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... strength , or chance , or fate ; Too well I fee and rue the dire event , 135 That with fad overthrow and foul defeat Hath loft us Heav'n , and all this mighty hoft 140 In horrible deftruction laid thus low , As far as Gods and heav'nly ...
... strength , or chance , or fate ; Too well I fee and rue the dire event , 135 That with fad overthrow and foul defeat Hath loft us Heav'n , and all this mighty hoft 140 In horrible deftruction laid thus low , As far as Gods and heav'nly ...
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... Strength undiminish'd , or eternal being To undergo eternal punishment ? Whereto with speedy words th ' Arch - Fiend reply'd . 155 160 165 Fall'n Cherub , to be weak is miferable Doing or fuffering : but of this be fure , To do ought ...
... Strength undiminish'd , or eternal being To undergo eternal punishment ? Whereto with speedy words th ' Arch - Fiend reply'd . 155 160 165 Fall'n Cherub , to be weak is miferable Doing or fuffering : but of this be fure , To do ought ...
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... strength , 240 Not by the fufferance of fupernal Power . Is this the region , this the foil , the clime , Said then the loft Arch - angel , this the feat That we must change for Heav'n , this mournful gloom For that celestial light ! Be ...
... strength , 240 Not by the fufferance of fupernal Power . Is this the region , this the foil , the clime , Said then the loft Arch - angel , this the feat That we must change for Heav'n , this mournful gloom For that celestial light ! Be ...
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... strength of bones , Like cumbrous flesh ; but in what shape they choofe Dilated or condens'd , bright or obfcure , Can execute their airy purposes , And works of love or enmity fulfil . For those the race of Ifrael oft forfook Their ...
... strength of bones , Like cumbrous flesh ; but in what shape they choofe Dilated or condens'd , bright or obfcure , Can execute their airy purposes , And works of love or enmity fulfil . For those the race of Ifrael oft forfook Their ...
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... strength Glories : for never fince created man , 575 Met such imbody'd force , as nam'd with these Could merit more than that small infantry Warr'd on by cranes ; though all the giant brood Of Plegra with th ' heroic race were join'd ...
... strength Glories : for never fince created man , 575 Met such imbody'd force , as nam'd with these Could merit more than that small infantry Warr'd on by cranes ; though all the giant brood Of Plegra with th ' heroic race were join'd ...
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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