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... " Whereto with speedy words th' Arch-Fiend replied:— "Fallen Cherub, to be weak is miserable, Doing or suffering: but of this be sure— To do aught good never will be our task, But ever to do ill our sole delight, As being.
... " Whereto with speedy words th' Arch-Fiend replied:— "Fallen Cherub, to be weak is miserable, Doing or suffering: but of this be sure— To do aught good never will be our task, But ever to do ill our sole delight, As being.
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... Were always downward bent , admiring more The riches of heaven's pavement , trodden gold , Than aught divine or holy else enjoyed In vision beatific . By him first Men also, and by his suggestion taught, Ransacked the centre,
... Were always downward bent , admiring more The riches of heaven's pavement , trodden gold , Than aught divine or holy else enjoyed In vision beatific . By him first Men also, and by his suggestion taught, Ransacked the centre,
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... aught availed him now To have built in Heaven high towers; nor did he scape By all his engines, but was headlong sent, With his industrious crew, to build in Hell. Meanwhile the winged Heralds, by command Of sovereign power, with awful ...
... aught availed him now To have built in Heaven high towers; nor did he scape By all his engines, but was headlong sent, With his industrious crew, to build in Hell. Meanwhile the winged Heralds, by command Of sovereign power, with awful ...
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... this throne, O Peers, And this imperial sovereignty, adorned With splendour, armed with power, if aught proposed And judged of public moment in the shape Of difficulty or danger, could deter Me from attempting. Wherefore.
... this throne, O Peers, And this imperial sovereignty, adorned With splendour, armed with power, if aught proposed And judged of public moment in the shape Of difficulty or danger, could deter Me from attempting. Wherefore.
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... rung A hideous peal; yet, when they list, would creep, If aught disturbed their noise, into her womb, And kennel there; yet there still barked and howled Within unseen. Far less abhorred than these Vexed Scylla, bathing.
... rung A hideous peal; yet, when they list, would creep, If aught disturbed their noise, into her womb, And kennel there; yet there still barked and howled Within unseen. Far less abhorred than these Vexed Scylla, bathing.
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Adam Almighty Angel angelick arms aught beast Beelzebub behold Belial bliss bright burning lake Canaan celestial Cherub Cherubim cloud created creatures dark days of Heaven death deep delight didst divine doom dread dwell Earth empyrean eternal evil eyes fair Fair Angel faith Father fear fell Fiend fierce fire flaming flowers fruit glory Gods grace hand happy hath heard heart Heaven heavenly Hell highth hill honour Ithuriel King lest light live mankind Messiah Moloch nigh night o'er pain Paradise peace praise rage reign replied round sapience Satan scape seat seemed seised Seraph Seraphim Serpent shade shalt sight soon sovran spake Spirits stars stood sweet taste Thammuz thee thence thine things thither thou hast thoughts throne thunder thyself tree Uriel virtue voice whence wings wonder Zephon