Paradise Lost |
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Yet from those flames No light , but rather darkness visible Served only to discover sights of woe , Regions of sorrow , doleful shades , where peace And rest can never dwell , hope never comes That comes to all ; but torture without ...
Yet from those flames No light , but rather darkness visible Served only to discover sights of woe , Regions of sorrow , doleful shades , where peace And rest can never dwell , hope never comes That comes to all ; but torture without ...
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Peace is despaired ; For who can think submission ? War then , war , Open or understood , must be resolved . He spake : and to confirm his words , out flew Millions of flaming swords , drawn from the thighs Of mighty cherubim ...
Peace is despaired ; For who can think submission ? War then , war , Open or understood , must be resolved . He spake : and to confirm his words , out flew Millions of flaming swords , drawn from the thighs Of mighty cherubim ...
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Thus Belial , with words clothed in reason's garb , Counseled ignoble ease , and peaceful sloth , Not peace : And after him thus Mammon spake : Either to disenthrone the King of Heaven We war , if war be best , or to regain Our own ...
Thus Belial , with words clothed in reason's garb , Counseled ignoble ease , and peaceful sloth , Not peace : And after him thus Mammon spake : Either to disenthrone the King of Heaven We war , if war be best , or to regain Our own ...
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Our torments also may in length of time Become our elements ; these piercing fires As soft as now severe , our temper changed Into their temper ; which must needs remove The sensible of pain . All things invite To peaceful BOOK II .
Our torments also may in length of time Become our elements ; these piercing fires As soft as now severe , our temper changed Into their temper ; which must needs remove The sensible of pain . All things invite To peaceful BOOK II .
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All things invite To peaceful counsels , and the settled state Of order , how in safety best we may Compose our present ... bay After the tempest , such applause was heard As Mammon ended , and his sentence pleased , Advising peace .
All things invite To peaceful counsels , and the settled state Of order , how in safety best we may Compose our present ... bay After the tempest , such applause was heard As Mammon ended , and his sentence pleased , Advising peace .
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Adam angels appeared arms beast behold bliss Book bounds bright bring called cloud created creatures dark death deep delight divine dreadful dwell earth equal eternal evil eyes fair faith fall Father fear fell field fire force formed fruit glory gods grace hand happy hast hath head heard heart Heaven heavenly Hell hill hope human King land leave less light lines live look lost mind morn move nature never night once pain Paradise passed peace perhaps raised reason receive reign replied rest rise round Satan seat seemed serpent shape side sight soon spake spirits stand stars stood sweet taste thee thence things thou thoughts throne till tree turned voice wide winds wings wonder
Bibliographic information
| Title | Paradise Lost |
| Author | John Milton |
| Publisher | Thompson and Thomas, 1901 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | Sep 16, 2019 |
| Length | 311 pages |
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