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... soft pipes that charmed Their painful steps o'er the burnt soil. And now Advanced in view they stand—a horrid front Of dreadful length and dazzling arms, in guise Of warriors old, with ordered spear and shield, Awaiting what.
... soft pipes that charmed Their painful steps o'er the burnt soil. And now Advanced in view they stand—a horrid front Of dreadful length and dazzling arms, in guise Of warriors old, with ordered spear and shield, Awaiting what.
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... Stands on the blasted heath. He now prepared To speak; whereat their doubled ranks they bend From wing to wing, and half enclose him round With all his peers: attention held them mute. Thrice he assayed, and thrice, in spite of scorn ...
... Stands on the blasted heath. He now prepared To speak; whereat their doubled ranks they bend From wing to wing, and half enclose him round With all his peers: attention held them mute. Thrice he assayed, and thrice, in spite of scorn ...
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... 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 Your bulwark, and condemns to greatest share Of endless pain?
... 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 Your bulwark, and condemns to greatest share Of endless pain?
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... stand in arms , and longing wait The signal to ascend - sit lingering here , Heaven's fugitives , and for their dwelling - place Accept this dark opprobrious den of shame , The prison of his tyranny who reigns By our delay?
... stand in arms , and longing wait The signal to ascend - sit lingering here , Heaven's fugitives , and for their dwelling - place Accept this dark opprobrious den of shame , The prison of his tyranny who reigns By our delay?
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... vain The latter; for what place can be for us Within Heaven's bound, unless Heaven's Lord supreme We overpower? Suppose he should relent And publish grace to all, on promise made Of new subjection; with what eyes could we Stand in.
... vain The latter; for what place can be for us Within Heaven's bound, unless Heaven's Lord supreme We overpower? Suppose he should relent And publish grace to all, on promise made Of new subjection; with what eyes could we Stand in.
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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