Paradise Lost: A Poem in Twelve BooksA. Donalson, and fold at his shop, 1772 - 323 pages |
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... God's reconcil'd decree , Rebelling angels , the forbidden tree , Heav'n , hell , earth , chaos , all ; the argument Held me a while mifdoubting his intent , That he would ruin ( for I faw him strong ) The facred truths to fable and old ...
... God's reconcil'd decree , Rebelling angels , the forbidden tree , Heav'n , hell , earth , chaos , all ; the argument Held me a while mifdoubting his intent , That he would ruin ( for I faw him strong ) The facred truths to fable and old ...
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... God to men . 30 : 35 Say firft , for Heav'n hides nothing from thy view , Nor the deep tract of hell ; fay firft what caufe Mov'd our grand parents , in that happy state , Favour'd of heav'n fo highly , to fall off From their Creator ...
... God to men . 30 : 35 Say firft , for Heav'n hides nothing from thy view , Nor the deep tract of hell ; fay firft what caufe Mov'd our grand parents , in that happy state , Favour'd of heav'n fo highly , to fall off From their Creator ...
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... gods And this empyreal fubftance cannot fail ; Since through experience of this great event In arms not worfe , in forefight much advanc'd , We may with more fuccefsful hope refolve To wage by force or guile eternal war ...
... gods And this empyreal fubftance cannot fail ; Since through experience of this great event In arms not worfe , in forefight much advanc'd , We may with more fuccefsful hope refolve To wage by force or guile eternal war ...
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... gods and heav'nly effences 135 Can perifh : for the mind and fp'rit remains Invincible , and vigour foon returns , 140 Though all our glory ' extinct , and happy state Here fwallow'd up in endlefs mifery . But what if he our conqu'ror ...
... gods and heav'nly effences 135 Can perifh : for the mind and fp'rit remains Invincible , and vigour foon returns , 140 Though all our glory ' extinct , and happy state Here fwallow'd up in endlefs mifery . But what if he our conqu'ror ...
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... gods , and by their own recover'd strength , Not by the fuff'rance of fupernal pow'r . Is this the region , this the foil , the clime , Said then the loft archangel , this the feat 240 That we must change for heav'n , this mournful ...
... gods , and by their own recover'd strength , Not by the fuff'rance of fupernal pow'r . Is this the region , this the foil , the clime , Said then the loft archangel , this the feat 240 That we must change for heav'n , this mournful ...
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Adam afcend againſt alfo angel appear'd beft behold beſt blifs call'd caufe cherubim darkneſs death defcend defire delight divine earth elfe erft eternal evil eyes facred fafe faid fair fame Father fays feat fecond feek feem'd feems feen fent ferpent feven fhade fhall fhape fhould fide fight fign fince fire firft firſt fleep fome fong fons foon foul fpake fpirits fruit ftate ftill ftood fuch fweet glory hath heav'n heav'nly hell himſelf hoft juſt King laft laſt leaſt lefs light live loft Milton moft moſt muft muſt night o'er Paradife pleaſure pow'r praiſe prefent profe publiſhed rais'd reafon reft reply'd return'd rife rofe Satan ſhall ſtand ſtate ſtill ſtood tafte thee thefe thence theſe things thofe thoſe thou thought thro throne tree turn'd vex'd whofe whoſe wings worfe