Paradise Lost: A Poem in Twelve BooksA. Donalson, and fold at his shop, 1772 - 323 pages |
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Page 87
... fruit Of vegetable gold : and next to life , Our death , the tree of knowledge , grew fast by ; Knowledge of good bought dear by knowing ill . Southward through Eden went a river large , Nor chang'd his course , but through the shaggy ...
... fruit Of vegetable gold : and next to life , Our death , the tree of knowledge , grew fast by ; Knowledge of good bought dear by knowing ill . Southward through Eden went a river large , Nor chang'd his course , but through the shaggy ...
Page 88
... fruit , burnish'd with golden rind , Hung amiable , Hesperian fables true , If true , here only ' , and of delicious taste : Betwixt them lawns , or level downs , and flocks 250 255 260 Grafing the tender herb , were interpos'd , Or ...
... fruit , burnish'd with golden rind , Hung amiable , Hesperian fables true , If true , here only ' , and of delicious taste : Betwixt them lawns , or level downs , and flocks 250 255 260 Grafing the tender herb , were interpos'd , Or ...
Page 90
... fruits they fell , Nectarine fruits which the compliant boughs Yielded them , fide - long as they fat recline On the foft downy bank damask'd with flowers : The favoury pulp they chew , and in the rind , 335 Still as they thirsted ...
... fruits they fell , Nectarine fruits which the compliant boughs Yielded them , fide - long as they fat recline On the foft downy bank damask'd with flowers : The favoury pulp they chew , and in the rind , 335 Still as they thirsted ...
Page 93
... fruit So various , not to taste that only tree Of knowledge , planted by the tree of life ; So near grows death to life , whate'er death is , 425 Some dreadful thing no doubt ; for well thou know'it God hath pronounc'd it death to taste ...
... fruit So various , not to taste that only tree Of knowledge , planted by the tree of life ; So near grows death to life , whate'er death is , 425 Some dreadful thing no doubt ; for well thou know'it God hath pronounc'd it death to taste ...
Page 99
... fruit , and flow'r , Glift'ring with dew ; fragrant the fertile earth 645 After soft show'rs ; and sweet the coming on Of grateful ev'ning mild ; then filent night With this her folemn bird , and this fair moon , And these the gems of ...
... fruit , and flow'r , Glift'ring with dew ; fragrant the fertile earth 645 After soft show'rs ; and sweet the coming on Of grateful ev'ning mild ; then filent night With this her folemn bird , and this fair moon , And these the gems of ...
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Adam alſo angel appear'd behold beſt bliſs call'd cauſe cloſe courſe dark death defire delight deſign divine earth eaſe elſe eternal evil eyes faid fair faſt Father feat ferpent fide fight fince fire firſt fome fons foon foul fruit fuch glory happy haſte hath heav'n heav'nly hell houſe juſt King laſt leſs leſt light live loft loſs loſt Milton moſt muſt night o'er Paradiſe PARADISE LOST paſs paſs'd paſt pleaſure pow'r praiſe preſent publiſhed rais'd reaſon reply'd reſt return'd rifing roſe Satan ſay ſcarce ſcorn ſecond ſeek ſeem'd ſeems ſeen ſenſe ſerve ſet ſeveral ſhade ſhall ſhape ſhe ſhould ſhow ſky ſome ſpake ſpirits ſtand ſtars ſtate ſtill ſtood ſtream ſtrength ſuch ſweet taſte thee thence theſe things thoſe thou thought thro throne tree turn'd univerſal uſe verſes whoſe wings worſe