Paradise Lost: A Poem in Twelve Books, Volume 2R. Bladon, T. Lawes, S. Crowder, C. Ware, and T. Payne, 1784 - 463 pages |
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... fame with , and eccentrick fuch whofe centres are different from , that of the earth . Richardfon . L. 84. Cycle . ] Lat . Gr . i . e . a circle . An aftrological term . A continual revolution of plancts , which goeth on from the first ...
... fame with , and eccentrick fuch whofe centres are different from , that of the earth . Richardfon . L. 84. Cycle . ] Lat . Gr . i . e . a circle . An aftrological term . A continual revolution of plancts , which goeth on from the first ...
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... fame 335 340 345 L. 323. But of the Tree , & c . ] This being the great hinge on which the whole poem turns , Milton has marked it ftrongly . But of the Free - Remember what I warn thee --- he dwells , expatiates up- on it , from 1. 323 ...
... fame 335 340 345 L. 323. But of the Tree , & c . ] This being the great hinge on which the whole poem turns , Milton has marked it ftrongly . But of the Free - Remember what I warn thee --- he dwells , expatiates up- on it , from 1. 323 ...
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... when thou art feen leaft wife . But if the fenfe of touch , whereby mankind Is propagated , feem fuch dear delight . 545 . 550 555 560 565 57Q 575 580 Beyond all other , think the fame vouchfaf'd To cattle 18 Book VIII . PARADISE LOST .
... when thou art feen leaft wife . But if the fenfe of touch , whereby mankind Is propagated , feem fuch dear delight . 545 . 550 555 560 565 57Q 575 580 Beyond all other , think the fame vouchfaf'd To cattle 18 Book VIII . PARADISE LOST .
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... fame night , as we read in book fourth . From that time he was a whole week in continual darkness , for fear of another difcovery . Thrice the equinoctial line he circled ; he travelled on with the night three times round the equator ...
... fame night , as we read in book fourth . From that time he was a whole week in continual darkness , for fear of another difcovery . Thrice the equinoctial line he circled ; he travelled on with the night three times round the equator ...
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... fame ftrain and fpirit with that which Satan had made to her before in her dream , B. v . 1 , 37. & c .; and it had a fatal effect ; for , Into the heart of Eve his words made way . To cry her up as a goddefs , was the readiest way to ...
... fame ftrain and fpirit with that which Satan had made to her before in her dream , B. v . 1 , 37. & c .; and it had a fatal effect ; for , Into the heart of Eve his words made way . To cry her up as a goddefs , was the readiest way to ...
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Adam Adam and Eve againſt alfo anfwer angels beafts becauſe beft behold beſt caft call'd Canaan cauſe cloud death defcended defcribed defire Deucalion earth Ecbatana erft evil eyes faid fair fame Father feat fecond feek feem feem'd fenfe fent ferpent feven fhall fhame fhow fide fight figns fince firft firſt fome foon foul fouth fpake fpirits fruit ftand ftate ftill fuch fweet glory hath heav'n heav'nly hell himſelf Ibid Ifrael juft juſt king kingdom laft laſt lefs loft mankind moft moſt muft muſt Paradife PARADISE LOST PARADISE REGAINED pleaſure pow'r prefence reafon reft reply'd return'd rifing Satan ſhall ſhe ſhould Sogdiana Son of God ſtate ſtood tafte tempter thee thefe themſelves thence theſe things thofe thoſe thou art thought throne tree virtue weft whofe whoſe worfe
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Page 50 - Without copartner ? so to add what wants In female sex, the more to draw his love, And render me more equal; and, perhaps, A thing not undesirable, sometime Superior; for, inferior, who is free ? This may be well: but what if God have seen.
Page 54 - Matter of scorn, not to be given the Foe. However, I with thee have fix'd my lot, Certain to undergo like doom : If death Consort with thee, death is to me as life ; So forcible within my heart I feel The bond of Nature draw me to my own ; My own in thee, for what thou art is mine ; Our state cannot be sever'd ; we are one, One flesh; to lose thee were to lose myself.
Page 1 - THE angel ended, and in Adam's ear So charming left his voice, that he awhile Thought him still speaking, still stood fix'd to hear...
Page 96 - ... a rib Crooked by nature, bent, as now appears, More to the part sinister, from me drawn ; Well if thrown out, as supernumerary To my just number found. O ! why did God, Creator wise, that peopled highest heaven With spirits masculine, create at last This novelty on earth, this fair defect Of nature, and not fill the world at once With men, as angels, without feminine ; Or find some other way to generate Mankind?
Page 25 - Nor skilled, nor studious, higher argument Remains ; sufficient of itself to raise That name, unless an age too late, or cold Climate, or years, damp my intended wing Depressed ; and much they may, if all be mine, Not hers who brings it nightly to my ear.
Page 9 - Thou sun, said I, fair light, And thou enlighten'd earth, so fresh and gay, Ye hills and dales, ye rivers, woods, and plains, And ye that live and move, fair creatures, tell, Tell, if ye saw, how came I thus, how here...
Page 125 - But have I now seen death ? Is this the way I must return to native dust ? O sight Of terror, foul and ugly to behold, Horrid to think, how horrible to feel...
Page 10 - Tell, if ye saw, how came I thus, how here? Not of myself, by some great Maker then, In goodness and in power pre-eminent : Tell me, how may I know him, how adore, From whom I have that thus I move and live, And feel that I am happier than I know.
Page 164 - Henceforth I learn that to obey is best, And love with fear the only God, to walk As in his presence, ever to observe His providence, and on him sole depend...
Page 116 - Present, and of his presence many a sign Still following thee, still compassing thee round With goodness and paternal love, his face Express, and of his steps the track divine.