Poetical WorksW. Collins, 1909 - 460 pages |
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... divine oracle , unswerving from the severe and impeccable ideal line , and behold it is considerably otherwise . The fault , or part of the fault , lies with the reader . There is no final reason why the spiritual afflatus which wrapped ...
... divine oracle , unswerving from the severe and impeccable ideal line , and behold it is considerably otherwise . The fault , or part of the fault , lies with the reader . There is no final reason why the spiritual afflatus which wrapped ...
Page 127
... divine , And said , Thy mansion wants thee , Adam ; rise , First man , of men innumerable ordain'd First father , call'd by thee , I come thy guide To the garden of bliss , thy seat prepared . So saying , by the hand he took me raised ...
... divine , And said , Thy mansion wants thee , Adam ; rise , First man , of men innumerable ordain'd First father , call'd by thee , I come thy guide To the garden of bliss , thy seat prepared . So saying , by the hand he took me raised ...
Page 174
... divine not hasten to be just ? But death comes not at call , justice divine Mends not her slowest pace for prayers or cries . O woods , O fountains , hillocks , dales , and bowers With other echo late I taught your shades To answer ...
... divine not hasten to be just ? But death comes not at call , justice divine Mends not her slowest pace for prayers or cries . O woods , O fountains , hillocks , dales , and bowers With other echo late I taught your shades To answer ...
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Adam angels ANTISTROPHE appear'd arm'd arms aught beast behold bliss bright call'd cherub cherubim Chor cloud Comus Dagon dark death deeds deep delight didst divine doth dread dwell earth eternal evil eyes fair faith Father Faunus fear flowers fruit glory gods grace hand happy hast hath heard heart heaven heavenly hell hill honour Israel John Milton King lest light live Lord Lycidas Messiah mihi morn mortal nigh night numbers numina nymphs o'er Paradise Paradise Lost pass'd peace Philistines Phoebus praise PSALM quĉ reign return'd round sapience Satan seat seem'd serpent shade shalt shame sight Son of God song soon soul spake spirits stars stood strength sweet taste thee thence thine things thither thou art thou hast thought throne thyself tibi tree turn'd vex'd virtue voice whence winds wings wonder Zephyro