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... less perhaps avail us known , How first began this Heaven which we behold Distant so high , with moving fires adorn'd Innumerable ; and this which yields or fills All space , the ambient air wide interfus'd Embracing round this florid ...
... less perhaps avail us known , How first began this Heaven which we behold Distant so high , with moving fires adorn'd Innumerable ; and this which yields or fills All space , the ambient air wide interfus'd Embracing round this florid ...
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... less . Her temperance over appetite , to know In measure what the mind may well contain ; Oppresses else with surfeit , and soon turns Wisdom to folly , as nourishment to wind . Know then , that , after Lucifer from Heaven ( So call him ...
... less . Her temperance over appetite , to know In measure what the mind may well contain ; Oppresses else with surfeit , and soon turns Wisdom to folly , as nourishment to wind . Know then , that , after Lucifer from Heaven ( So call him ...
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... less by night , altern ; and made the stars , And set them in the firmament of Heaven To illuminate the Earth , and rule the day In their vicissitude , and rule the night , And light from darkness to divide . God saw , Surveying his ...
... less by night , altern ; and made the stars , And set them in the firmament of Heaven To illuminate the Earth , and rule the day In their vicissitude , and rule the night , And light from darkness to divide . God saw , Surveying his ...
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John Milton. Shedding sweet influence : Less bright the moon , But opposite in levell'd west was set , His mirror , with full face borrowing her light From him ; for other light she needed none In that aspect , and still that distance ...
John Milton. Shedding sweet influence : Less bright the moon , But opposite in levell'd west was set , His mirror , with full face borrowing her light From him ; for other light she needed none In that aspect , and still that distance ...
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... less compass move , Serv'd by more noble than herself , attains Her end without least motion , and receives , ` As tribute , such a sumless journey brought Of incorporeal speed , her warmth and light ; Speed , to describe whose ...
... less compass move , Serv'd by more noble than herself , attains Her end without least motion , and receives , ` As tribute , such a sumless journey brought Of incorporeal speed , her warmth and light ; Speed , to describe whose ...
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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