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... Spirits, when they please, Can either sex assume, or both; so soft And uncompounded is their essence pure, Not tried or manacled with joint or limb, Nor founded on the brittle strength of bones, Like cumbrous flesh; but, in what shape ...
... Spirits, when they please, Can either sex assume, or both; so soft And uncompounded is their essence pure, Not tried or manacled with joint or limb, Nor founded on the brittle strength of bones, Like cumbrous flesh; but, in what shape ...
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... his Maker to the grazed ox- Jehovah , who , in one night , when he passed From Egypt marching , equalled with one stroke Both her first - born and all her bleating gods . Belial came last; than whom a Spirit more lewd Fell.
... his Maker to the grazed ox- Jehovah , who , in one night , when he passed From Egypt marching , equalled with one stroke Both her first - born and all her bleating gods . Belial came last; than whom a Spirit more lewd Fell.
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John Milton. Belial came last; than whom a Spirit more lewd Fell not from Heaven, or more gross to love Vice for itself. To him no temple stood Or altar smoked; yet who more oft than he In temples and at altars, when the priest Turns ...
John Milton. Belial came last; than whom a Spirit more lewd Fell not from Heaven, or more gross to love Vice for itself. To him no temple stood Or altar smoked; yet who more oft than he In temples and at altars, when the priest Turns ...
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... fellows of his crime , the followers rather ( Far other once beheld in bliss ) , condemned For ever now to have their lot in pain- Millions of Spirits for his fault amerced Of Heaven, and from eternal splendours flung For his revolt—yet.
... fellows of his crime , the followers rather ( Far other once beheld in bliss ) , condemned For ever now to have their lot in pain- Millions of Spirits for his fault amerced Of Heaven, and from eternal splendours flung For his revolt—yet.
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... sighs found out their way:— "O myriads of immortal Spirits! O Powers Matchless, but with th' Almighty!—and that strife Was not inglorious, though th' event was dire, As this place testifies, and this dire change, Hateful to.
... sighs found out their way:— "O myriads of immortal Spirits! O Powers Matchless, but with th' Almighty!—and that strife Was not inglorious, though th' event was dire, As this place testifies, and this dire change, Hateful to.
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Adam Almighty Angel angelick arms aught beast Beelzebub behold Belial bliss bright burning lake Canaan celestial Cherub Cherubim cloud created creatures dark days of Heaven death deep delight didst divine doom dread dwell Earth empyrean eternal evil eyes fair Fair Angel faith Father fear fell Fiend fierce fire flaming flowers fruit glory Gods grace hand happy hath heard heart Heaven heavenly Hell highth hill honour Ithuriel King lest light live mankind Messiah Moloch nigh night o'er pain Paradise peace praise rage reign replied round sapience Satan scape seat seemed seised Seraph Seraphim Serpent shade shalt sight soon sovran spake Spirits stars stood sweet taste Thammuz thee thence thine things thither thou hast thoughts throne thunder thyself tree Uriel virtue voice whence wings wonder Zephon