Paradise Lost: A Poem, in Twelve BooksL. Coffin, 1831 |
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... 315 Warriors , the flower of Heaven ! once yours , now lost , If such astonishment as this can seize Eternal Spirits ; or have ye chosen this place After the toil of battle to repose Your wearied virtue PARADISE LOST . 11.
... 315 Warriors , the flower of Heaven ! once yours , now lost , If such astonishment as this can seize Eternal Spirits ; or have ye chosen this place After the toil of battle to repose Your wearied virtue PARADISE LOST . 11.
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... virtue , for the ease you find To slumber here , as in the vales of Heaven ? Or in this abject posture have ye sworn To adore the Conqueror ! who now beholds Cherub and Seraph rolling in the flood , With scatter'd arms and ensigns ...
... virtue , for the ease you find To slumber here , as in the vales of Heaven ? Or in this abject posture have ye sworn To adore the Conqueror ! who now beholds Cherub and Seraph rolling in the flood , With scatter'd arms and ensigns ...
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... virtues rising will appear More glorious and more dread than from no fall , And trust themselves to fear no second fate . Me though just right and the fix'd laws of Heaven Did first create your Leader ; next , free choice , With what ...
... virtues rising will appear More glorious and more dread than from no fall , And trust themselves to fear no second fate . Me though just right and the fix'd laws of Heaven Did first create your Leader ; next , free choice , With what ...
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... Virtues ! or these titles now Must we renounce , and , changing style , be call'd Princes of Hell ! for so the popular vote Inclines , here to continue , and build up here 311 A growing empire ; doubtless ! while we dream , 315 And know ...
... Virtues ! or these titles now Must we renounce , and , changing style , be call'd Princes of Hell ! for so the popular vote Inclines , here to continue , and build up here 311 A growing empire ; doubtless ! while we dream , 315 And know ...
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... virtue ; lest bad men should boast Their specious deeds on earth , which glory excites , Or close ambition , varnish'd o'er with zeal . Thus they their doubtful consultations dark Ended , rejoicing in their matchless Chief : As when ...
... virtue ; lest bad men should boast Their specious deeds on earth , which glory excites , Or close ambition , varnish'd o'er with zeal . Thus they their doubtful consultations dark Ended , rejoicing in their matchless Chief : As when ...
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Abdiel Adam Almighty Angels answer'd appear'd Archangel arm'd arms aught beast Beelzebub behold bliss bright burning lake call'd Canaan celestial Cherub Cherubim cloud created creatures dark days of Heaven death deep delight didst divine dreadful dwell Earth eternal evil eyes fair Fair Angel faith Father fear fierce fire fix'd flaming flowers fruit gates glory Gods grace hand happy hast hath heard heart Heaven heavenly Hell hill Ithuriel join'd King lest light live lost mankind Messiah Michaƫl mix'd night o'er ordain'd pain Paradise PARADISE LOST pass'd peace reign replied return'd round sapience Satan scape seat seem'd Seraph Serpent shalt sight soon sov'reign spake Spirits stars stood sweet taste Thammuz thee thence thine things thither thou hast thoughts throne thunder thyself tree turn'd Uriel vex'd voice whence wings wonder Zephon