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... voice was delicately 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 ...
... voice was delicately 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 ...
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... 'd . Leader of those armies bright , Which but the Omnipotent none could have foil'd ! If once they hear that voice , their liveliest pledge Of hope in fears and dangers , heard so oft 245-274 . B. I. PARADISE LOST .
... 'd . Leader of those armies bright , Which but the Omnipotent none could have foil'd ! If once they hear that voice , their liveliest pledge Of hope in fears and dangers , heard so oft 245-274 . B. I. PARADISE LOST .
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... voice they soon obey'd , Innumerable . As when the potent rod Of Amram's son , in Egypt's evil day , Waved round the coast , up call'd a pitchy cloud Of locusts , warping on the eastern wind , That o'er the realm of impious Pharaoh hung ...
... voice they soon obey'd , Innumerable . As when the potent rod Of Amram's son , in Egypt's evil day , Waved round the coast , up call'd a pitchy cloud Of locusts , warping on the eastern wind , That o'er the realm of impious Pharaoh hung ...
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... voices 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 ...
... voices 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 ...
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... unpitied , unreprieved , Ages of hopeless end ? This would be worse . War therefore , open or conceal'd , alike My voice dissuades ; for what can force or guile With him , or who deceive his mind , whose B. II . 159-188 . PARADISE LOST .
... unpitied , unreprieved , Ages of hopeless end ? This would be worse . War therefore , open or conceal'd , alike My voice dissuades ; for what can force or guile With him , or who deceive his mind , whose B. II . 159-188 . PARADISE LOST .
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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