Paradise Lost: A Poem, in Twelve Books. The Author John Milton. Correctly Printed from the Text of Thomas Newton, D.D.James Magee, 1788 - 332 pages |
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... fuch a compass find ? Whence furnish such a vast expanse of mind ? Just Heav'n thee like TIRESIAS to requite , Rewards with prophecy thy lofs of fight . WELL might'ft thou fcorn thy readers to allure With tinkling rhime , of thy own ...
... fuch a compass find ? Whence furnish such a vast expanse of mind ? Just Heav'n thee like TIRESIAS to requite , Rewards with prophecy thy lofs of fight . WELL might'ft thou fcorn thy readers to allure With tinkling rhime , of thy own ...
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... fuch indefatigable industry , that he rarely was prevailed with to quit his ftudies before midnight ; which not only made him fre- quently fubject to fevere pains in his head ; but like- wife occafioned that weakness in his eyes , which ...
... fuch indefatigable industry , that he rarely was prevailed with to quit his ftudies before midnight ; which not only made him fre- quently fubject to fevere pains in his head ; but like- wife occafioned that weakness in his eyes , which ...
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... and admiration . An inter- val of above twenty years had elapfed * 26 . fince he wrote the Mafk of Comus An . Etat $ 29 . L'Allegro , Il Penferofo , and Lycidas § ; 2 * all in fuch an exquifite ftrain ! that though JOHN MILTON . vii.
... and admiration . An inter- val of above twenty years had elapfed * 26 . fince he wrote the Mafk of Comus An . Etat $ 29 . L'Allegro , Il Penferofo , and Lycidas § ; 2 * all in fuch an exquifite ftrain ! that though JOHN MILTON . vii.
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... fuch an exquifite ftrain ! that though he had left no other monuments of his genius behind him , his name had been immortal . But , neither the in- firmities of age and conftitution , nor the viciffitudes of fortune , could deprefs the ...
... fuch an exquifite ftrain ! that though he had left no other monuments of his genius behind him , his name had been immortal . But , neither the in- firmities of age and conftitution , nor the viciffitudes of fortune , could deprefs the ...
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... fuch imperfect lights , as men of letters and retirement ufually leave to An . Etat . 69 . guide our inquiry , would allow ; it now only remains to be recorded , that in the year 1674 , the gout put a period to his life at Bunhill near ...
... fuch imperfect lights , as men of letters and retirement ufually leave to An . Etat . 69 . guide our inquiry , would allow ; it now only remains to be recorded , that in the year 1674 , the gout put a period to his life at Bunhill near ...
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Adam againſt alfo Angel appear'd arm'd beaſt beft behold beſt blifs bright call'd cauſe Cherubim cloud darkneſs death deep defcending defire delight divine dwell earth elfe erft eternal evil eyes fafe faid fair feat fecond feek feem'd feems ferpent fhade fhall fhould fide fight fince fire firft firſt fleep fome fons foon foul fpake fruit ftate ftill ftood fuch fweet gate glory happy hath Heav'n heav'nly Hell himſelf hoft juft juſt laft laſt lefs light loft moſt muft muſt night o'er Paradife PARADISE LOST pleaſure pow'r praiſe prefent rais'd reafon reft reply'd return'd rife rofe round Satan ſeems ſhall ſhape Spirits ſtand ſtate ſtill ſtood tafte taſte thee thefe themſelves thence theſe thine things thofe thoſe thou thoughts throne tree turn'd vex'd whofe whoſe wings worfe worſe