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Page 25
... Equal in strength ; and rather than be less , Cared not to be at all . With that care lost Went all his fear : of God , or Hell , or worse , He reck'd not ; and these words thereafter spake : My sentence is for open war : of wiles More ...
... Equal in strength ; and rather than be less , Cared not to be at all . With that care lost Went all his fear : of God , or Hell , or worse , He reck'd not ; and these words thereafter spake : My sentence is for open war : of wiles More ...
Page 26
... equal rage Among his Angels , and his throne itself Mix'd with Tartarean sulphur , and strange fire , His own invented torments . But perhaps The way seems difficult and steep , to scale With upright wing against a higher foe . Let such ...
... equal rage Among his Angels , and his throne itself Mix'd with Tartarean sulphur , and strange fire , His own invented torments . But perhaps The way seems difficult and steep , to scale With upright wing against a higher foe . Let such ...
Page 29
... equal ; nor the law unjust That so ordains . This was at first resolved , If we were wise , against so great a Foe Contending , and so doubtful what might fall . 200 I laugh , when those who at the spear are BOOK II . 29.
... equal ; nor the law unjust That so ordains . This was at first resolved , If we were wise , against so great a Foe Contending , and so doubtful what might fall . 200 I laugh , when those who at the spear are BOOK II . 29.
Page 37
... equal to the High'st in Heav'n : Nor fail'd they to express how much they praised , 480 That for the gen'ral safety he despised His own : for neither do the Spirits damn'd Lose all their virtue : lest bad men should boast Their specious ...
... equal to the High'st in Heav'n : Nor fail'd they to express how much they praised , 480 That for the gen'ral safety he despised His own : for neither do the Spirits damn'd Lose all their virtue : lest bad men should boast Their specious ...
Page 61
... they may , accept not grace . Nor shalt thou , by descending to assume Man's nature , lessen or degrade thine own . Because thou hast , though throned in highest bliss 305 Equal to God , and equally enjoying God - like BOOK III . 61.
... they may , accept not grace . Nor shalt thou , by descending to assume Man's nature , lessen or degrade thine own . Because thou hast , though throned in highest bliss 305 Equal to God , and equally enjoying God - like BOOK III . 61.
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