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Page 23
... sweet , Built like a temple , where pilasters round Were fet , and Doric pillars overlaid With golden architrave ; nor did their want Cornice or freeze , with bossy sculptures graven ; The roof was fretted gold . Not Babylon , Nor great ...
... sweet , Built like a temple , where pilasters round Were fet , and Doric pillars overlaid With golden architrave ; nor did their want Cornice or freeze , with bossy sculptures graven ; The roof was fretted gold . Not Babylon , Nor great ...
Page 41
... sweet Extend his evening beam , the fields revive , The birds their notes renew , and bleating herds Atteft their joy , that hill and valley rings . O shame to men ! Devil with Devil damn'd Firm concord holds , men only disagree Of ...
... sweet Extend his evening beam , the fields revive , The birds their notes renew , and bleating herds Atteft their joy , that hill and valley rings . O shame to men ! Devil with Devil damn'd Firm concord holds , men only disagree Of ...
Page 43
... sweet 555 ( For eloquence the foul , fong charms the fenfe , ) Others apart fat on a hill retir'd , In thoughts more elevate , and reason'd high Of providence , foreknowledge , will and fate , Fix'd fate , free will , foreknowledge ...
... sweet 555 ( For eloquence the foul , fong charms the fenfe , ) Others apart fat on a hill retir'd , In thoughts more elevate , and reason'd high Of providence , foreknowledge , will and fate , Fix'd fate , free will , foreknowledge ...
Page 50
... sweet , now fad to mention , through dire change Befall'n us unforeseen , unthought of ; know I come no enemy , but to fet free 821 825 From out this dark and dismal house of pain Both him and thee , and all the heav'nly hoft Of Spi ...
... sweet , now fad to mention , through dire change Befall'n us unforeseen , unthought of ; know I come no enemy , but to fet free 821 825 From out this dark and dismal house of pain Both him and thee , and all the heav'nly hoft Of Spi ...
Page 67
... sweet As from blest voices , uttering joy , Heav'n rung With jubilee , and loud Hofanna's fill'd 336 340 345 The'eternal region : lowly reverent Tow'ards either throne they bow , and to the ground With folemn adoration down they caft ...
... sweet As from blest voices , uttering joy , Heav'n rung With jubilee , and loud Hofanna's fill'd 336 340 345 The'eternal region : lowly reverent Tow'ards either throne they bow , and to the ground With folemn adoration down they caft ...
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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