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" Why delays His hand to execute what his decree Fix'd on this day? Why do I overlive? Why am I mock'd with death, and... "
Paradise Lost: A Poem in Twelve Books - Page 283
by John Milton - 1750
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The Spectator, Volume 5

1739 - 312 pages
...to be juft, and begs that the Death which is threatned him may be inflicted on him. --- Why delays His Hand to execute, -what his Decree Fixd on this day ? Why do 1 overlive? Why am I mocKdvuitb Death, and length eif d out To deathlefs Pain ? ho<w gladly would I...
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The Spectator: ...

1737 - 324 pages
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Paradise lost, a poem. 2nd Scots ed

John Milton - 1746 - 464 pages
...doom is fair. That duft I am, and fhall to duft return. 770 O weleome hotrr whenever ! why delays ' His hand to execute, what his decree Fix'd on this day ? Why do I over-live? Why am I'fflock'd with death, and lengthen'^ out To deathlels pain i How gladly would I meet 77^ Mortality...
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Paradise Lost: A Poem, in Twelve Books, Volume 2

John Milton - 1750 - 682 pages
...doom is fair, That duft I am, and ihall to duft return : 77» О welcome hour whenever ! why delays His hand to execute what his decree Fix'd on this...would I meet 775 Mortality my fentence, and be earth Infcnfible, how glad would lay me down As in my mother's lap ? there I ihould reft And ileep fecure...
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An Essay on Milton's Use and Imitation of the Moderns, in His Paradise Lost

William Laudér - Literary forgeries and mystifications - 1750 - 210 pages
...condition; invoking even death to hide them from the prefence of their offended judge. • Why delays His hand to execute, what his decree Fix'd on this...lengthen'd out To deathlefs pain ? how gladly would I meet Mortality my fentence, and be earth Infenfible ! how glad would lay me down As in my mother's lap !...
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The Spectator, Volume 5

English essays - 1753 - 332 pages
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Paradise Lost: A Poem, in Twelve Books. The Last Edition. The Author John Milton

John Milton - 1754 - 244 pages
...His doom is fair , That duft I am , and «hall to duft return. О weltome hour whenever 1 Why delay* His hand to execute , what His decree Fix'd on this day ? Why do I over-live ? Why am I Tnock'd with death , and lengthen'd out To deathlefs pain ? How gladly would I mtet Mortality my fcntence...
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The Spectator, Volume 5

English essays - 1799 - 352 pages
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A Familiar Explanation of the Poetical Works of Milton: To which is Prefixed ...

John Milton, William Dodd - 1762 - 284 pages
...that the Death which is threatned him may be inflicted on him. -Why delays His Hand to execute ttihat his Decree Fix'd on this Day ? Why do I overlive ? Why am I mock'd with Death, and lengthen'd oat To deathlefs Pain ? Huw gladly snouldlmett Mortality my Sentence, and bo Earth Infenftble ! How...
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A Familiar Explanation of the Poetical Works of Milton: To which is Prefixed ...

William Dodd, Joseph Addison - 1762 - 264 pages
...Doom to be juft, and begs that the Death which is threatned him may be inflifted on him. -Why delays His Hand to execute what his Decree Fix'd on this Day ? Why da I overlive ? Why am 1 mock'd with Death, and lengthen'd out To deathlefs Pain ? Haw gladly would...
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