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Then touches the prime cause of his fall , the serpent , or rather , Satan in the serpent ; who , revolting from God , and drawing to his side many legions of Angels , was by the command of God driven out of heaven with all his crew ...
Then touches the prime cause of his fall , the serpent , or rather , Satan in the serpent ; who , revolting from God , and drawing to his side many legions of Angels , was by the command of God driven out of heaven with all his crew ...
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Say first , for heav'n hides nothing from thy view , Nor the deep tract of hell ; say first , what cause Mov'd our grand parents in that happy state , Favour'd of heaven so highly , to fall off From their Creator , and transgress his ...
Say first , for heav'n hides nothing from thy view , Nor the deep tract of hell ; say first , what cause Mov'd our grand parents in that happy state , Favour'd of heaven so highly , to fall off From their Creator , and transgress his ...
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That durst dislike his reign ; and , me preferring , His utmost power with adverse power oppos'd In dubious battle on the plains of heaven , And shook his throne . What though the field be lost ? All is not lost ; th ' unconquerable ...
That durst dislike his reign ; and , me preferring , His utmost power with adverse power oppos'd In dubious battle on the plains of heaven , And shook his throne . What though the field be lost ? All is not lost ; th ' unconquerable ...
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Fearless , endanger'd heaven's perpetual King , And put to proof his high supremacy , Whether upheld by strength , or chance , or fate ; Too well I see and rue the dire event , That with sad overthrow and foul defeat Hath lost us heaven ...
Fearless , endanger'd heaven's perpetual King , And put to proof his high supremacy , Whether upheld by strength , or chance , or fate ; Too well I see and rue the dire event , That with sad overthrow and foul defeat Hath lost us heaven ...
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But see ! the angry victor hath recall'd His ministers of vengeance and pursuit Back to the gates of heaven : the sulphurous hail , Shot after us in storm , o'erblown hath laid The fiery surge , that from the precipice Of heaven ...
But see ! the angry victor hath recall'd His ministers of vengeance and pursuit Back to the gates of heaven : the sulphurous hail , Shot after us in storm , o'erblown hath laid The fiery surge , that from the precipice Of heaven ...
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| Title | The Poetical Works of John Milton: With Notes and a Life of the Author, Volume 1 The Poetical Works of John Milton: With Notes and a Life of the Author, John Mitford |
| Author | John Mitford |
| Publisher | Hilliard, Gray, and Company, 1838 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | Mar 5, 2009 |
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