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... seem'd In bigness to surpass earth's giant sons , Now less than smallest dwarfs , in narrow room Throng numberless ; like that pygmean race Beyond the Indian mount ; or fairy elves , Whose midnight revels , by a forest side Or fountain ...
... seem'd In bigness to surpass earth's giant sons , Now less than smallest dwarfs , in narrow room Throng numberless ; like that pygmean race Beyond the Indian mount ; or fairy elves , Whose midnight revels , by a forest side Or fountain ...
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... seem'd For dignity compos'd and high exploit : But all was false and hollow ; though his tongue Dropt manna , and could make the worse appear The better reason , to perplex and dash Maturest counsels : for his thoughts were low : To ...
... seem'd For dignity compos'd and high exploit : But all was false and hollow ; though his tongue Dropt manna , and could make the worse appear The better reason , to perplex and dash Maturest counsels : for his thoughts were low : To ...
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... seem'd A refuge from those wounds or when we lay Chain'd on the burning lake ? that sure was worse What if the breath , that kindled those grim fires , Awak'd , should blow them into sevenfold rage , And plunge us in the flames ? or ...
... seem'd A refuge from those wounds or when we lay Chain'd on the burning lake ? that sure was worse What if the breath , that kindled those grim fires , Awak'd , should blow them into sevenfold rage , And plunge us in the flames ? or ...
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... seem'd A pillar of state , deep on his front engraven Deliberation sat , and public care ; And princely counsel in his face yet shone , Majestic though in ruin : sage he stood , With Atlantean shoulders , fit to bear The weight of ...
... seem'd A pillar of state , deep on his front engraven Deliberation sat , and public care ; And princely counsel in his face yet shone , Majestic though in ruin : sage he stood , With Atlantean shoulders , fit to bear The weight of ...
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... seem'd Alone th ' antagonist of heav'n , nor less Than hell's dread emperor , with pomp supreme And godlike imitated state ; him round A globe of fiery Seraphim enclos'd With bright emblazonry , and horrent arms . Then of their session ...
... seem'd Alone th ' antagonist of heav'n , nor less Than hell's dread emperor , with pomp supreme And godlike imitated state ; him round A globe of fiery Seraphim enclos'd With bright emblazonry , and horrent arms . Then of their session ...
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Adam angels appear'd arm'd arms beast behold bliss bright call'd cherub cherubim Chor cloud creatures Dagon dark death deeds deep delight didst divine doth dread dwell earth Egypt eternal evil eyes fair faith Father fear fruit gates glorious glory gods grace hand happy hath heard heart heav'n heav'nly hell hill honour Israel Jehovah JOHN MILTON join'd King lest light live Lord lost Lycidas Messiah morn mortal nigh night o'er pain Paradise PARADISE LOST PARADISE REGAINED pass'd peace Philistines pow'r praise PSALM rais'd reign reply'd return'd round SAMSON AGONISTES sapience Satan seat seem'd serpent shade shalt sight Son of God song soon soul spake spirits stars stood strength sweet taste thee thence thine things thither thou art thou hast thought throne thyself tree turn'd vex'd virtue voice wand'ring whence winds wings
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Page 148 - With store of ladies, whose bright eyes .Rain influence, and judge the prize Of wit or arms, while both contend To win her grace, whom all commend. There let Hymen oft appear In saffron robe, with taper clear, And pomp, and feast, and revelry, With mask and antique pageantry ; Such sights as youthful poets dream On summer eves by haunted stream. Then to the well-trod stage anon, If Jonson's learned sock be on, Or sweetest Shakespeare, Fancy's child, Warble his native wood-notes wild.
Page 106 - Now came still Evening on, and Twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad; Silence accompanied; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale ; She all night long her amorous descant sung...
Page 126 - Rising or falling still advance his praise. His praise, ye Winds, that from four quarters blow, Breathe soft or loud ; and, wave your tops, ye Pines, With every plant, in sign of worship wave.
Page 207 - Yet when I approach Her loveliness, so absolute she seems And in herself complete, so well to know Her own, that what she wills to do or say, Seems wisest, virtuousest, discreetest, best.
Page 78 - A thousand liveried angels lackey her, Driving far off each thing of sin and guilt, And in clear dream and solemn vision Tell her of things that no gross ear can hear...
Page 125 - On earth, join all ye creatures to extol Him first, him last, him midst, and without end. Fairest of stars, last in the train of night, If better thou belong not to the dawn, Sure pledge of day, that crown'st the smiling morn With thy bright circlet, praise him in thy sphere, While day arises, that sweet hour of prime.
Page 150 - Spare Fast, that oft with gods doth diet, And hears the Muses in a ring Aye round about Jove's altar sing : And add to these retired Leisure That in trim gardens takes his pleasure : — > But first, and chiefest, with thee bring Him that yon...
Page 166 - The Oracles are dumb ; No voice or hideous hum Runs through the arched roof in words deceiving. Apollo from his shrine Can no more divine, With hollow shriek the steep of Delphos leaving : No nightly trance or breathed spell Inspires the pale-eyed priest from the prophetic cell.
Page 161 - With her great Master so to sympathize : It was no season then for her To wanton with the sun, her lusty paramour. Only with speeches fair She woos the gentle air To hide her guilty front with innocent snow ; And on her naked shame, Pollute with sinful blame, The saintly veil of maiden white to throw ; Confounded, that her Maker's eyes Should look so near upon her foul deformities.
Page 151 - Swinging slow with sullen roar; Or if the air will not permit, Some still removed place will fit, Where glowing embers through the room Teach light to counterfeit a gloom; Far from all resort of mirth, Save the cricket on the hearth, Or the bellman's drowsy charm To bless the doors from nightly harm.