The Poetical WorksBernhard Tauchnitz, 1850 - 358 pages |
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... Spirits arm'd , 100 That durst dislike his reign , and me preferring His utmost pow'r with adverse pow'r opposed In dubious battle on the plains of Heav'n , And shook his throne . What though the field be lost ? All is not lost ; th ...
... Spirits arm'd , 100 That durst dislike his reign , and me preferring His utmost pow'r with adverse pow'r opposed In dubious battle on the plains of Heav'n , And shook his throne . What though the field be lost ? All is not lost ; th ...
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... spirit remains Invincible , and vigour soon returns , 140 Though all our glory extinct , and happy state Here swallow'd up in endless misery . But what if he our conqu'ror ( whom I now Of force believe almighty , since no less Than such ...
... spirit remains Invincible , and vigour soon returns , 140 Though all our glory extinct , and happy state Here swallow'd up in endless misery . But what if he our conqu'ror ( whom I now Of force believe almighty , since no less Than such ...
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... spirits ; or have ye chos'n this place After the toil of battle to repose find Your wearied virtue , for the ease you To slumber here , as in the vales of Heaven ? Or in this abject posture have ye sworn T'adore the conqueror ? who now ...
... spirits ; or have ye chos'n this place After the toil of battle to repose find Your wearied virtue , for the ease you To slumber here , as in the vales of Heaven ? Or in this abject posture have ye sworn T'adore the conqueror ? who now ...
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... spirits , when they please , Can either sex assume , or both ; so soft And uncompounded is their essence pure 425 Not tied nor manacled with joint or limb ; 190 Nor founded on the brittle strength of bones , Like cumbrous flesh ; but ...
... spirits , when they please , Can either sex assume , or both ; so soft And uncompounded is their essence pure 425 Not tied nor manacled with joint or limb ; 190 Nor founded on the brittle strength of bones , Like cumbrous flesh ; but ...
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... spirit more lewd Fell not from heaven , or more gross to love Vice for itself : to whom no temple stood , Nor altar smoked ; yet who more oft than he In temples and at altars , when the priest Turns atheist , as did Eli's sons , who ...
... spirit more lewd Fell not from heaven , or more gross to love Vice for itself : to whom no temple stood , Nor altar smoked ; yet who more oft than he In temples and at altars , when the priest Turns atheist , as did Eli's sons , who ...
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Adam Angel answer'd appear'd arm'd arms aught beast behold Belial bliss burning lake call'd celestial Charles Lee Lewes Charlotte Brontė Cherub Cherubim cloud creatures dark death deep delight divine dread dwell eternal ev'ning evil eyes fair Fair Angel Father fear Fiend fire fix'd flow'rs fruit glory Gods grace hand happy hast hath heard heart heav'nly Heir of Redclyffe Hell hill honour join'd King lest light live Lord lost mankind Messiah Milton's Poetical nigh night o'er ordain'd pain Paradise Parthian pass'd Paul Heyse pow'r praise reign reply'd return'd round sapience Satan seat seem'd Serpent shade shalt sight Son of God soon spake Spirits stood sweet taste Tempter thee thence thine things thither thou art thou hast thoughts throne thyself tow'rds tree turn'd vex'd virtue voice wand'ring whence wings