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... , for ill not worst , If we procure not to ourselves more woe.225 Thus Belial with words cloth'd in reason's garb Counsel'd ignoble ease , and peaceful floth , Not peace : and after him thus Mammon spake . Book II . 33 PARADISE LOST.I.
... , for ill not worst , If we procure not to ourselves more woe.225 Thus Belial with words cloth'd in reason's garb Counsel'd ignoble ease , and peaceful floth , Not peace : and after him thus Mammon spake . Book II . 33 PARADISE LOST.I.
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... so e'er Thrive under evil , and work ease out of pain Through labor and indurance . This deep world Of darkness do we dread ? How oft amidft 260 Thick clouds and dark doth Heav'n's all ruling Sire Choose 34 Book II . PARADISE LOST .
... so e'er Thrive under evil , and work ease out of pain Through labor and indurance . This deep world Of darkness do we dread ? How oft amidft 260 Thick clouds and dark doth Heav'n's all ruling Sire Choose 34 Book II . PARADISE LOST .
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... ease The prefent mifery , and render Hell More tolerable ; if there be cure or charm To refpite , or deceive , or flack the pain Of this ill manfion ; intermit no watch Against a wakeful foe , while I abroad Through all the coafts of ...
... ease The prefent mifery , and render Hell More tolerable ; if there be cure or charm To refpite , or deceive , or flack the pain Of this ill manfion ; intermit no watch Against a wakeful foe , while I abroad Through all the coafts of ...
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... ease their minds , and fomewhat rais'd By false prefumptuous hope , the ranged Powers Disband , and wand'ring each his feveral way Purfues , as inclination or fad choice Leads him perplex'd , where he may likelieft find 525 Truce to his ...
... ease their minds , and fomewhat rais'd By false prefumptuous hope , the ranged Powers Disband , and wand'ring each his feveral way Purfues , as inclination or fad choice Leads him perplex'd , where he may likelieft find 525 Truce to his ...
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... ease , and up and down unfeen Wing filently the buxom air , imbalm'd With odours ; there ye shall be fed and fill'd Immeasurably , all things shall be your prey . He ceas'd , for both feem'd highly pleas'd , and Death Grinn'd horrible a ...
... ease , and up and down unfeen Wing filently the buxom air , imbalm'd With odours ; there ye shall be fed and fill'd Immeasurably , all things shall be your prey . He ceas'd , for both feem'd highly pleas'd , and Death Grinn'd horrible a ...
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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