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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... things he would explain , And what was eafy , he should render vain . OR if a work fo infinite he fpann'd , Jealous I was that fome less skilful hand ( Such as difquiet always what is well , And by ill imitating would excel ) - Might ...
... things he would explain , And what was eafy , he should render vain . OR if a work fo infinite he fpann'd , Jealous I was that fome less skilful hand ( Such as difquiet always what is well , And by ill imitating would excel ) - Might ...
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... Things divine , thou treat'ft of in such state As them preferves , and thee , inviolate . At once delight and horror on us seise , Thou fing ' with fo much gravity and eafe ; And above human flight doft foar aloft With plume fo ftrong ...
... Things divine , thou treat'ft of in such state As them preferves , and thee , inviolate . At once delight and horror on us seise , Thou fing ' with fo much gravity and eafe ; And above human flight doft foar aloft With plume fo ftrong ...
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... things now confpiring to promote the king's re- ftoration , he was too confcious of his own activity during the ufurpation , to expect any favour from the crown and therefore he prudently abfconded ' till the act vi OF THE LIFE.
... things now confpiring to promote the king's re- ftoration , he was too confcious of his own activity during the ufurpation , to expect any favour from the crown and therefore he prudently abfconded ' till the act vi OF THE LIFE.
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... things otherwise , and for the most part worse than elfe they would have expreffed them . Not without cause ... thing of itself , to all judicious ears , trivial and of no true mufical delight ; which confifts only in apt numbers , fit ...
... things otherwise , and for the most part worse than elfe they would have expreffed them . Not without cause ... thing of itself , to all judicious ears , trivial and of no true mufical delight ; which confifts only in apt numbers , fit ...
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... things , prefenting Satan with bis angels now fallen into bell , defcribed here , not in the center ( for heaven and earth may be Juppofed as yet not made , certainly not yet accurfed ) but in a place of utter darknefs , fitlieft called ...
... things , prefenting Satan with bis angels now fallen into bell , defcribed here , not in the center ( for heaven and earth may be Juppofed as yet not made , certainly not yet accurfed ) but in a place of utter darknefs , fitlieft called ...
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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