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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... human flight doft foar aloft With plume fo ftrong , fo equal , and fo foft . The bird nam'd from that paradise you fing , So never flags , but always keeps on wing . WHERE Couldst thou words of fuch a compass find ? Whence furnish such ...
... human flight doft foar aloft With plume fo ftrong , fo equal , and fo foft . The bird nam'd from that paradise you fing , So never flags , but always keeps on wing . WHERE Couldst thou words of fuch a compass find ? Whence furnish such ...
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... human reason , than our author gave , in preferring this po- em to PARADISE LOST ; nor a more inftructive caution to the best writers , to be very diffident in deciding the merit of their own productions . AND thus having attended him ...
... human reason , than our author gave , in preferring this po- em to PARADISE LOST ; nor a more inftructive caution to the best writers , to be very diffident in deciding the merit of their own productions . AND thus having attended him ...
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... human , princely Dignities , 350 355 And Powr's that erft in Heaven fat on thrones ; 360 Though of their names in heav'nly records now Be no memorial , blotted out and rais'd By their rebellion from the books of life . Nor had they yet ...
... human , princely Dignities , 350 355 And Powr's that erft in Heaven fat on thrones ; 360 Though of their names in heav'nly records now Be no memorial , blotted out and rais'd By their rebellion from the books of life . Nor had they yet ...
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... human facrifice , and parents tears , 385 , 390 Though for the noife of drums and timbrels loud Their childrens cries unheard , that pass'd through fire To his grim idol . Him the Ammonite Worshipt in Rabba , and her watry plain , In ...
... human facrifice , and parents tears , 385 , 390 Though for the noife of drums and timbrels loud Their childrens cries unheard , that pass'd through fire To his grim idol . Him the Ammonite Worshipt in Rabba , and her watry plain , In ...
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... and their train , With monstrous fhapes and forceries abus'd Fanatic Egypt and her priefts , to seek 480 Their wand'ring Gods difguis'd in brutish forms Rather than human . Nor did Ifrael ' scape 485 28 PARADISE LOS T. BOOK I.
... and their train , With monstrous fhapes and forceries abus'd Fanatic Egypt and her priefts , to seek 480 Their wand'ring Gods difguis'd in brutish forms Rather than human . Nor did Ifrael ' scape 485 28 PARADISE LOS T. BOOK I.
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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