards tree turn'd Uriel vex'd voice wand'ring whence wings Zephon