The Poetical Works of John Milton: With Notes of Various Authors. To which are Added Illustrations, and Some Account of the Life and Writings of Milton, Volume 3J. Johnson, 1809 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 48
Page 5
... wing , Escap'd the Stygian pool , though long detain'd In that obfcure fojourn , while in my flight 15 Through utterand through middle darknessborne , 19 . Ver . 8. Whofe fountain who fhall tell ? ] As in Job xxxviii . " Where is the ...
... wing , Escap'd the Stygian pool , though long detain'd In that obfcure fojourn , while in my flight 15 Through utterand through middle darknessborne , 19 . Ver . 8. Whofe fountain who fhall tell ? ] As in Job xxxviii . " Where is the ...
Page 14
... wings , and willing feet , On the bare outside of this world , that feem'd Firm land imbofom'd , without firmament , Uncertain which , in ocean or in air . Him God beholding from his profpect high , Wherein past , prefent , future , he ...
... wings , and willing feet , On the bare outside of this world , that feem'd Firm land imbofom'd , without firmament , Uncertain which , in ocean or in air . Him God beholding from his profpect high , Wherein past , prefent , future , he ...
Page 15
... wings his way 85 Not far off Heaven , in the precincts of light , Directly towards the new created world , And man there plac'd , with purpose to affay 90 If him by force he can destroy , or , worse , By fome falfe guile pervert ; and ...
... wings his way 85 Not far off Heaven , in the precincts of light , Directly towards the new created world , And man there plac'd , with purpose to affay 90 If him by force he can destroy , or , worse , By fome falfe guile pervert ; and ...
Page 39
... wings . What then is the full blaze ! RICHARDSON . In like manner Taffo , defcribing the Almighty in Heaven , Gier . Lib . C. ix . ft . 57 . " Quivi ei cofi nel fuo fplendor s ' involve , " Che o ' abbaglian la vitta anco i più degni ...
... wings . What then is the full blaze ! RICHARDSON . In like manner Taffo , defcribing the Almighty in Heaven , Gier . Lib . C. ix . ft . 57 . " Quivi ei cofi nel fuo fplendor s ' involve , " Che o ' abbaglian la vitta anco i più degni ...
Page 40
... wings veil their eyes . Thee next they fang of all creation first , Begotten Son , Divine Similitude , In whose conspicuous countenance , without cloud Made visible , the Almighty Father shines , 386 Whom else no creature can behold ...
... wings veil their eyes . Thee next they fang of all creation first , Begotten Son , Divine Similitude , In whose conspicuous countenance , without cloud Made visible , the Almighty Father shines , 386 Whom else no creature can behold ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Adam againſt alfo allufion alſo Angels beauty becauſe Bentley beſt creatures darkneſs defcribed defcription defire divine Du Bartas DUNSTER earth edit Eternal eye Euripides expreffed expreffion Faer Faerie Queene faid fame fays fecond feem'd feems fenfe fhade fhall fide fight fignifies firft firſt fleep fome fometimes fong fons foon fpeaking fpeech ftars ftill fublime fuch fuppofe fweet Gier hath Heaven heavenly Hell himſelf Homer HUME Iliad juft lefs leſs light Lord Milton moft moſt muſt NEWTON night obferves occafion Ovid paffage Paradife PEARCE Pfalm phrafe poem poet praiſe reafon reft RICHARDSON rifing Satan ſeems ſhall ſhape ſhould ſpeaking Spenfer ſtand ſtars ſtate ſtill STILLINGFLEET ſtood Taffo taſte thee thefe Theog theſe things thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand throne THYER TODD tranflation ufed underſtand uſed verfe Virgil whofe whoſe wings word δὲ καὶ
Popular passages
Page 374 - Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains. At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.
Page 447 - And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
Page 11 - So much the rather thou, celestial Light, Shine inward, and the mind through all her powers Irradiate ; there plant eyes, all mist from thence Purge and disperse, that I may see and tell Of things invisible to mortal sight.
Page 193 - 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 79 - O thou that, with surpassing glory crown'd, Look'st from thy sole dominion, like the god Of this new world, at whose sight all the stars Hide their diminish'd heads, to thee I call, But with no friendly voice, and add thy name, 0 sun, to tell thee how I hate thy beams, That bring to my remembrance from what state 1 fell, how glorious once above thy sphere...
Page 441 - 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 ! Not of myself; by some great Maker then, In goodness and in power pre-eminent. Tell me how may I know him, how adore, 280 From whom I have that thus I move and live, And feel that I am happier than I know...
Page 263 - And there was war in heaven; Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought, and his angels, and prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world; he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
Page 231 - Hear, all ye angels, progeny of light, Thrones, dominations, princedoms, virtues, powers ; Hear my decree, which unrevoked shall stand. This day I have begot whom I declare My only Son, and on this holy hill Him have anointed, whom ye now behold At my right hand; your head I him appoint; And by myself have sworn, to him shall bow All knees in heaven, and shall confess him Lord...
Page 225 - Myself and all the angelic host, that stand In sight of God enthroned, our happy state Hold, as you yours, while our obedience holds ; On other surety none ; freely we serve, Because we freely love, as in our will To love or not ; in this we stand or fall. And some are fallen, to disobedience fallen, And so from heaven to deepest hell : O fall From what high state of bliss into what woe...
Page 432 - Solicit not thy thoughts with matters hid ; Leave them to God above, him serve and fear...