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... hast reveal'd , Divine interpreter ! by favour sent Down from the empyréan , to forewarn Us timely of what might else have been our loss , Unknown , which human knowledge could not reach : For which to the infinitely Good we owe ...
... hast reveal'd , Divine interpreter ! by favour sent Down from the empyréan , to forewarn Us timely of what might else have been our loss , Unknown , which human knowledge could not reach : For which to the infinitely Good we owe ...
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... hast vouchsaf'd Gently , for our instruction , to impart Things above earthly thought , which yet concern'd Our knowing , as to highest wisdom seem'd , Deign to descend now lower , and relate What may no less perhaps avail us known ...
... hast vouchsaf'd Gently , for our instruction , to impart Things above earthly thought , which yet concern'd Our knowing , as to highest wisdom seem'd , Deign to descend now lower , and relate What may no less perhaps avail us known ...
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... hast heard ) Troop to their standard ; so the watery throng , Wave rolling after wave , where way they found , If steep , with torrent rapture , if through plain , Soft - ebbing ; nor withstood them rock or hill ; But they , or under ...
... hast heard ) Troop to their standard ; so the watery throng , Wave rolling after wave , where way they found , If steep , with torrent rapture , if through plain , Soft - ebbing ; nor withstood them rock or hill ; But they , or under ...
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... hast repell'd ; while impiously they thought Thee to diminish , and from thee withdraw The number of thy worshippers . Who seeks To lessen thee , against his purpose serves To manifest the more thy might : his evil Thou BOOK VII . 585 ...
... hast repell'd ; while impiously they thought Thee to diminish , and from thee withdraw The number of thy worshippers . Who seeks To lessen thee , against his purpose serves To manifest the more thy might : his evil Thou BOOK VII . 585 ...
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... hast allay'd The thirst I had of knowledge , and vouchsaf'd This friendly condescension to relate Things , else by me unsearchable ; now heard With wonder , but delight , and , as is due , With glory attributed to the high Creator ...
... hast allay'd The thirst I had of knowledge , and vouchsaf'd This friendly condescension to relate Things , else by me unsearchable ; now heard With wonder , but delight , and , as is due , With glory attributed to the high Creator ...
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Adam Angel appear beast behold bliss bounds bright bring brought cause cloud created creatures dark death deep delight descend desire divine dwell Earth evil eyes fair faith Father fear field fruit gave glory Gods grace ground hand happy hast hath head heard heart Heaven heavenly Hell hill hope human JOHN SHARPE knowledge labour land late leave less lest light live looks Lord lost mankind Mean meet mind morn Nature night once Paradise peace perhaps present race reason replied rest return'd rise Satan seat seed seek seem'd sense Serpent sight soon spake Spirit stars stood sweet taste thee thence thine things thou thou hast thought till tree virtue voice waters wide wings wonder