Paradise Lost: A PoemBaudry, 1833 - 351 pages |
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Page xxxvii
... Almighty their protector . In short , every thing that is great in the whole circle of being , whether within the verge of Nature , or out of it , has a proper part assigned it in this admirable poem . Aristotle , by the greatness of ...
... Almighty their protector . In short , every thing that is great in the whole circle of being , whether within the verge of Nature , or out of it , has a proper part assigned it in this admirable poem . Aristotle , by the greatness of ...
Page lvi
... almighty throne , Beseeching or besieging . This tempted our attempt . At one flight bound high overleap'd all bound . I know there are precedents for this kind of speech ; that some of the greatest ancients have adopted it ; and that ...
... almighty throne , Beseeching or besieging . This tempted our attempt . At one flight bound high overleap'd all bound . I know there are precedents for this kind of speech ; that some of the greatest ancients have adopted it ; and that ...
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... Almighty Power , Hurl'd headlong flaming from th ' ethereal sky , With hideous ruin and combustion , down To bottomless perdition ; there to dwell In adamantine chains and penal fire , Who durst defy th ' Omnipotent to arms . Nine times ...
... Almighty Power , Hurl'd headlong flaming from th ' ethereal sky , With hideous ruin and combustion , down To bottomless perdition ; there to dwell In adamantine chains and penal fire , Who durst defy th ' Omnipotent to arms . Nine times ...
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... Almighty , since no less Than such could have o'erpower'd such force as ours ) , Have left us this our spirit and strength entire Strongly to suffer and support our pains , That we may so suffice his vengeful ire , Or do him mightier ...
... Almighty , since no less Than such could have o'erpower'd such force as ours ) , Have left us this our spirit and strength entire Strongly to suffer and support our pains , That we may so suffice his vengeful ire , Or do him mightier ...
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... Almighty hath not built Here for his envy ; will not drive us hence : Here we may reign secure ; — and , in my choice , To reign is worth ambition , though in Hell : Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven ! But wherefore let we ...
... Almighty hath not built Here for his envy ; will not drive us hence : Here we may reign secure ; — and , in my choice , To reign is worth ambition , though in Hell : Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven ! But wherefore let we ...
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