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... night 50 To mortal men , he with his horrid crew Lay vanquish'd , rolling in the fiery gulf , Confounded though immortal : But his doom Reserv'd him to more wrath ; for now the thought Both of loft happiness and lafting pain Torments ...
... night 50 To mortal men , he with his horrid crew Lay vanquish'd , rolling in the fiery gulf , Confounded though immortal : But his doom Reserv'd him to more wrath ; for now the thought Both of loft happiness and lafting pain Torments ...
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... night - founder'd skiff Deeming some island , oft , as fea - men tell , With fixed anchor in his skaly rind Moors by his fide under the lee , while night Invests the fea , and wished morn delays : So stretch'd out huge in length the ...
... night - founder'd skiff Deeming some island , oft , as fea - men tell , With fixed anchor in his skaly rind Moors by his fide under the lee , while night Invests the fea , and wished morn delays : So stretch'd out huge in length the ...
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... night , and darken'd all the land of Nile : So numberless were those bad Angels seen Hovering on wing under the cope of Hell ' Twixt upper , nether , and furrounding fires ; Till , as a signal giv'n , th ' up - lifted spear Of their ...
... night , and darken'd all the land of Nile : So numberless were those bad Angels seen Hovering on wing under the cope of Hell ' Twixt upper , nether , and furrounding fires ; Till , as a signal giv'n , th ' up - lifted spear Of their ...
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... night Darkens the ftreets , then wander forth the fons Of Belial , flown with insolence and wine . Witness the streets of Sodom , and that night In Gibeah , when the hofpitable door Expos'd a matron to avoid worse rape These were the ...
... night Darkens the ftreets , then wander forth the fons Of Belial , flown with insolence and wine . Witness the streets of Sodom , and that night In Gibeah , when the hofpitable door Expos'd a matron to avoid worse rape These were the ...
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... martial founds : 540 At which the universal host up fent A shout that tore Hell's concave , and beyond Frighted the reign of Chaos and old Night . All in a moment through the gloom wereseen Ten thousand 18 PARADISE LOST . Book 1 .
... martial founds : 540 At which the universal host up fent A shout that tore Hell's concave , and beyond Frighted the reign of Chaos and old Night . All in a moment through the gloom wereseen Ten thousand 18 PARADISE LOST . Book 1 .
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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