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... , whereof who drinks , Forthwith his former state and being forgets , 585 Forgets both joy and grief , pleasure and pain . Beyond this flood a frozen continent 590 Lies dark and wild , beat with perpetual storms Book II . 43 PARADISE LOST .
... , whereof who drinks , Forthwith his former state and being forgets , 585 Forgets both joy and grief , pleasure and pain . Beyond this flood a frozen continent 590 Lies dark and wild , beat with perpetual storms Book II . 43 PARADISE LOST .
Page 60
... pleasure I from fuch obedience paid , When will and reason ( reason alfo ' is choice ) Useless and vain , of freedom both defpoil'd , Made passive both , and ferv'd necessity , 110 Not me ? They therefore as to right belong'd , So were ...
... pleasure I from fuch obedience paid , When will and reason ( reason alfo ' is choice ) Useless and vain , of freedom both defpoil'd , Made passive both , and ferv'd necessity , 110 Not me ? They therefore as to right belong'd , So were ...
Page 94
... pleasures , for long woes are to fucceed . So saying , his proud step he scornfully turn'd , 535 But with fly circumspection , and began Thro ' wood , thro ' waste , o'er hill , o'er dale , his roam . Mean while in utmost longitude ...
... pleasures , for long woes are to fucceed . So saying , his proud step he scornfully turn'd , 535 But with fly circumspection , and began Thro ' wood , thro ' waste , o'er hill , o'er dale , his roam . Mean while in utmost longitude ...
Page 148
... pleasure we may well Spare out of life perhaps , and not repine , But live content , which is the calmest life : But pain is perfect mifery , the worst Of evils , and excessive , overturns All patience . He who therefore can invent With ...
... pleasure we may well Spare out of life perhaps , and not repine , But live content , which is the calmest life : But pain is perfect mifery , the worst Of evils , and excessive , overturns All patience . He who therefore can invent With ...
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... pleasure situate in hill and dale ) Light as the lightning glimpse they ran , they flew ; From their foundations loofning to and fro 636 640 650 They pluck'd the feated hills with all their Rocks , waters , woods , and by the shaggy ...
... pleasure situate in hill and dale ) Light as the lightning glimpse they ran , they flew ; From their foundations loofning to and fro 636 640 650 They pluck'd the feated hills with all their Rocks , waters , woods , and by the shaggy ...
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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