Paradise LostThompson and Thomas, 1901 - 311 pages |
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... King , And put to proof His high supremacy , Whether upheld by strength , or chance , or fate ; Too well I see and rue the dire event , That with sad overthrow and foul defeat , Hath lost us Heaven , and all this mighty host In horrible ...
... King , And put to proof His high supremacy , Whether upheld by strength , or chance , or fate ; Too well I see and rue the dire event , That with sad overthrow and foul defeat , Hath lost us Heaven , and all this mighty host In horrible ...
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... king , besmeared with blood Of human sacrifice , and parents ' tears ; Though , for the noise of drums and timbrels loud , Their children's cries unheard , that passed through fire To his grim idol . Him the Ammonite Worshlpped in Rabba ...
... king , besmeared with blood Of human sacrifice , and parents ' tears ; Though , for the noise of drums and timbrels loud , Their children's cries unheard , that passed through fire To his grim idol . Him the Ammonite Worshlpped in Rabba ...
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... king , whose heart , though large , Beguiled by fair idolatresses , fell To idols foul . Thammuz came next behind , Whose annual wound , to Lebanon allured The Syrian damsels to lament his fate In amorous ditties all a summer's day , 1 ...
... king , whose heart , though large , Beguiled by fair idolatresses , fell To idols foul . Thammuz came next behind , Whose annual wound , to Lebanon allured The Syrian damsels to lament his fate In amorous ditties all a summer's day , 1 ...
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... king ; Ahaz , his sottish conqueror , whom he drew God's altar to disparage and displace , For one of Syrian mode , whereon to burn His odious offerings , and adore the gods Whom he had vanquished . After these appeared A crew , who ...
... king ; Ahaz , his sottish conqueror , whom he drew God's altar to disparage and displace , For one of Syrian mode , whereon to burn His odious offerings , and adore the gods Whom he had vanquished . After these appeared A crew , who ...
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... kings , Learn how their greatest monuments of fame , And strength , and art , are easily outdone By spirits reprobate , and in an hour , What in an age they , with incessant toil And hands innumerable , scarce perform . Nigh on the ...
... kings , Learn how their greatest monuments of fame , And strength , and art , are easily outdone By spirits reprobate , and in an hour , What in an age they , with incessant toil And hands innumerable , scarce perform . Nigh on the ...
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Abdiel Adam Adam and Eve Almighty angels Archangel arms aught beast behold Belial bliss bower bright burning lake Canaan celestial cherub cherubim cloud created creatures dark days of Heaven death deep delight didst divine doom dreadful dwell earth eternal evil eyes fair Fair angel faith Father fear Fiend fierce fire flaming flowers fruit gates glory gods grace hand happy hath heard heart heavenly Hell hill hope King lest light live mankind Messiah Moloch morn nigh night o'er ordained pain Paradise Paradise Lost peace praise Raphael reign replied round sapience Satan scape seat seemed seraph serpent shade shalt shape sight soon spake spirits stars stood sweet taste thee thence thine things thither thou hast thoughts throne thunder thyself tree Uriel virtue voice whence winds wings wonder Zephon