Paradise Lost: A Poem, in Twelve Books. The Author John Milton. Correctly Printed from the Text of Thomas Newton, D.D.James Magee, 1772 - 332 pages |
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... fome lefs skilful hand Such as difquiet always what is well , And by ill imitating would excel ) Might hence prefume , the whole creation's day To change in fcenes , and fhew it in a play . PARDON me , MIGHTY POET , nor despise My ...
... fome lefs skilful hand Such as difquiet always what is well , And by ill imitating would excel ) Might hence prefume , the whole creation's day To change in fcenes , and fhew it in a play . PARDON me , MIGHTY POET , nor despise My ...
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... fome part of this narrative must entirely depend , dates his birth two years earlier than this : but contradicting himfelf after- wards in his own computation , I reduce it to the time that monfieur Bayle hath affign'd ; and for the ...
... fome part of this narrative must entirely depend , dates his birth two years earlier than this : but contradicting himfelf after- wards in his own computation , I reduce it to the time that monfieur Bayle hath affign'd ; and for the ...
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... fome years spent in this ftudious retirement , his mother died : and then he prevailed with his father to gratify an inclination he had long entertained , of feeing foreign countries . Sir Henry Wotton , at that time provost of Eaton ...
... fome years spent in this ftudious retirement , his mother died : and then he prevailed with his father to gratify an inclination he had long entertained , of feeing foreign countries . Sir Henry Wotton , at that time provost of Eaton ...
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... fome Latin verfes addreffed to the marquis with the title of Manfus , that he intended to fix on king Arthur for his hero : but Arthur was re- ferved to another destiny ! RETURNING from his travels he found England on the point of being ...
... fome Latin verfes addreffed to the marquis with the title of Manfus , that he intended to fix on king Arthur for his hero : but Arthur was re- ferved to another destiny ! RETURNING from his travels he found England on the point of being ...
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... fome other young gentlemen , he under- took their education ; and is faid to have formed them on the fame plan which he afterwards published , in a fhort tractate infcribed to his friend Mr. HARTLIB . In this pholofophical course he ...
... fome other young gentlemen , he under- took their education ; and is faid to have formed them on the fame plan which he afterwards published , in a fhort tractate infcribed to his friend Mr. HARTLIB . In this pholofophical course he ...
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Adam againſt alfo Angel appear'd arm'd beft behold beſt blifs bright call'd Cherubim cloud darkneſs death deep defcend defire delight divine dwell earth elfe eternal evil eyes fafe faid fair feat feek feem'd feems fhall fhape fhould fide fight fign fince fire firft firſt fleep fome fons foon foul fpake fruit ftand ftate ftill ftood fuch fweet gate glory happy hath Heav'n heav'nly Hell higheſt highth himſelf hoft juft laft laſt lefs light loft moſt muft muſt night o'er pain Paradife PARADISE LOST pleaſure pow'r praiſe rais'd reafon reft reply'd reſt return'd rife rofe round Satan ſhall Spirits ſtand ſtars ſtate ſtill ſtood ſweet tafte taſte thee thefe themſelves thence theſe thine things thofe thoſe thou thoughts throne tree turn'd univerfal vex'd whofe whoſe wings worfe worſe