The Poetical Works of John Milton: With Notes and a Life of the Author, Volume 1 |
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And if chance or flight had not saved him , how often had they killed him , directing their artillery without blame or prohibition to the very place where they saw him stand ! Have they not sequestered him , judged or unjudged ...
And if chance or flight had not saved him , how often had they killed him , directing their artillery without blame or prohibition to the very place where they saw him stand ! Have they not sequestered him , judged or unjudged ...
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The lead being doubled up , the corpse became visible : it was enveloped in a thick white shroud ; the ribs were standing " up regularly ; but the instant the shroud was removed APPENDIX . CXXV.
The lead being doubled up , the corpse became visible : it was enveloped in a thick white shroud ; the ribs were standing " up regularly ; but the instant the shroud was removed APPENDIX . CXXV.
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Mov'd on in silence to soft pipes , that charm'd Their painful steps o'er the burnt soil ; and now Advanc'd in view they stand , a horrid front Of dreadful length and dazzling arms , in guise Of warriors old with order'd spear and ...
Mov'd on in silence to soft pipes , that charm'd Their painful steps o'er the burnt soil ; and now Advanc'd in view they stand , a horrid front Of dreadful length and dazzling arms , in guise Of warriors old with order'd spear and ...
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... flung For his revolt , yet faithful how they stood , Their glory wither'd : as when heaven's fire Hath scath'd the forest oaks or mountain pines , With singed top their stately growth , though bare , Stands on the blasted heath .
... flung For his revolt , yet faithful how they stood , Their glory wither'd : as when heaven's fire Hath scath'd the forest oaks or mountain pines , With singed top their stately growth , though bare , Stands on the blasted heath .
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The happier state In heaven , which follows dignity , might draw Envy from each inferior ; but who here Will envy whom the highest place exposes Foremost to stand against the Thunderer's aim ...
The happier state In heaven , which follows dignity , might draw Envy from each inferior ; but who here Will envy whom the highest place exposes Foremost to stand against the Thunderer's aim ...
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