Paradise Lost: A Poem in Twelve Booksand sold at Paris by Theophilus Barrois, jr., 1816 - 348 pages |
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... seem'd In bigness to surpass earth's giant sons , Now less than smallest dwarfs , in narrow room Throng'd numberless ; like that Pygmean race Beyond the Indian mount , or fairy elves , Whose midnight revels , by a forest side Or ...
... seem'd In bigness to surpass earth's giant sons , Now less than smallest dwarfs , in narrow room Throng'd numberless ; like that Pygmean race Beyond the Indian mount , or fairy elves , Whose midnight revels , by a forest side Or ...
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... seem'd For dignity compos'd and high exploit : But all was false and hollow ; though his tongue Dropt manna , and could make the worse appear The better reason , to perplex and dash Maturest counsels : for his thoughts were low ; To ...
... seem'd For dignity compos'd and high exploit : But all was false and hollow ; though his tongue Dropt manna , and could make the worse appear The better reason , to perplex and dash Maturest counsels : for his thoughts were low ; To ...
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... seem'd A refuge from those wounds or when we lay Chain'd on the burning lake ? that sure was worse , What , if the breath that kindled those grim fires , Awak'd , should blow them into sev'nfold rage , And plunge us in the flames ? or ...
... seem'd A refuge from those wounds or when we lay Chain'd on the burning lake ? that sure was worse , What , if the breath that kindled those grim fires , Awak'd , should blow them into sev'nfold rage , And plunge us in the flames ? or ...
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... seem'd A pill'ar of state ; deep in his front engraven , Deliberation sat and public care ; 500 And princely counsel in his face yet shone Majestic , though in ruin : sage he stood , With Atlantean shoulders fit to bear 305 The weight ...
... seem'd A pill'ar of state ; deep in his front engraven , Deliberation sat and public care ; 500 And princely counsel in his face yet shone Majestic , though in ruin : sage he stood , With Atlantean shoulders fit to bear 305 The weight ...
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... Stygian council thus dissolv'd , and forth In order came the grand infernal peers : Mid'st came their Paramount , and seem'd 495 500 505 1 + Alone the antagonist of Heav'n , nor less Than Hell's 56 B. II . gogues PARADISE LOST . 7 227 .
... Stygian council thus dissolv'd , and forth In order came the grand infernal peers : Mid'st came their Paramount , and seem'd 495 500 505 1 + Alone the antagonist of Heav'n , nor less Than Hell's 56 B. II . gogues PARADISE LOST . 7 227 .
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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