Paradise Lost: A Poem in Twelve Booksand sold at Paris by Theophilus Barrois, jr., 1816 - 348 pages |
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Page 11
... published Paradise Regained ; but , Oh ! what a falling off was there ! -of which I will say no more , than that there is scarcely a more remarkable instance of t the frailty of human reason than our author gave in JOHN MILTON . 11.
... published Paradise Regained ; but , Oh ! what a falling off was there ! -of which I will say no more , than that there is scarcely a more remarkable instance of t the frailty of human reason than our author gave in JOHN MILTON . 11.
Page 12
A Poem in Twelve Books John Milton. the frailty of human reason than our author gave in preferring this poem to Paradise Lost . And thus having attended him to the sixty- sixth year of his age , as closely as such imperfect lights as men ...
A Poem in Twelve Books John Milton. the frailty of human reason than our author gave in preferring this poem to Paradise Lost . And thus having attended him to the sixty- sixth year of his age , as closely as such imperfect lights as men ...
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... reason , to perplex and dash Maturest counsels : for his thoughts were low ; To vice industrious , but to nobler deeds Timorous and slothful ; yet he pleas'd the ear , And with persuasive accent thus began . " I should be much for open ...
... reason , to perplex and dash Maturest counsels : for his thoughts were low ; To vice industrious , but to nobler deeds Timorous and slothful ; yet he pleas'd the ear , And with persuasive accent thus began . " I should be much for open ...
Page 49
... reason's garb , Counsell❜d ignoble ease and peaceful sloth , Not peace and after him thus Mammon spake . " Either to disenthrone the king of Heaven We war , Our own right , lost ; him to unthrone we then May hope , when everlasting ...
... reason's garb , Counsell❜d ignoble ease and peaceful sloth , Not peace and after him thus Mammon spake . " Either to disenthrone the king of Heaven We war , Our own right , lost ; him to unthrone we then May hope , when everlasting ...
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... reason hath deep silence and demur Seiz'd us , though undismay'd : long is the way , And hard , that out of Hell leads up to light ; Our prison strong ; this huge convex of fire , Outrageous to devour , immures us round 435 Ninefold ...
... reason hath deep silence and demur Seiz'd us , though undismay'd : long is the way , And hard , that out of Hell leads up to light ; Our prison strong ; this huge convex of fire , Outrageous to devour , immures us round 435 Ninefold ...
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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