The Poetical Works of John Milton, Volume 2J. Forbes & Company no. 78 Gold street., 1815 |
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... least asperses The tempted with dishonour foul ; suppos'd Not incorruptible of faith , not proof Against temptation : thou thyself with scorn And anger would resent the offer'd wrong , Though ineffectual found : misdeem not then , If ...
... least asperses The tempted with dishonour foul ; suppos'd Not incorruptible of faith , not proof Against temptation : thou thyself with scorn And anger would resent the offer'd wrong , Though ineffectual found : misdeem not then , If ...
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... least sought , May find us both perhaps far less prepar'd 380 The willinger I go , nor much expect A foe so proud will first the weaker seek ; So bent , the more shall shame him his repulse . " Thus saying , from her husband's hand her ...
... least sought , May find us both perhaps far less prepar'd 380 The willinger I go , nor much expect A foe so proud will first the weaker seek ; So bent , the more shall shame him his repulse . " Thus saying , from her husband's hand her ...
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... least action , overaw'd 460 His malice , and with rapine sweet bereav'd His fierceness of the fierce intent it brought : That space the evil - one abstracted stood From his own ev'il , and for the time remain'd Stupidly good ; of enmity ...
... least action , overaw'd 460 His malice , and with rapine sweet bereav'd His fierceness of the fierce intent it brought : That space the evil - one abstracted stood From his own ev'il , and for the time remain'd Stupidly good ; of enmity ...
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... spake . " What may this mean ? language of man pronounc'd By tongue of brute , and human sense express'd ? The first , at least , of these I thought deny'd 555 To beasts ; whom God on their creation - day BOOK IX . 247 PARADISE LOST .
... spake . " What may this mean ? language of man pronounc'd By tongue of brute , and human sense express'd ? The first , at least , of these I thought deny'd 555 To beasts ; whom God on their creation - day BOOK IX . 247 PARADISE LOST .
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... least was safe , Rejected my forewarning , and disdain'd Not to be trusted ; longing to be seen , Though by the dev'il himself , him overweening To over - reach ; but with the serpent meeting , Fool'd and beguil'd ; by him thou , I by ...
... least was safe , Rejected my forewarning , and disdain'd Not to be trusted ; longing to be seen , Though by the dev'il himself , him overweening To over - reach ; but with the serpent meeting , Fool'd and beguil'd ; by him thou , I by ...
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Adam angel answer'd beast behold bliss call'd Canaan canst cherubim Cities of men cloud creatures Ctesiphon dark death delight descended didst divine dwell Egypt Euphrates evil eyes fair faith Father fear fix'd foretold fruit giv'n glory gods grace hand happy hast thou hath heard heart heav'nly Hell hill honour human voice Israel join'd judg'd king kingdom lest live Lord mankind may'st Messiah mov'd nigh night numbers PARADISE LOST PARADISE REGAINED Parthian pass'd peace plac'd pleas'd pow'r promis'd rais'd receiv'd reign renew'd reply'd return'd round sapience Satan Saviour seat seed seek seem'd serpent shame sight Son of God soon spake spirit stood sweet taste tempter thee thence thine things thou art thou hast thou saw'st thou shalt thoughts throne thyself tree turn'd vex'd virtue voice wand'ring whence wise
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Page 224 - Thy words, Creator bounteous and benign Giver of all things fair, but fairest this Of all thy gifts, nor enviest. I now see Bone of my bone, flesh of my flesh, myself Before me.
Page 225 - Yet when I approach Her loveliness, so absolute she seems And in herself complete, so well to know Her own, that what she wills to do or say, Seems wisest, virtuousest, discreetest, best.
Page 211 - Hath left to their disputes, perhaps to move His laughter at their quaint opinions wide Hereafter, when they come to model Heaven And calculate the stars, how they will wield The mighty frame; how build, unbuild, contrive To save appearances; how gird the sphere With centric and eccentric scribbled o'er, Cycle and epicycle, orb in orb...
Page 252 - Deterr'd not from achieving what might lead To happier life, knowledge of good and evil ? Of good, how just? of evil, if what is evil Be real...
Page 256 - Without copartner ? so to add what wants In female sex, the more to draw his love, And render me more equal ; and perhaps, A thing not undesirable, sometime Superior : for, inferior, who is free ? This may be well.
Page 391 - Things vulgar, and, well weigh'd, scarce worth the praise ? They praise, and they admire, they know not what, And know not whom, but as one leads the other; And what delight to be by such extoll'd, To live upon their tongues, and be their talk, Of whom to be dispraised were no small praise, His lot who dares be singularly good?
Page 223 - I wak'd To find her, or for ever to deplore Her loss, and other pleasures all abjure...
Page 225 - Loses discountenanced, and like folly shows; Authority and reason on her wait, As one intended first, not after made Occasionally; and, to consummate all, Greatness of mind, and nobleness, their seat Build in her loveliest, and create an awe About her, as a guard angelic placed.
Page 356 - They looking back, all th' eastern side beheld Of paradise, so late their happy seat, Wav'd over by that flaming brand, the gate With dreadful faces throng'd, and fiery arms : Some natural tears they dropt ; but wip'd them soon.
Page 256 - This may be well. But what if God have seen, And death ensue ? then I shall be no more ! And Adam, wedded to another Eve, Shall live with her enjoying, I extinct : A death to think ! Confirm'd then I resolve, Adam shall share with me in bliss or woe.