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... wide field how he his way should find , O'er which lame faith leads understanding blind Lest he perplex'd the things he would explain , And what was easy he should render vain . Or , if a work so infinite he spann'd , Jealous I was that ...
... wide field how he his way should find , O'er which lame faith leads understanding blind Lest he perplex'd the things he would explain , And what was easy he should render vain . Or , if a work so infinite he spann'd , Jealous I was that ...
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... wide Within her ample spaces o'er the smooth And level pavement : from the arched roof , Pendent by subtle magic , many a row Of starry lamps , and blazing cressets , fed With Naphtha and Asphaltus , yielded light , As from a sky . The ...
... wide Within her ample spaces o'er the smooth And level pavement : from the arched roof , Pendent by subtle magic , many a row Of starry lamps , and blazing cressets , fed With Naphtha and Asphaltus , yielded light , As from a sky . The ...
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... wide , but chief the spacious hall ( Though like a cover'd field , where champions bold Wont ride in arm'd , and at the Soldan's chair Defied the best of Panim chivalry To mortal combat , or career with lance ) 765 Thick swarm'd , both ...
... wide , but chief the spacious hall ( Though like a cover'd field , where champions bold Wont ride in arm'd , and at the Soldan's chair Defied the best of Panim chivalry To mortal combat , or career with lance ) 765 Thick swarm'd , both ...
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... wide into the realm of night , Scorning surprise . Or could we break our way By force , and at our heels all hell should rise With blackest insurrection , to confound Heaven's purest light ; yet our great enemy , All incorruptible ...
... wide into the realm of night , Scorning surprise . Or could we break our way By force , and at our heels all hell should rise With blackest insurrection , to confound Heaven's purest light ; yet our great enemy , All incorruptible ...
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... wide womb of uncreated night , 143 150 155 160 1 164 Devoid of sense and motion ? And who knows , ( Let this be good , ) whether our angry foe Can give it , or will ever ? how he can , Is doubtful ; that he never will , is sure . Will ...
... wide womb of uncreated night , 143 150 155 160 1 164 Devoid of sense and motion ? And who knows , ( Let this be good , ) whether our angry foe Can give it , or will ever ? how he can , Is doubtful ; that he never will , is sure . Will ...
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Adam Almighty angels answer'd appear'd archangel arm'd arms beast Beelzebub behold bliss bright burning lake call'd Canaan celestial cherub cherubim cloud created creatures dark days of heaven death deep delight divine dreadful dwell earth eternal evil eyes fair Fair angel faith Father fear fierce fire fix'd flaming flowers fruit gates glory gods grace hand happy hast hath heard heart heaven heavenly hell hill Ithuriel JOHN MILTON join'd judg'd King less lest light live lost mankind Messiah mix'd morn nigh night o'er ordain'd pain Paradise PARADISE LOST pass'd peace pleas'd rais'd reign replied return'd round sapience Satan seat seem'd seraph serpent shalt sight soon spake spirits stars stood sweet taste thee thence thine things thither thou hast thoughts throne thyself tree turn'd Uriel vex'd voice wand'ring whence wings Zephon
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Page 107 - These are thy glorious works, Parent of good, Almighty! thine this universal frame, Thus wondrous fair : thyself how wondrous then, Unspeakable ! who sitt'st above these heavens To us invisible, or dimly seen In these thy lowest works ; yet these declare Thy goodness beyond thought, and power divine.
Page 16 - Before all temples the upright heart and pure, Instruct me, for thou know'st ; thou from the first Wast present, and, with mighty wings outspread, Dove-like sat'st brooding on the vast abyss, And mad'st it pregnant : what in me is dark, Illumine ; what is low, raise and support; That to the height of this great argument I may assert eternal Providence, And justify the ways of God to men.
Page 96 - Whatever hypocrites austerely talk Of purity, and place, and innocence, Defaming as impure what God declares Pure, and commands to some, leaves free to all. Our Maker bids increase, who bids abstain But our destroyer, foe to God and man?
Page 16 - Sing, Heavenly Muse, that on the secret top Of Oreb, or of Sinai, didst inspire That shepherd, who first taught the chosen seed, In the beginning how the Heavens and Earth Rose out of Chaos...
Page 167 - To ask or search, I blame thee not ; for heaven Is as the book of God before thee set, Wherein to read his wondrous works...
Page 272 - Henceforth, I learn that to obey is best, And love with fear the only God, to walk As in his presence, ever to observe His providence, and on him sole depend...
Page 207 - But such as, at this day, to Indians known; In Malabar or Decan spreads her arms, Branching so broad and long, that in the ground The bended twigs take root, and daughters grow About the mother tree, a pillar'd shade, High overarch'd, and echoing walks between...
Page 93 - When first on this delightful land he spreads His orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and flower, Glistering with dew; fragrant the fertile earth After soft showers; and sweet the coming on Of grateful evening
Page 249 - Dire was the tossing, deep the groans : Despair Tended the sick, busiest from couch to couch ; And over them triumphant Death his dart Shook, but delay'd to strike, though oft invoked With vows, as their chief good, and final hope.
Page 107 - 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.