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... Rais'd impious war in Heaven and battel proud With vain attempt . Him the Almighty Power Hurl'd headlong flaming from th'ethereal sky , 40 45 With hideous ruin and combustion , down To bottomless perdition , there to dwell In adamantin ...
... Rais'd impious war in Heaven and battel proud With vain attempt . Him the Almighty Power Hurl'd headlong flaming from th'ethereal sky , 40 45 With hideous ruin and combustion , down To bottomless perdition , there to dwell In adamantin ...
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... rais'd me to contend , And to the fierce contention brought along 100 anumerable force of Spirits arm'd , In dubious battel on the plains of Heaven , That durft diflike his reign , and me preferring , His utmost pow'r with adverse pow'r ...
... rais'd me to contend , And to the fierce contention brought along 100 anumerable force of Spirits arm'd , In dubious battel on the plains of Heaven , That durft diflike his reign , and me preferring , His utmost pow'r with adverse pow'r ...
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... rais'd Their fainting courage , and difpell'd their fears . 530 Then strait command that at the warlike found Of trumpets loud and clarions be uprear'd His mighty standard : that proud honour claim'd Azazel as his right , a Cherub tall ...
... rais'd Their fainting courage , and difpell'd their fears . 530 Then strait command that at the warlike found Of trumpets loud and clarions be uprear'd His mighty standard : that proud honour claim'd Azazel as his right , a Cherub tall ...
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... rais'd To highth of nobleft temper heroes old Arming to battel , and instead of rage 550 555 Deliberate valor breath'd , firm and unmov'd With dread of death to flight or foul retreat ; Nor wanting pow'r to mitigate and swage With ...
... rais'd To highth of nobleft temper heroes old Arming to battel , and instead of rage 550 555 Deliberate valor breath'd , firm and unmov'd With dread of death to flight or foul retreat ; Nor wanting pow'r to mitigate and swage With ...
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... rais'd , and repossess their native feat ? For me be witness all the Host of Heaven , If counsels different , or danger shunn'd By me , have loft our hopes . But he who reigns Monarch in Heav'n till then as one fecure Sat on his throne ...
... rais'd , and repossess their native feat ? For me be witness all the Host of Heaven , If counsels different , or danger shunn'd By me , have loft our hopes . But he who reigns Monarch in Heav'n till then as one fecure Sat on his throne ...
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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