Paradise Lost: A Poem in Twelve Books. The Author John Milton. According to the Author's Last Edition, in the Year 1674W. and W. Smith, P. Wilson, and T. Ewing, 1767 - 348 pages |
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... mind , Unlimited , and various , as his theme ; Aftonifbing as Chaos ; as the bloom Of blowing Eden fair ; foft as the talk Of our grand Parents , and as Heaven fublime . THOMSON . D PARADISE LOST , A POEM IN TWELVE BOOK S. THE.
... mind , Unlimited , and various , as his theme ; Aftonifbing as Chaos ; as the bloom Of blowing Eden fair ; foft as the talk Of our grand Parents , and as Heaven fublime . THOMSON . D PARADISE LOST , A POEM IN TWELVE BOOK S. THE.
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... minds Adam of his state and of his enemy ; relates at Adam's request who that enemy is , and how he came to be fo , beginning from his first revolt in heaven , and the occafion thereof ; how he drew his legions after him to the parts of ...
... minds Adam of his state and of his enemy ; relates at Adam's request who that enemy is , and how he came to be fo , beginning from his first revolt in heaven , and the occafion thereof ; how he drew his legions after him to the parts of ...
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... mind of the late promise made them , that her feed should be reveng'd on the serpent , and exhorts her with him to seek peace of the offended Deity , by repentance and fupplication . 1 THE ARGUMENT OF THE ELEVENTH BOOK . HE Son of God ...
... mind of the late promise made them , that her feed should be reveng'd on the serpent , and exhorts her with him to seek peace of the offended Deity , by repentance and fupplication . 1 THE ARGUMENT OF THE ELEVENTH BOOK . HE Son of God ...
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... mind and fubmiffion . Michael in either hand leads them out of Paradife ; the fiery fword waving behind them , and the cherubim taking their stations to guard the place . BOOK I. 0 % F man's firft difobedience , and THE ARGUMENT S.
... mind and fubmiffion . Michael in either hand leads them out of Paradife ; the fiery fword waving behind them , and the cherubim taking their stations to guard the place . BOOK I. 0 % F man's firft difobedience , and THE ARGUMENT S.
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... mind not to be chang'd by place or time . The mind is its own place , and in itself Can make a heav'n of hell , a hell of heav'n . What matter where , if I be still the fame , And what I fhould be , all but less than he Whom thunder ...
... mind not to be chang'd by place or time . The mind is its own place , and in itself Can make a heav'n of hell , a hell of heav'n . What matter where , if I be still the fame , And what I fhould be , all but less than he Whom thunder ...
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Adam againſt angels arms behold bounds bright bring call'd cloud coming created creatures dark darkneſs death deep delight divine dreadful dwell earth equal eternal evil eyes fair faith fall father fear feat feem'd fell fhall fide field fight fince fire firſt fome foon force foul fpake fruit fuch gate glory gods grace hand happie hath head heard heart heav'n heav'nly hell hill hope human king leave lefs light live loft look Mean meet mind morn muſt nature never night once pain Paradife peace perhaps pure reign rife round Satan ſhall ſpirits ſtate ſtill ſtood ſweet thee thence theſe things thoſe thou thoughts throne till tree voice whence whofe whoſe wide winds wings
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Page 124 - His praise, ye Winds, that from four quarters blow, Breathe soft or loud ; and, wave your tops, ye Pines, With every plant, in sign of worship wave.
Page 88 - Ah, wherefore! he deserved no such return From me, whom he created what I was In that bright eminence, and with his good Upbraided none; nor was his service hard.
Page 121 - Evil into the mind of God or man May come and go, so unapproved, and leave No spot or blame behind...
Page 251 - 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 44 - Typhoean rage more fell, Rend up both rocks and hills, and ride the air In whirlwind ; hell scarce holds the wild uproar.
Page 7 - Thus Satan, talking to his nearest mate, With head uplift above the wave, and eyes That sparkling blazed ; his other parts besides, Prone on the flood, extended long and large, Lay floating many a rood...
Page 32 - Devoid of sense and motion? And who knows, Let this be good, whether our angry foe Can give it, or will ever? How he can Is doubtful; that he never will is sure.
Page 147 - Abdiel, faithful found, Among the faithless faithful only he; Among innumerable false unmoved, Unshaken, unseduced, unterrified, His loyalty he kept, his love, his zeal ; Nor number nor example with him wrought To swerve from truth, or change his constant mind, Though single.
Page 208 - 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 25 - Sheer o'er the crystal battlements: from morn To noon he fell, from noon to dewy eve, A summer's day; and with the setting sun Dropt from the zenith, like a falling star, On Lemnos, the Aegean isle.
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| Title | Paradise Lost: A Poem in Twelve Books. The Author John Milton. According to the Author's Last Edition, in the Year 1674 |
| Author | John Milton |
| Publisher | W. and W. Smith, P. Wilson, and T. Ewing, 1767 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | Sep 25, 2006 |
| Length | 348 pages |
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