The Complete Poetical Works of John Milton: Together with a Life of the Author, Volumes 1-2Clark, Austin, 1850 - 553 pages |
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... Serpent , or rather Satan in the serpent ; who revolting from God , and drawing to his side many legions of Angels , was by the com- mand of God driven out of Heaven with all his crew into the great deep . Which action passed over , the ...
... Serpent , or rather Satan in the serpent ; who revolting from God , and drawing to his side many legions of Angels , was by the com- mand of God driven out of Heaven with all his crew into the great deep . Which action passed over , the ...
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... serpent ; he it was , whose guile , Stirr'd up with envy and revenge , deceiv'd The mother of mankind , what time his pride Had cast him out from Heaven , with all his host Of rebel angels : by whose aid , aspiring To set himself in ...
... serpent ; he it was , whose guile , Stirr'd up with envy and revenge , deceiv'd The mother of mankind , what time his pride Had cast him out from Heaven , with all his host Of rebel angels : by whose aid , aspiring To set himself in ...
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... serpent arm'd With mortal sting : about her middle round A cry of hell hounds never ceasing bark'd With wide Cerberean mouths full loud , and rung A hideous peal ; yet when they list , would creep . If ought disturb'd their noise into ...
... serpent arm'd With mortal sting : about her middle round A cry of hell hounds never ceasing bark'd With wide Cerberean mouths full loud , and rung A hideous peal ; yet when they list , would creep . If ought disturb'd their noise into ...
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... serpent sly Insinuating , wove with Gordian twine His braided train , and of his fatal guile Gave proof unheeded ; others on the grass Couch'd , and now fill'd with pasture gazing sat , Or bedward ruminating ; for the sun Declin'd was ...
... serpent sly Insinuating , wove with Gordian twine His braided train , and of his fatal guile Gave proof unheeded ; others on the grass Couch'd , and now fill'd with pasture gazing sat , Or bedward ruminating ; for the sun Declin'd was ...
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... serpent error wand'ring , found their way , And on the washy ooze deep channels wore ; Easy , ere God had bid the ground be dry , All but within those banks , where rivers now Stream , and perpetual draw their humid train . The dry land ...
... serpent error wand'ring , found their way , And on the washy ooze deep channels wore ; Easy , ere God had bid the ground be dry , All but within those banks , where rivers now Stream , and perpetual draw their humid train . The dry land ...
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Adam angels appear'd arm'd arms beast behold bliss bright call'd cherub cherubim Chor cloud Comus Dagon dark death deeds deep delight didst divine doth dread dwell earth Egypt eternal evil eyes fair faith Father fear fire fix'd fruit gates glorious glory gods grace hand happy hath heard heart heav'n heav'nly hell hill honour Israel Jehovah JOHN MILTON join'd King lest light live Lord Lycidas Messiah morn mortal nigh night o'er pain PARADISE LOST PARADISE REGAINED pass'd peace Philistines pow'r praise PSALM rais'd reign reply'd return'd round SAMSON AGONISTES sapience 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 tree turn'd vex'd virtue voice wand'ring whence winds wings
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Page 151 - The immortal mind, that hath forsook Her mansion in this fleshly nook : And of those Demons that are found In fire, air, flood, or under ground, Whose power hath a true consent 95 With planet or with element. Sometime let gorgeous tragedy In sceptred pall come sweeping by, Presenting Thebes, or Pelops...