Poetical WorksW. Collins, 1909 - 460 pages |
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... wide into the realm of night , Scorning surprise . Or could we break our way By force , and at our heels all hell should rise With blackest insurrection to confound Heaven's purest light , yet our great Enemy All incorruptible would on ...
... wide into the realm of night , Scorning surprise . Or could we break our way By force , and at our heels all hell should rise With blackest insurrection to confound Heaven's purest light , yet our great Enemy All incorruptible would on ...
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... wide Ethiopian to the Cape Ply , stemming nightly toward the pole : so seem'd Far off the flying fiend . At last appear Hell - bounds , high reaching to the horrid roof , And thrice threefold the gates ; three folds were brass , Three ...
... wide Ethiopian to the Cape Ply , stemming nightly toward the pole : so seem'd Far off the flying fiend . At last appear Hell - bounds , high reaching to the horrid roof , And thrice threefold the gates ; three folds were brass , Three ...
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... wide On golden hinges turning , as by work Divine the sovereign Architect had framed . From hence no cloud , or , to obstruct his sight , Star interposed , however small he sees , Not unconform to other shining globes , Earth and the ...
... wide On golden hinges turning , as by work Divine the sovereign Architect had framed . From hence no cloud , or , to obstruct his sight , Star interposed , however small he sees , Not unconform to other shining globes , Earth and the ...
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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 quæ 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