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... happy ftate , Favor'd of Heav'n fo highly , to fall off From their Creator , and tranfgrefs his will For one reftraint , lords of the world befides ? Who first feduc'd them to that foul revolt ? Th ' infernal Serpent ; he it was , whose ...
... happy ftate , Favor'd of Heav'n fo highly , to fall off From their Creator , and tranfgrefs his will For one reftraint , lords of the world befides ? Who first feduc'd them to that foul revolt ? Th ' infernal Serpent ; he it was , whose ...
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... happy realms of light Cloth'd with transcendent brightness didst outshine Myriads though bright ! If he whom mutual league , United thoughts and counsels , equal hope And hazard in the glorious enterprize , Join'd with me once , now ...
... happy realms of light Cloth'd with transcendent brightness didst outshine Myriads though bright ! If he whom mutual league , United thoughts and counsels , equal hope And hazard in the glorious enterprize , Join'd with me once , now ...
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... happy state Here fwallow'd up in endless mifery . But what if he our conqu'ror ( whom I now Of force believe almighty , since no less Than fuch could have o'erpow'r'd such force as ours ) Have left us this our fpirit and strength entire ...
... happy state Here fwallow'd up in endless mifery . But what if he our conqu'ror ( whom I now Of force believe almighty , since no less Than fuch could have o'erpow'r'd such force as ours ) Have left us this our fpirit and strength entire ...
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... happy fields , Where joy for ever dwells : Hail horrors , hail 250 Infernal world , and thou profoundest Hell Receive thy new poffeffor ; one who brings A mind not to be chang'd by place or time . The mind is its own place , and in ...
... happy fields , Where joy for ever dwells : Hail horrors , hail 250 Infernal world , and thou profoundest Hell Receive thy new poffeffor ; one who brings A mind not to be chang'd by place or time . The mind is its own place , and in ...
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... happy though but ill , 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 ...
... happy though but ill , 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 ...
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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