Miscellaneous poems. Paradise regain'd. Samson Agonistes |
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... Satan ; let him tempt and now assay His utmost subtilty , because he boasts And vaunts of his great cunning to the throng Of his Apostasie ; he might have learnt Less over weening , since he fail'd in Job , Whose constant perseverance ...
... Satan ; let him tempt and now assay His utmost subtilty , because he boasts And vaunts of his great cunning to the throng Of his Apostasie ; he might have learnt Less over weening , since he fail'd in Job , Whose constant perseverance ...
Page 142
... Satanic Strength And all the world , and mass of sinful flesh ; That all the Angels and Etherial Powers , They now , and men hereafter may discern , From what consummate vertue I have chose This perfect Man , by merit call'd my Son , To ...
... Satanic Strength And all the world , and mass of sinful flesh ; That all the Angels and Etherial Powers , They now , and men hereafter may discern , From what consummate vertue I have chose This perfect Man , by merit call'd my Son , To ...
Page 153
... Satan bowing low His gray dissimulation , disappear'd Into thin Air diffus'd : for now began Night with her sullen wing to double - shade The Desert , Fowls in thir clay nests were couch't ; And now wild Beasts came forth the woods to ...
... Satan bowing low His gray dissimulation , disappear'd Into thin Air diffus'd : for now began Night with her sullen wing to double - shade The Desert , Fowls in thir clay nests were couch't ; And now wild Beasts came forth the woods to ...
Page 156
... clamour was assur'd thir utmost aid At his command ; when from amidst them rose Belial the dissolutest Spirit that fell The sensuallest , and after Asmodai SATAN IN COUNCIL Malake The fleshliest Incubus , and thus 158 Paradise Regain'd.
... clamour was assur'd thir utmost aid At his command ; when from amidst them rose Belial the dissolutest Spirit that fell The sensuallest , and after Asmodai SATAN IN COUNCIL Malake The fleshliest Incubus , and thus 158 Paradise Regain'd.
Page 155
... Satan with slye preface to return Had left him vacant , and with speed was gon Up to the middle Region of thick Air , Where all bis Potentates in Council sate ; There without sign of boast , or sign of joy , Sollicitous and blank he ...
... Satan with slye preface to return Had left him vacant , and with speed was gon Up to the middle Region of thick Air , Where all bis Potentates in Council sate ; There without sign of boast , or sign of joy , Sollicitous and blank he ...
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Angels antient arms aught band bast bath bave beap bear beard behold Blake Blake's bold brest bright call'd canst Chor Clouds COMUS countrey Dagon dark death deeds delight divine dost doth e're Earth enemies eyes facing fair fame fantastick fear Feast foes GEOFFREY KEYNES giv'n glorious glory gods hath Heav'n honour Israel John Linnell Jove King Lady light Lord Lycidas Milton morning mortal never night Nonesuch Press Nymphs o're once PARADISE REGAIN'D peace Philistines POEMS praise Prophet PSALM raign reply'd round Samson SAMSON AGONISTES Satan Saviour seek shades shame Shepherd shew sight sing solemn Son of God Song soon soul Spirit stood Strength sweet Tempter thee thence thine things thir thou art thou hast thought Throne truth vertue Virgin voice wandring William Blake wilt winds wings Wood
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Page 26 - Haste thee, nymph, and bring with thee Jest, and youthful Jollity, Quips, and Cranks, and wanton Wiles, Nods, and Becks, and wreathed Smiles, Such as hang on Hebe's cheek And love to live in dimple sleek ; Sport that wrinkled Care derides, And Laughter holding both his sides.
Page 51 - There entertain him all the saints above, In solemn troops, and sweet societies, That sing, and singing in their glory move, And wipe the tears for ever from his eyes.
Page 45 - YET once more, O ye laurels, and once more, Ye myrtles brown, with ivy never sere, I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude, And with forced fingers rude Shatter your leaves before the mellowing year.
Page 66 - Some say, no evil thing that walks by night, In fog or fire, by lake or moorish fen, Blue meagre hag, or stubborn unlaid ghost That breaks his magic chains at curfew time, No goblin, or swart faery of the mine, Hath hurtful power o'er true virginity.
Page 50 - Where the great Vision of the guarded Mount Looks toward Namancos and Bayona's hold ; Look homeward, Angel, now, and melt with ruth ; And, O ye dolphins, waft the hapless youth.
Page 80 - Sabrina fair, Listen where thou art sitting Under the glassy, cool, translucent wave, In twisted braids of lilies knitting The loose train of thy amber-dropping hair; Listen for dear honour's sake, Goddess of the silver lake, Listen and save! Listen, and appear to us, In name of great Oceanus. By the earthshaking Neptune's mace, And Tethys' grave majestic pace; By hoary Nereus' wrinkled look, And the Carpathian wizard's hook; By scaly Triton's winding shell, And old soothsaying Glaucus...
Page 267 - Nothing is here for tears, nothing to wail Or knock the breast; no weakness, no contempt, Dispraise, or blame; nothing but well and fair, And what may quiet us in a death so noble.
Page 10 - Juda's land The dreaded Infant's hand, The rays of Bethlehem blind his dusky eyn ; Nor all the gods beside, Longer dare abide, Not Typhon huge ending in snaky twine : Our Babe, to show His Godhead true, Can in His swaddling bands control the damned crew.
Page 209 - Nor is Nature wanting in her own effects to make good his assertion : for so, in physic, things of melancholic hue and quality are used against melancholy, sour against sour, salt to remove salt humours.
Page 46 - Under the opening eye-lids of the Morn, We drove a-field, and both together heard What time the Gray-fly winds her sultry horn...