Oeuvres complètes de M. le vicomte de Chateaubriand,...Pourrat frères, 1840 |
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... evil , for evil only good , Where all life dies , death lives , and nature breeds , Perverse , all monstrous , all prodigious things , Abominable , inutterable , and worse Than fables yet have feign'd , or fear conceived , Gorgons , and ...
... evil , for evil only good , Where all life dies , death lives , and nature breeds , Perverse , all monstrous , all prodigious things , Abominable , inutterable , and worse Than fables yet have feign'd , or fear conceived , Gorgons , and ...
Page 18
... evil seek to bring forth good , Our labour must be to pervert that end , And out of good still to find means of evil : Which oft - times may succeed , so as perhaps Shall grieve him , if I fail not , and disturb His inmost counsels from ...
... evil seek to bring forth good , Our labour must be to pervert that end , And out of good still to find means of evil : Which oft - times may succeed , so as perhaps Shall grieve him , if I fail not , and disturb His inmost counsels from ...
Page 22
... Evil to others ; and enraged might see How all his malice served but to bring forth Infinite goodness , grace , and mercy shown On man by him seduced ; but on himself Treble confusion , wrath , and vengeance pour'd . Forthwith upright ...
... Evil to others ; and enraged might see How all his malice served but to bring forth Infinite goodness , grace , and mercy shown On man by him seduced ; but on himself Treble confusion , wrath , and vengeance pour'd . Forthwith upright ...
Page 32
... evil plight In which they were , or the fierce pains not feel ; Yet to their general's voice they soon obey'd , Innumerable . As when the potent rod Of Amram's son , in Ægypt's evil day , Waved round the coast , up call'd a pitchy cloud ...
... evil plight In which they were , or the fierce pains not feel ; Yet to their general's voice they soon obey'd , Innumerable . As when the potent rod Of Amram's son , in Ægypt's evil day , Waved round the coast , up call'd a pitchy cloud ...
Page 92
... of hurtful , prosperous of adverse , We can create ; and in what place soe'er Thrive under evil , and work ease out of pain Through labour and endurance . » du Ciel ? Supposons qu'il s'adoucisse , qu'il >> 92 BOOK II .
... of hurtful , prosperous of adverse , We can create ; and in what place soe'er Thrive under evil , and work ease out of pain Through labour and endurance . » du Ciel ? Supposons qu'il s'adoucisse , qu'il >> 92 BOOK II .
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Adam Almighty angel anges another world arms behold bliss bounds bright bring call'd Chaos ciel created créatures dark darkness death deep delight Dieu divine earth envy equal Esprits eternal ethereal Ève evil extol Father fear fiend find fire first forth found free full gates glory gods gold good grace great hand happy hast hath head heaven heavenly hell high hill his enemy his punishment hope infernal King know l'Enfer l'homme less light look lost love made mankind Milton mind Moloch night nuit o'er offspring once Paradise pass'd perhaps power powers praise reign round Satan scorn seat seem'd seest shade shape shone side sight soon spake spirits stand state stood sweet taste terre their thence things thither thou though thoughts Thrice throne thus thyself Tree of Knowledge trône turn'd Uriel whence whom wide winds wings words works world worse