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... sweet and harmonious , and bis ear excel . lent . In his habits he was remarkably frugal and regular , rising in summer at four , and in winter at five . A chapter of the Hebrew Scriptures being read to him as soon as he was up , he ...
... sweet and harmonious , and bis ear excel . lent . In his habits he was remarkably frugal and regular , rising in summer at four , and in winter at five . A chapter of the Hebrew Scriptures being read to him as soon as he was up , he ...
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... sweet , Built like a temple , where pilasters round Were set , and Doric pillars overlaid With golden architrave ; nor did there want Cornice or freeze , with bossy sculptures graven : The roof was fretted gold . Not Babylon , Nor great ...
... sweet , Built like a temple , where pilasters round Were set , and Doric pillars overlaid With golden architrave ; nor did there want Cornice or freeze , with bossy sculptures graven : The roof was fretted gold . Not Babylon , Nor great ...
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... sweet Extend his evening beam , the fields revive , The birds their notes renew , and bleating herds Attest their joy , that hill and valley rings . O shame to men ! Devil with Devil damn'd Firm concord holds ; men only disagree Of ...
... sweet Extend his evening beam , the fields revive , The birds their notes renew , and bleating herds Attest their joy , that hill and valley rings . O shame to men ! Devil with Devil damn'd Firm concord holds ; men only disagree Of ...
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... sweet ( For eloquence the soul , song charms the sense ) , Others apart sat on a hill retired , In thoughts more elevate , and reason'd high Of providence , foreknowledge , will , and fate ; Fix'd fate , free will , foreknowledge ...
... sweet ( For eloquence the soul , song charms the sense ) , Others apart sat on a hill retired , In thoughts more elevate , and reason'd high Of providence , foreknowledge , will , and fate ; Fix'd fate , free will , foreknowledge ...
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... sweet forgetfulness all pain and woe , All in one moment , and so near the brink ; But Fate withstands , and to oppose the attempt Medusa with Gorgonian terror guards The ford , and of itself the water flies All taste of living wight ...
... sweet forgetfulness all pain and woe , All in one moment , and so near the brink ; But Fate withstands , and to oppose the attempt Medusa with Gorgonian terror guards The ford , and of itself the water flies All taste of living wight ...
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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