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... one who brings A mind not to be chang'd by place or time . The mind is its own place , and in itself Can make a Heav'n of Hell , a Hell of Heav'n . 255 What matter where , if I be still the fame ΣΟ Book I. PARADISE LOST .
... one who brings A mind not to be chang'd by place or time . The mind is its own place , and in itself Can make a Heav'n of Hell , a Hell of Heav'n . 255 What matter where , if I be still the fame ΣΟ Book I. PARADISE LOST .
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... itself their shines , Abominations ; and with cursed things His holy rites and folemn feafts profan'd , And with their darkness durft affront his light . First Moloch , horrid king , besmear'd with blood Of human facrifice , and parents ...
... itself their shines , Abominations ; and with cursed things His holy rites and folemn feafts profan'd , And with their darkness durft affront his light . First Moloch , horrid king , besmear'd with blood Of human facrifice , and parents ...
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... 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 fill'd With lust and violence the house of God ? In courts and palaces he also ...
... 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 fill'd With lust and violence the house of God ? In courts and palaces he also ...
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... itself Mixt'd with Tartarean fulphur , and strange fire , His own invented torments . But perhaps The way feems difficult and steep to fcale 70 With upright wing against a higher foe . Let such bethink them , if the fleepy drench Of ...
... itself Mixt'd with Tartarean fulphur , and strange fire , His own invented torments . But perhaps The way feems difficult and steep to fcale 70 With upright wing against a higher foe . Let such bethink them , if the fleepy drench Of ...
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... itself the water flies All taste of living wight , as once it fled The lip of Tantalus . Thus roving on In confus'd march forlorn , th ' adventrous bands 615 With shuddring horror pale , and eyes aghaft View'd first their lamentable lot ...
... itself the water flies All taste of living wight , as once it fled The lip of Tantalus . Thus roving on In confus'd march forlorn , th ' adventrous bands 615 With shuddring horror pale , and eyes aghaft View'd first their lamentable lot ...
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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