Paradise LostThompson and Thomas, 1901 - 311 pages |
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... gods , and by their own recovered strength , Not by the sufferance of supernal Power . Is this the region , this the soil , the clime , Said then the lost archangel , this the seat That we must change for Heaven ; this mournful gloom ...
... gods , and by their own recovered strength , Not by the sufferance of supernal Power . Is this the region , this the soil , the clime , Said then the lost archangel , this the seat That we must change for Heaven ; this mournful gloom ...
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... God's high sufferance , for the trial of man , By falsities and lies the greatest part Of mankind they corrupted to forsake God their Creator , and the invisible Glory of Him that made them to transform Oft to the image of a brute ...
... God's high sufferance , for the trial of man , By falsities and lies the greatest part Of mankind they corrupted to forsake God their Creator , and the invisible Glory of Him that made them to transform Oft to the image of a brute ...
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... God , Their altars by His altar ; gods adored Among the nations round ; and durst abide Jehovah thundering out of Sion , throned Between the cherubim ; yea , often placed Within His sanctuary itself their shrines , Abominations , and ...
... God , Their altars by His altar ; gods adored Among the nations round ; and durst abide Jehovah thundering out of Sion , throned Between the cherubim ; yea , often placed Within His sanctuary itself their shrines , Abominations , and ...
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... gods ; for which their heads as low Bowed down in battle , sunk before the spear Of despicable foes . With these in troop Came Astoreth , whom the Phoenicians called Astarte , queen of heaven , with crescent horns , To whose bright ...
... gods ; for which their heads as low Bowed down in battle , sunk before the spear Of despicable foes . With these in troop Came Astoreth , whom the Phoenicians called Astarte , queen of heaven , with crescent horns , To whose bright ...
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... God was bold : A leper once he lost , and gained a king ; Ahaz , his sottish conqueror , whom he drew God's altar to ... gods disguised in brutish forms Rather than human . Nor did Israel ' scape The infection , when their borrowed gold ...
... God was bold : A leper once he lost , and gained a king ; Ahaz , his sottish conqueror , whom he drew God's altar to ... gods disguised in brutish forms Rather than human . Nor did Israel ' scape The infection , when their borrowed gold ...
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Abdiel Adam Adam and Eve Almighty angels Archangel arms aught beast Beelzebub behold Belial bliss bower bright burning lake Canaan celestial cherub cherubim cloud created creatures dark days of Heaven death deep delight didst divine doom dreadful dwell earth eternal evil eyes fair Fair angel faith Father fear Fiend fierce fire flaming flowers fruit gates glory gods grace hand happy hath heard heart heavenly Hell hill hope King lest light live mankind Messiah Moloch morn nigh night o'er ordained pain Paradise Paradise Lost peace praise Raphael reign replied round sapience Satan scape seat seemed seraph serpent shade shalt sight soon spake spirits stars stood sweet taste thee thence thine things thither thou hast thoughts throne thunder thyself tree Uriel virtue voice whence winds wings wonder Zephon