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Page 4
... Say firft , for Heav'n hides nothing from thy view , Nor the deep tract of Hell , fay first what caufe 보다는 Mov'd our grand parents , in that happy ftate , Favor'd of Heav'n fo highly , to fall off From their Creator , and tranfgrefs ...
... Say firft , for Heav'n hides nothing from thy view , Nor the deep tract of Hell , fay first what caufe 보다는 Mov'd our grand parents , in that happy ftate , Favor'd of Heav'n fo highly , to fall off From their Creator , and tranfgrefs ...
Page 14
... Say , Muse , their names then known , who first , who last , Rous'd from the flumber , on that fiery couch , At their great empe'ror's call , as next in worth Came fingly where he stood on the bare fstrand , While the promiscuous croud ...
... Say , Muse , their names then known , who first , who last , Rous'd from the flumber , on that fiery couch , At their great empe'ror's call , as next in worth Came fingly where he stood on the bare fstrand , While the promiscuous croud ...
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... Say they who councel war , we are decreed , Reserv'd and destin'd to eternal woe ; 160 175 Whatever doing , what can we fuffer more , What can we fuffer worse ? Is this then worst , Thus fitting , thus consulting , thus in arms ? What ...
... Say they who councel war , we are decreed , Reserv'd and destin'd to eternal woe ; 160 175 Whatever doing , what can we fuffer more , What can we fuffer worse ? Is this then worst , Thus fitting , thus consulting , thus in arms ? What ...
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... saying , from her fide the fatal key , Sad instrument of all our woe , she took ; And tow'ards the gate rolling her bestial train , Forthwith the huge portcullis high up drew , 865 870 Which but herself , not all the Stygian Powers 875 ...
... saying , from her fide the fatal key , Sad instrument of all our woe , she took ; And tow'ards the gate rolling her bestial train , Forthwith the huge portcullis high up drew , 865 870 Which but herself , not all the Stygian Powers 875 ...
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... Say , heav'nly Pow'rs , where shall we find such love ? Which of ye will be mortal to redeem 210 Man's mortal crime , the just th ' unjust to fave ? 215 Dwells in all Heav'n charity so dear ! He afk'd , but all the heav'nly quire stood ...
... Say , heav'nly Pow'rs , where shall we find such love ? Which of ye will be mortal to redeem 210 Man's mortal crime , the just th ' unjust to fave ? 215 Dwells in all Heav'n charity so dear ! He afk'd , but all the heav'nly quire stood ...
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Adam afcend alſo Angel appear'd arm'd battel behold beſt bliſs bright call'd cauſe Cherubim courſe dark death deep defire divine dwell earth eaſe elſe eternal evil eyes facred faid fair falſe feat feek feem'd feems ferpent fide fight fince fire firſt fome fong fons foon foul fruit fuch gate glory happy hath Heav'n heav'nly Hell highth hill itſelf juſt laſt leſs light loft moſt muſt night o'er pain Paradife paſs'd paſt pleaſure pow'r praiſe preſent rais'd reaſon reply'd reſt return'd riſe roſe Satan ſay ſcarce ſeen ſenſe ſhade ſhall ſhame ſhape ſhe ſhould ſhow ſince ſky ſmall ſpake Spirits ſpread ſpring ſtand ſtars ſtate ſteps ſtill ſtood ſtrange ſtream ſtrength ſuch ſweet taſte thee thence theſe thine things thoſe thou thoughts throne tree turn'd univerſal vex'd whoſe wings worfe worſe