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... worse , forefight much advanc'd , We may with more fuccessful hope refolve To wage by force or guile eternal war , 115 120 Irreconcileable to our grand foe , Who now triumphs , and in th ' excefs of joy Sole reigning holds the tyranny ...
... worse , forefight much advanc'd , We may with more fuccessful hope refolve To wage by force or guile eternal war , 115 120 Irreconcileable to our grand foe , Who now triumphs , and in th ' excefs of joy Sole reigning holds the tyranny ...
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... worse rape These were the prime in order and in might ; The reft were long to tell , though far renown'd , 495 500 503 Th'Ionian Gods , of Javan's issue held Gods , yet B 3 1 Book I. 17 PARADISE LOST . Ahaz his fottish conqu'ror, whom ...
... worse rape These were the prime in order and in might ; The reft were long to tell , though far renown'd , 495 500 503 Th'Ionian Gods , of Javan's issue held Gods , yet B 3 1 Book I. 17 PARADISE LOST . Ahaz his fottish conqu'ror, whom ...
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... We funk thus low ? Th ' ascent is easy then ; 75 80 Th ' event is fear'd ; should we again provoke Our stronger , fome worse way his wrath may find To our destruction ; if there be in Hell Fear C3 Book II . 29 PARADISE LOST .
... We funk thus low ? Th ' ascent is easy then ; 75 80 Th ' event is fear'd ; should we again provoke Our stronger , fome worse way his wrath may find To our destruction ; if there be in Hell Fear C3 Book II . 29 PARADISE LOST .
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John Milton. To our destruction ; if there be in Hell Fear to be worse destroy'd ; what can be worse Than to dwell here , driv'n out from blifs , condemn'd In this abhorred deep to utter woe ; Where pain of unextinguishable fire Must ...
John Milton. To our destruction ; if there be in Hell Fear to be worse destroy'd ; what can be worse Than to dwell here , driv'n out from blifs , condemn'd In this abhorred deep to utter woe ; Where pain of unextinguishable fire Must ...
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... worse ? Is this then worst , Thus fitting , thus consulting , thus in arms ? What when we fled amain , pursu'd and struck 165 With Heav'n's afflicting thunder , and befought The deep to shelter us ? this Hell then feem'd A refuge from ...
... worse ? Is this then worst , Thus fitting , thus consulting , thus in arms ? What when we fled amain , pursu'd and struck 165 With Heav'n's afflicting thunder , and befought The deep to shelter us ? this Hell then feem'd A refuge from ...
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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