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... must be to pervert that end , And out of good still to find means of evil ; Which oft - times may fucceed , so as perhaps Shall grieve him , if I fail not , and difturb His inmoft counsels from their destin'd aim . But fee the angry ...
... must be to pervert that end , And out of good still to find means of evil ; Which oft - times may fucceed , so as perhaps Shall grieve him , if I fail not , and difturb His inmoft counsels from their destin'd aim . But fee the angry ...
Page 10
... must change for Heav'n , this mournful gloom For that celestial light ! Be'it so , fince he Who now is Sovran can dispose and bid What shall be right : farthest from him is best . Whom reas'on hath equall'd , force hath made fupreme 245 ...
... must change for Heav'n , this mournful gloom For that celestial light ! Be'it so , fince he Who now is Sovran can dispose and bid What shall be right : farthest from him is best . Whom reas'on hath equall'd , force hath made fupreme 245 ...
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... must be resolv'd . He fpake : and to confirm his words , outflew Millions of flaming swords , drawn from the thighs Of mighty Cherubim ; the fudden blaze Far round illumin'd Hell : highly they rag'd Against the High'eft , and fierce ...
... must be resolv'd . He fpake : and to confirm his words , outflew Millions of flaming swords , drawn from the thighs Of mighty Cherubim ; the fudden blaze Far round illumin'd Hell : highly they rag'd Against the High'eft , and fierce ...
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... Must exercise us without hope of end The vassals of his anger , when the scourge Inexorably , and the torturing hour Calls us to penance ? More deftroy'd than thus We should be quite abolish'd and expire . What fear we then ? what doubt ...
... Must exercise us without hope of end The vassals of his anger , when the scourge Inexorably , and the torturing hour Calls us to penance ? More deftroy'd than thus We should be quite abolish'd and expire . What fear we then ? what doubt ...
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... must end us , that must be our cure , To be no more ; fad cure ; for who would lose , Though full of pain , this intellectual being , Those thoughts that wander through eternity , To perish rather , swallow'd up and loft In the wide ...
... must end us , that must be our cure , To be no more ; fad cure ; for who would lose , Though full of pain , this intellectual being , Those thoughts that wander through eternity , To perish rather , swallow'd up and loft In the wide ...
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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