The Poetical WorksBernhard Tauchnitz, 1850 - 358 pages |
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... spake th ' apostate Angel , though in pain , Vaunting aloud , but rack'd with deep despair : And him thus answer'd soon his bold compeer . O Prince , O Chief of many throned powers ! That led th ' embattled Seraphim to war Under thy ...
... spake th ' apostate Angel , though in pain , Vaunting aloud , but rack'd with deep despair : And him thus answer'd soon his bold compeer . O Prince , O Chief of many throned powers ! That led th ' embattled Seraphim to war Under thy ...
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... spake ; and him Beëlzebub Thus answer'd : Leader of those armies bright , Which but th ' Omnipotent none could have foil'd , If once they hear that voice , their liveliest pledge Of hope in fears and dangers , heard so oft In worst ...
... spake ; and him Beëlzebub Thus answer'd : Leader of those armies bright , Which but th ' Omnipotent none could have foil'd , If once they hear that voice , their liveliest pledge Of hope in fears and dangers , heard so oft In worst ...
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... spake : and , to confirm his words , out flew Millions of flaming swords , drawn from the thighs Of mighty Cherubim : the sudden blaze Far round illumined Hell . Highly they raged Against the highest , and fierce with grasped arms Clash ...
... spake : and , to confirm his words , out flew Millions of flaming swords , drawn from the thighs Of mighty Cherubim : the sudden blaze Far round illumined Hell . Highly they raged Against the highest , and fierce with grasped arms Clash ...
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... spake : My sentence is for open war : of wiles More unexpert I boast not : them let those 50 Contrive who need , or when they need , not now . For while they sit contriving , shall the rest , Millions that stand in arms , and longing ...
... spake : My sentence is for open war : of wiles More unexpert I boast not : them let those 50 Contrive who need , or when they need , not now . For while they sit contriving , shall the rest , Millions that stand in arms , and longing ...
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... spake : Either to disenthrone the King of Heav'n if war be best , or to regain 230 May hope , when everlasting Fate shall yield To fickle Chance , and Chaos judge the strife . The former vain to hope , argues as vain The latter ; for ...
... spake : Either to disenthrone the King of Heav'n if war be best , or to regain 230 May hope , when everlasting Fate shall yield To fickle Chance , and Chaos judge the strife . The former vain to hope , argues as vain The latter ; for ...
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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 Brontë 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