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Page 30
... false and hollow ; though his tongue Dropt manna , and could make the worfe appear The better reafon , to perplex and dash Maturest counsels : for his thoughts were low ; 115 To vice industrious , but to nobler deeds Timorous and ...
... false and hollow ; though his tongue Dropt manna , and could make the worfe appear The better reafon , to perplex and dash Maturest counsels : for his thoughts were low ; 115 To vice industrious , but to nobler deeds Timorous and ...
Page 42
... 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 restless thoughts , and entertain The ...
... 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 restless thoughts , and entertain The ...
Page 43
... false philosophy : Yet with a pleasing forcery could charm Pain for a while or anguish , and excite Fallacious hope , or arm the obdured breaft With stubborn patience as with triple steel . Another part in squadrons and grofs bands , On ...
... false philosophy : Yet with a pleasing forcery could charm Pain for a while or anguish , and excite Fallacious hope , or arm the obdured breaft With stubborn patience as with triple steel . Another part in squadrons and grofs bands , On ...
Page 47
... False fugitive , and to thy speed add wings , 0 700 65 Left with a whip of scorpions I purfue Thy lingring , or with one stroke of this dart Strange horror feize thee ' , and pangs unfelt before . So fpake the grifly terror , and in ...
... False fugitive , and to thy speed add wings , 0 700 65 Left with a whip of scorpions I purfue Thy lingring , or with one stroke of this dart Strange horror feize thee ' , and pangs unfelt before . So fpake the grifly terror , and in ...
Page 60
... false guile pervert : and shall pervert , For Man will hearken to his glozing lies , And easily tranfgrefs the fole command , Sole pledge of his obedience : So will fall , He and his faithless progeny : Whose fault ? Whose but his own ...
... false guile pervert : and shall pervert , For Man will hearken to his glozing lies , And easily tranfgrefs the fole command , Sole pledge of his obedience : So will fall , He and his faithless progeny : Whose fault ? Whose but his own ...
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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