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War , therefore , open or concealed , alike My voice dissuades ; for what can force or guile With Him , or who deceive His mind , whose eye Views all things at one view ? He from Heaven's height All these our motions vain sees ...
War , therefore , open or concealed , alike My voice dissuades ; for what can force or guile With Him , or who deceive His mind , whose eye Views all things at one view ? He from Heaven's height All these our motions vain sees ...
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Then most conspicuous when great things of small , Useful of hurtful , prosperous of adverse , We can create ; and in what place soe'er Thrive under evil , and work ease out of pain , Through labor and endurance .
Then most conspicuous when great things of small , Useful of hurtful , prosperous of adverse , We can create ; and in what place soe'er Thrive under evil , and work ease out of pain , Through labor and endurance .
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All things invite To peaceful counsels , and the settled state Of order , how in safety best we may Compose our present evils , with regard Of what we are , and where , dismissing quite All thoughts of war . Ye have what I advise .
All things invite To peaceful counsels , and the settled state Of order , how in safety best we may Compose our present evils , with regard Of what we are , and where , dismissing quite All thoughts of war . Ye have what I advise .
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Whereat his speech he thus renews : Well have ye judged , well ended long debate , Synod of gods ! and , like to what ye are , Great things resolved , which , from the lowest deep , Will once more lift us up , in spite of fate , Nearer ...
Whereat his speech he thus renews : Well have ye judged , well ended long debate , Synod of gods ! and , like to what ye are , Great things resolved , which , from the lowest deep , Will once more lift us up , in spite of fate , Nearer ...
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... A universe of death , which God by curse Created evil , for evil only good ; Where all life dies , death lives , and Nature breeds Perverse , all monstrous , all prodigious things , Abominable , unutterable , and worse Than fables ...
... A universe of death , which God by curse Created evil , for evil only good ; Where all life dies , death lives , and Nature breeds Perverse , all monstrous , all prodigious things , Abominable , unutterable , and worse Than fables ...
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Adam angels appeared arms beast behold bliss Book bounds bright bring called cloud created creatures dark death deep delight divine dreadful dwell earth equal eternal evil eyes fair faith fall Father fear fell field fire force formed fruit glory gods grace hand happy hast hath head heard heart Heaven heavenly Hell hill hope human King land leave less light lines live look lost mind morn move nature never night once pain Paradise passed peace perhaps raised reason receive reign replied rest rise round Satan seat seemed serpent shape side sight soon spake spirits stand stars stood sweet taste thee thence things thou thoughts throne till tree turned voice wide winds wings wonder
Bibliographic information
| Title | Paradise Lost |
| Author | John Milton |
| Publisher | Thompson and Thomas, 1901 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | Sep 16, 2019 |
| Length | 311 pages |
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