The Poetical Works of John Milton. To which is Prefixed the Life of the AuthorBooksellers, 1829 - 488 pages |
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... God ; I thence Invoke thy aid to my adventurous song , That with no middle flight intends to soar Above the Aonian mount , while it pursues Things unattempted yet in prose or rhyme . And chiefly thou , O Spirit , that dost prefer Before ...
... God ; I thence Invoke thy aid to my adventurous song , That with no middle flight intends to soar Above the Aonian mount , while it pursues Things unattempted yet in prose or rhyme . And chiefly thou , O Spirit , that dost prefer Before ...
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... God's high sufferance for the trial of man ,. By falsities and lies the greatest part Of mankind they corrupted to forsake God their Creator , and the invisible Glory of him that made them to transform Oft to the image of a brute ...
... God's high sufferance for the trial of man ,. By falsities and lies the greatest part Of mankind they corrupted to forsake God their Creator , and the invisible Glory of him that made them to transform Oft to the image of a brute ...
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... God , Their altars by his altar , gods adored Among the nations round , and durst abide Jehovah thundering out of Sion , throned Between the cherubim ; yea , often placed Within his sanctuary itself their shrines , Abominations ; and ...
... God , Their altars by his altar , gods adored Among the nations round , and durst abide Jehovah thundering out of Sion , throned Between the cherubim ; yea , often placed Within his sanctuary itself their shrines , Abominations ; and ...
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... gods Whom he had vanquish'd . After these appear'd A crew , who , under names of old renown , Osiris , Isis , Orus , and their train , With monstrous shapes and sorceries abused Fanatic Egypt and her priests , to seek Their wandering gods ...
... gods Whom he had vanquish'd . After these appear'd A crew , who , under names of old renown , Osiris , Isis , Orus , and their train , With monstrous shapes and sorceries abused Fanatic Egypt and her priests , to seek Their wandering gods ...
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... gods , of Javan's issue ; held Gods , yet confess'd later than heaven and earth , Their boasted parents : Titan , heaven's first - boin With his enormous brood , and birth - right seized By younger Saturn ; he from mightier Jove , His ...
... gods , of Javan's issue ; held Gods , yet confess'd later than heaven and earth , Their boasted parents : Titan , heaven's first - boin With his enormous brood , and birth - right seized By younger Saturn ; he from mightier Jove , His ...
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Adam angels appear'd arm'd arms beast behold Belial bless'd bliss bright call'd cherub cherubim Chor cloud COMUS Dagon dark death deeds deep delight didst divine doth dread dwell earth Egypt eternal evil eyes fair faith Father fear flowers fruit glorious glory gods grace hand happy hast hath heard heart heaven heavenly hell hill honour Israel Jehovah join'd King lest light live Lord lost Lycidas Messiah morn mortal nigh night o'er Paradise PARADISE LOST PARADISE REGAINED pass'd peace Philistines praise PSALM rais'd reign replied return'd round Sams Samson SAMSON AGONISTES sapience Satan seat seem'd serpent shade shalt sight Son of God song soon soul spake spirits stood strength sweet taste Thammuz thee thence thine things thither thou art thou hast thought throne thyself tree turn'd vex'd virtue voice whence winds wings