The Complete Poetical Works of John Milton: With Life of the Author and Dr. Channing's Essay on the Poetical Genius of MiltonMilner & Sowerby, 1865 - 537 pages |
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... strength from the force , constancy , and dauntless courage of evil agents . Milton's description of Satan attests in various ways the power of his genius . Critics have often observed , that the great difficulty of his work was to ...
... strength from the force , constancy , and dauntless courage of evil agents . Milton's description of Satan attests in various ways the power of his genius . Critics have often observed , that the great difficulty of his work was to ...
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... strength of gods , And this empyreal substance cannot fail : Since through experience of this great event In arms not worse , in foresight much advanced , We may with more successful hope resolve To wage by force or guile eternal war ...
... strength of gods , And this empyreal substance cannot fail : Since through experience of this great event In arms not worse , in foresight much advanced , We may with more successful hope resolve To wage by force or guile eternal war ...
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... strength , or chance , or fate ; Too well I see , and rue the dire event , That with sad overthrow , and foul defeat , Hath lost us heaven , and all this mighty host In horrible destruction laid thus low , As far as gods and heavenly ...
... strength , or chance , or fate ; Too well I see , and rue the dire event , That with sad overthrow , and foul defeat , Hath lost us heaven , and all this mighty host In horrible destruction laid thus low , As far as gods and heavenly ...
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... strength , Not by the sufferance of supernal power . ' Is this the region , this the soil , the clime , ' Said then the lost archangel , this the seat That we must change for heaven ; this mournful gloom For that celestial light ? Be it ...
... strength , Not by the sufferance of supernal power . ' Is this the region , this the soil , the clime , ' Said then the lost archangel , this the seat That we must change for heaven ; this mournful gloom For that celestial light ? Be it ...
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... strength of bones , Like cumbrous flesh ; but in what shape they choose , Dilated or condensed , bright or obscure , Can execute their aery purposes , And works of love or enmity fulfil . For those the race of Israel oft forsook Their ...
... strength of bones , Like cumbrous flesh ; but in what shape they choose , Dilated or condensed , bright or obscure , Can execute their aery purposes , And works of love or enmity fulfil . For those the race of Israel oft forsook Their ...
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Adam agni amorous angels Antistrophe appear'd arm'd arms aught beast behold bliss bright call'd cherub cherubim Chor cloud Comus Dagon dark death deeds deep delight didst divine doth dread dwell earth eternal evil eyes fair Father Faunus fear fire fræna fruit glory gods grace hand happy hast hath heard heart heaven heavenly hell hill honour ipse Israel King lest light live Lord Lycidas malè Messiah mihi mind mortal night numina o'er Olympo pain Paradise pass'd peace Philistines praise PSALM quæ reign return'd round Satan seat seem'd serpent shade shalt sight Son of God song soon soul spake spirits stood strength sweet taste thee thence thine things thither thou art thou hast thought throne thyself tibi tree Tu quoque turn'd ulmo vex'd virtue voice whence wings wonder Zephyrus