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... Egypt's evil day , Wav'd round the coast , up call'd a pitchy cloud Of locusts , warping on the eastern wind , That o'er the realm of impious Pharaoh hung Like night , and darken'd all the land of Nile : So numberless were those bad ...
... Egypt's evil day , Wav'd round the coast , up call'd a pitchy cloud Of locusts , warping on the eastern wind , That o'er the realm of impious Pharaoh hung Like night , and darken'd all the land of Nile : So numberless were those bad ...
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... Egypt from Syrian ground , had general names Of Baalim and Ashtorath , those male , These feminine for spirits , when they please , Can either sex assume , or both ; so soft And uncompounded is their essence pure , Not tied or manacled ...
... Egypt from Syrian ground , had general names Of Baalim and Ashtorath , those male , These feminine for spirits , when they please , Can either sex assume , or both ; so soft And uncompounded is their essence pure , Not tied or manacled ...
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... Egypt and her priests , to seek Their wand'ring gods , disguis'd in brutish forms Rather than human . Nor did Israel ' scape Th ' infection , when their borrow'd gold compos`d The calf in Oreb ; and the rebel king Doubled that sin in ...
... Egypt and her priests , to seek Their wand'ring gods , disguis'd in brutish forms Rather than human . Nor did Israel ' scape Th ' infection , when their borrow'd gold compos`d The calf in Oreb ; and the rebel king Doubled that sin in ...
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... such magnificence Equall'd in all their glories , to enshrine Belus or Serapis , their gods , or seat Their kings , when Egypt with Assyria strove In wealth and luxury . Th ' ascending pile Stood BOOK I. ] 333 PARADISE LOST .
... such magnificence Equall'd in all their glories , to enshrine Belus or Serapis , their gods , or seat Their kings , when Egypt with Assyria strove In wealth and luxury . Th ' ascending pile Stood BOOK I. ] 333 PARADISE LOST .
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... Egypt , and the Arabian shore : So wide the op'ning seem'd , where bounds were set To darkness , such as bound the ocean wave . Satan from hence , now on the lower stair That scal'd by steps of gold to heaven gate , Looks down with ...
... Egypt , and the Arabian shore : So wide the op'ning seem'd , where bounds were set To darkness , such as bound the ocean wave . Satan from hence , now on the lower stair That scal'd by steps of gold to heaven gate , Looks down with ...
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Adam angels answer'd appear'd arm'd arms beast behold 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 fire fruit gates glorious glory gods grace hand happy hath head heard heart heav'n heav'nly hell hill honour Israel Jehovah join'd King lest light live Lord Lycidas Messiah morn mortal nigh night o'er pain PARADISE LOST PARADISE REGAINED pass'd peace Philistines pow'r praise PSALM rais'd reign reply'd return'd round 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 wand'ring whence winds wings