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... Spirits arm'd , In dubious battel on the plains of Heaven , That durft diflike his reign , and me preferring , His utmost pow'r with adverse pow'r oppos'd And thook his throne . What though the field be loft ? All is not loft ; th ...
... Spirits arm'd , In dubious battel on the plains of Heaven , That durft diflike his reign , and me preferring , His utmost pow'r with adverse pow'r oppos'd And thook his throne . What though the field be loft ? All is not loft ; th ...
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... Spirits ; or have you chos'n this place After the toil of battel to repose Your wearied virtue , for the eafe you find To flumber here , as in the vales of Heav'n ? Or in this abject posture have ye fworn To ' adore the conqueror ? who ...
... Spirits ; or have you chos'n this place After the toil of battel to repose Your wearied virtue , for the eafe you find To flumber here , as in the vales of Heav'n ? Or in this abject posture have ye fworn To ' adore the conqueror ? who ...
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... Spirits when they please Can either sex assume or both ; fo foft And uncompounded is their essence pure , 425 Not ty'd or manacl'd with joint or limb , Nor founded on the brittle strength of bones , Like cumbrous flesh ; but in what ...
... Spirits when they please Can either sex assume or both ; fo foft And uncompounded is their essence pure , 425 Not ty'd or manacl'd with joint or limb , Nor founded on the brittle strength of bones , Like cumbrous flesh ; but in what ...
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... spirit more lewd 490 Fell not from Heaven , or more gross to love Viçe for itself : to him no temple stood Or altar smok'd ; yet who more oft than he In temples and at altars , when the priest Turns atheist , as did Eli's fons , who ...
... spirit more lewd 490 Fell not from Heaven , or more gross to love Viçe for itself : to him no temple stood Or altar smok'd ; yet who more oft than he In temples and at altars , when the priest Turns atheist , as did Eli's fons , who ...
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... Spirits for his fault amerc'd Of Heav'n , and from eternal splendors flung For his revolt , yet faithful how they stood , Their glory wither'd : As when Heaven's fire Hath scath'd the foreft oaks , or mountain pines , With finged top ...
... Spirits for his fault amerc'd Of Heav'n , and from eternal splendors flung For his revolt , yet faithful how they stood , Their glory wither'd : As when Heaven's fire Hath scath'd the foreft oaks , or mountain pines , With finged top ...
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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