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... creature to be created , according to an ancient prophecy or report in Heaven ; for , that Angels were long before this visible creation , was the opinion of many ancient Fathers . To find out the truth of this prophecy , and what to ...
... creature to be created , according to an ancient prophecy or report in Heaven ; for , that Angels were long before this visible creation , was the opinion of many ancient Fathers . To find out the truth of this prophecy , and what to ...
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... creature equal or not much infe- rior to themselves , about this time to be created : Their doubt , who shall be sent on this difficult search ; Satan their chief undertakes alone the voyage , is honoured and applauded . The council ...
... creature equal or not much infe- rior to themselves , about this time to be created : Their doubt , who shall be sent on this difficult search ; Satan their chief undertakes alone the voyage , is honoured and applauded . The council ...
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... creatures there inhabit , of what mould , Or substance , how endued , and what their power , And where their weakness , how attempted best , By force or subtlety . Though Heaven be shut , And Heaven's high Arbitrator sit secure In his ...
... creatures there inhabit , of what mould , Or substance , how endued , and what their power , And where their weakness , how attempted best , By force or subtlety . Though Heaven be shut , And Heaven's high Arbitrator sit secure In his ...
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... creatures rational , though under hope Of heavenly grace : and , God proclaiming peace , Yet live in hatred , enmity , and strife , Among themselves , and levy cruel wars , Wasting the earth , each other to destroy : As if ( which might ...
... creatures rational , though under hope Of heavenly grace : and , God proclaiming peace , Yet live in hatred , enmity , and strife , Among themselves , and levy cruel wars , Wasting the earth , each other to destroy : As if ( which might ...
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... creatures , to supply Perhaps our vacant room ; though more removed , Lest Heaven , surcharged with potent multitude , Might hap to move new broils . Be this or aught Than this more secret now design'd , I haste To know ; and , this ...
... creatures , to supply Perhaps our vacant room ; though more removed , Lest Heaven , surcharged with potent multitude , Might hap to move new broils . Be this or aught Than this more secret now design'd , I haste To know ; and , this ...
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Adam Almighty Angels answer'd appear'd arm'd arms aught beast Beelzebub behold bless'd bliss bright burning lake call'd Canaan celestial Cherub Cherubim cloud created creatures dark death deep delight didst divine dreadful dwell Earth eternal etherial evil eyes fair Fair Angel faith Father fear Fiend fierce fire fix'd flaming flowers fruit glory gods grace hand happy hast hath heard heart Heaven heavenly Hell highth hill JOHN MILTON JOHN SHARPE join'd King lest light live mankind Messiah mix'd morn night o'er ordain'd pain PARADISE LOST pass'd peace reign replied return'd RICHARD WESTALL round sapience Satan seat seem'd Seraph Serpent shalt sight soon spake Spirits stood sweet taste thee thence thine things thither thou hast thoughts throne thunder thyself tree turn'd vex'd voice whence WILLIAM FINDEN wings wonder YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY