Rather than solid virtue; all but a rib Crooked by nature, bent, as now appears, More to the part sinister; from me drawn, Well if thrown out, as supernumerary To my just number found. O! why did God, Creator wise, that peopled highest heaven With spirits... Paradise lost, a poem. 2nd Scots ed - Page 289by John Milton - 1746Full view - About this book
 | Martin Madan - Divorce - 1780 - 462 pages
...any of His holy 3<fts or difpenfatioijs, any farther than the * Milton represents Adam as faying • O why did GOD, Creator wife, that peopled higheft heav'n With fpirits mafculine, create at laft This novelty on earth, this fair defeat Of Nature, and not fill the world at once With men as angels... | |
 | Martin Madan - 1781 - 454 pages
...and one * •woman. This and all things elfe are to be refolved * Milton reprefents Adam as faying O why did GOD, Creator wife, that peopled higheft heav'n With fpirits mafculine, create at laft This novelty on earth, this fair defeat Of Nature, and not fill the world at once With men as angels... | |
 | John Milton - 1784 - 278 pages
...folid virtue'; all but a rib, Crooked by nature, bent, as now appears, 885 More to the part finifter, from me drawn, Well if thrown out, as fupernumerary...create at laft 890 This novelty on earth, this fair defeft Of Nature ; and not fill the world at once With men as angels without feminine, Or find fome... | |
 | John Milton - 1789 - 274 pages
...virtue' ; all but a rib, „ Crooked by nature, bent, as now appears, 88£ More to the part fmifter, from me drawn, Well if thrown out, as fupernumerary...at laft 890 This novelty on earth, this fair defect Ot nature ; and not fill the world at once With Men as Angels without feminine, Or find fome other... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 258 pages
...folid virtue', all but a rib Crooked by nature, bent, as now appears, .885 More to the part finifter, from me drawn, Well if thrown out, as fupernumerary...O why did God, Creator wife, that peopled higheft Heaven With Spirits mafculine, create at laft 890 This novelty on earth, this fair defeft Of nature,... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 740 pages
...than folid virtue, all but a rib Crooked by Nature, bent, as now appears, More to the part fmifter, from me drawn, Well if thrown out, as fupernumerary...God, Creator wife that peopled higheft Heav'n With i'pirhs mafculine, create at laft 1 This Yiovcity on earth, this fair defcc"l Of Nature, and not fill... | |
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 608 pages
...found. O why did God, Creator wise, that peopl'd highest Heav'n With Spirits masculine, create at last 890 This novelty on earth, this fair defect Of nature, and not fill the world at once With Men, as Angels, without feminine, Or find some other way to generate Mankind ? This mischief had... | |
 | John Milton - 1800 - 300 pages
...found. O why did God, Creator wise, that peopled highest heav'n With spiritsmasculine, create at last This novelty on earth, this fair defect Of nature ; and not fill the world at once With Men as Angels without feminine, Or find some other way to generate Mankind? This mischief had... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 842 pages
...by nature, bent, as now appears, 885 More to the part finifter, from me drawn, Well if thrown ont, as fupernumerary To my juft number found. O why did God, Creator wife, that peopled higheft Heaven With Spirits mafculine, create at laft 890 This novelty on earth, this fair dcfc<$ Of nature,... | |
 | John Milton - 1801 - 394 pages
...found. O why did God, Creator wise, that peopled highest Heaven With Spirits masculine, create at last 890 This novelty on earth, this fair defect Of nature, and not fill the world at once With Men as Angels without feminine, Or find some other way to generate Mankind ? This mischief had... | |
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