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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... human flight doft foar aloft With plume fo ftrong , fo equal , and so soft . ' The bird nam'd from that paradife you fing , So never flags , but always keeps on wing . WHERE Couldst thou words of fuch a compass find ? Whence furnish ...
... human flight doft foar aloft With plume fo ftrong , fo equal , and so soft . ' The bird nam'd from that paradife you fing , So never flags , but always keeps on wing . WHERE Couldst thou words of fuch a compass find ? Whence furnish ...
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... fay no more , than that there is scarely a more remark- Vide EDGAR . They were licenfed July 28 , 1670 , but not printed before the year enfuing . B able inftance of the frailty of human reafon , than JOHN MILTON . ix.
... fay no more , than that there is scarely a more remark- Vide EDGAR . They were licenfed July 28 , 1670 , but not printed before the year enfuing . B able inftance of the frailty of human reafon , than JOHN MILTON . ix.
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... human reafon , than our author gave , in preferring this poem to PARADISE LOST ; nor a more inftructive caution to the best wri- ters , to be very diffident in deciding the merit of their own productions . AND thus having attended him ...
... human reafon , than our author gave , in preferring this poem to PARADISE LOST ; nor a more inftructive caution to the best wri- ters , to be very diffident in deciding the merit of their own productions . AND thus having attended him ...
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... faults and misfortunes , to be laid in the balance with the fame , and felicity , of writing PARADISE LOST , would have been too great a portion for humanity . ELIJAH FENTON . THE VER S E. By MILTON . THE measure is xii THE LIFE , ETC.
... faults and misfortunes , to be laid in the balance with the fame , and felicity , of writing PARADISE LOST , would have been too great a portion for humanity . ELIJAH FENTON . THE VER S E. By MILTON . THE measure is xii THE LIFE , ETC.
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... human , princely Dignities , 355 And Pow'rs that erst in Heaven fat on thrones ; 360 Though of their names in heav'nly records now Be no memorial , blotted out and ras'd By their rebellion from the books of life . Nor had they yet among ...
... human , princely Dignities , 355 And Pow'rs that erst in Heaven fat on thrones ; 360 Though of their names in heav'nly records now Be no memorial , blotted out and ras'd By their rebellion from the books of life . Nor had they yet among ...
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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