Oeuvres complètes de m. le vicomte de Chateaubriand: Le Paradis Perdu de MiltonPourrat frères, 1837 |
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... King ; And put to proof his high supremacy , Whether upheld by strength , or chance , or fate : Too well I see and rue the dire event , That with sad overthrow and foul defeat Hath lost us heaven , and all this mighty host In horrible ...
... King ; And put to proof his high supremacy , Whether upheld by strength , or chance , or fate : Too well I see and rue the dire event , That with sad overthrow and foul defeat Hath lost us heaven , and all this mighty host In horrible ...
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... king , besmear'd with blood Of human sacrifice , and parents ' tears ; Though for the noise of drums and timbrels loud Their children's cries unheard , that pass'd through fire To his grim idol . Him the Ammonite Worshipp'd in Rabba and ...
... king , besmear'd with blood Of human sacrifice , and parents ' tears ; Though for the noise of drums and timbrels loud Their children's cries unheard , that pass'd through fire To his grim idol . Him the Ammonite Worshipp'd in Rabba and ...
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... king , whose heart , though large Beguiled by fair idolatresses , fell To idols foul . Thammuz came next behind , Whose annual wound in Lebanon allured The Syrian damsels to lament his fate In amorous ditties , all a summer's day ...
... king , whose heart , though large Beguiled by fair idolatresses , fell To idols foul . Thammuz came next behind , Whose annual wound in Lebanon allured The Syrian damsels to lament his fate In amorous ditties , all a summer's day ...
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... king ; Ahaz his sottish conquerour , whom he drew God's altar to disparage , and displace For one of Syrian mode , whereon to burn His odious offerings , and adore the gods Whom he had vanquish'd . After these appear'd A crew , who ...
... king ; Ahaz his sottish conquerour , whom he drew God's altar to disparage , and displace For one of Syrian mode , whereon to burn His odious offerings , and adore the gods Whom he had vanquish'd . After these appear'd A crew , who ...
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... kings , Learn how their greatest monuments of fame , And strength , and art , are easily outdone By spirits reprobate ; and in an hour What in an age they with incessant toil And hands innumerable scarce perform . Nigh on the plain , in ...
... kings , Learn how their greatest monuments of fame , And strength , and art , are easily outdone By spirits reprobate ; and in an hour What in an age they with incessant toil And hands innumerable scarce perform . Nigh on the plain , in ...
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Adam Almighty angels anges another world arms behold bliss bounds bright bring call'd Chaos ciel created créatures dark darkness death deep delight DIEU divine earth envy equal Esprits eternal ethereal evil extol Father fear fell fiend find fire firmament first forth found free full gates glory gods gold good grace great hand happy hast hath head heaven heavenly hell high hill his enemy his punishment hope infernal King know l'Enfer l'homme less light look lost love made mankind Milton mind night nuit o'er offspring once Paradise pass'd perhaps power powers praise reign round Satan scorn seat seem'd seest shade shape shone side sight soon spake spirits stand state stood sweet taste terre their thence things thither thou though thoughts Thrice throne thus thyself Tree of Knowledge trône Uriel whence whom wide winds wings words works world worse