Paradise lost, a poem in twelve books |
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Page 21
... such united force of Gods , how fuch As stood like these , could ever know repulse ? For who can yet believe , though after lofs , That all these puissant legions , whose exile Hath emptied Heav'n , shall fail to re - afcend Self rais'd ...
... such united force of Gods , how fuch As stood like these , could ever know repulse ? For who can yet believe , though after lofs , That all these puissant legions , whose exile Hath emptied Heav'n , shall fail to re - afcend Self rais'd ...
Page 23
... such magnificence Equall'd in all their glories , to inshrine Belus or Serapis their Gods , or feat Their kings , when Egypt with Affyria strove In wealth and luxury , Th'ascending pile Stood fix'd her stately highth , and strait the ...
... such magnificence Equall'd in all their glories , to inshrine Belus or Serapis their Gods , or feat Their kings , when Egypt with Affyria strove In wealth and luxury , Th'ascending pile Stood fix'd her stately highth , and strait the ...
Page 29
... such bethink them , if the fleepy drench Of that forgetful lake benumb not still , That in our proper motion we afcend Up to our native feat : defcent and fall To us is adverse . Who but felt of late , When the fierce foe hung on our ...
... such bethink them , if the fleepy drench Of that forgetful lake benumb not still , That in our proper motion we afcend Up to our native feat : defcent and fall To us is adverse . Who but felt of late , When the fierce foe hung on our ...
Page 35
... Such applause was heard As Mammon ended , and his fentence pleas'd , Advising peace : for such another field They dreaded worse than Hell : so much the fear Of thunder and the fword of Michael Wrought still within them ; and no less ...
... Such applause was heard As Mammon ended , and his fentence pleas'd , Advising peace : for such another field They dreaded worse than Hell : so much the fear Of thunder and the fword of Michael Wrought still within them ; and no less ...
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... such was the will of Heaven , 1025 Pav'd after him a broad and beaten way Over the dark abyss , whose boiling gulf Tamely indur'd a bridge of wondrous length From Hell continued reaching th'utmost orb Of this frail world ; by which the ...
... such was the will of Heaven , 1025 Pav'd after him a broad and beaten way Over the dark abyss , whose boiling gulf Tamely indur'd a bridge of wondrous length From Hell continued reaching th'utmost orb Of this frail world ; by which the ...
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Adam afcend alſo Angel appear'd arm'd battel behold beſt bliſs bright call'd cauſe Cherubim courſe dark death deep defire divine dwell earth eaſe elſe eternal evil eyes facred faid fair falſe feat feek feem'd feems ferpent fide fight fince fire firſt fome fong fons foon foul fruit fuch gate glory happy hath Heav'n heav'nly Hell highth hill itſelf juſt laſt leſs light loft moſt muſt night o'er pain Paradife paſs'd paſt pleaſure pow'r praiſe preſent rais'd reaſon reply'd reſt return'd riſe roſe Satan ſay ſcarce ſeen ſenſe ſhade ſhall ſhame ſhape ſhe ſhould ſhow ſince ſky ſmall ſpake Spirits ſpread ſpring ſtand ſtars ſtate ſteps ſtill ſtood ſtrange ſtream ſtrength ſuch ſweet taſte thee thence theſe thine things thoſe thou thoughts throne tree turn'd univerſal vex'd whoſe wings worfe worſe