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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... these preferments he enjoyed both under the ufurper , and his fon ; the other , ' till King Charles II . was reftor- ed . For fome time he had an apartment for his fa- mily in Whitehall ; but his health requiring a freer acceffion of ...
... these preferments he enjoyed both under the ufurper , and his fon ; the other , ' till King Charles II . was reftor- ed . For fome time he had an apartment for his fa- mily in Whitehall ; but his health requiring a freer acceffion of ...
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... these difcouragements , and various in- An . Etat . 61. terruptions , in the t year 1669 he publifhed his PARADISE LOST ; the noblett poem , next to Homer and Virgil , that ever the wit of man produced in any age or nation . Need I ...
... these difcouragements , and various in- An . Etat . 61. terruptions , in the t year 1669 he publifhed his PARADISE LOST ; the noblett poem , next to Homer and Virgil , that ever the wit of man produced in any age or nation . Need I ...
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... these livid flames Cafts pale and dreadful ? Thither let us tend From off the toffing of these fiery waves , There reft , if any rest can harbour there , And re - affembling our afflicted Powers , Confult how we may henceforth most ...
... these livid flames Cafts pale and dreadful ? Thither let us tend From off the toffing of these fiery waves , There reft , if any rest can harbour there , And re - affembling our afflicted Powers , Confult how we may henceforth most ...
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... These feminine . For Spirits when they please Can either fex affume , or both ; so soft And uncompounded is their effence pure , Not ty'd or manacled with joint or limb , Nor founded on the brittle strength of bones , ' 420 425 Like ...
... These feminine . For Spirits when they please Can either fex affume , or both ; so soft And uncompounded is their effence pure , Not ty'd or manacled with joint or limb , Nor founded on the brittle strength of bones , ' 420 425 Like ...
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... These were the prime in order and in might ; The reft were long to tell , though far renown'd , Th ' Ionian Gods , of Javan's iffue held 500 505 Gods , yet confefs'd later than Heav'n and Earth , Their boasted parents : Titan Heav'n's ...
... These were the prime in order and in might ; The reft were long to tell , though far renown'd , Th ' Ionian Gods , of Javan's iffue held 500 505 Gods , yet confefs'd later than Heav'n and Earth , Their boasted parents : Titan Heav'n's ...
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