Paradise LostThompson and Thomas, 1901 - 311 pages |
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Page 37
... perhaps , thus far removed , Not mind us not offending , satisfied With what is punished ; whence these raging fires Will slacken , if His breath stir not their flames . Our purer essence then will overcome Tneir noxious vapor ; or ...
... perhaps , thus far removed , Not mind us not offending , satisfied With what is punished ; whence these raging fires Will slacken , if His breath stir not their flames . Our purer essence then will overcome Tneir noxious vapor ; or ...
Page 42
... perhaps Some advantageous act may be achieved By sudden onset , either with hell - fire To waste His whole creation , or possess All as our own , and drive , as we were driven , The puny habitants . Or , if not drive , Seduce them to ...
... perhaps Some advantageous act may be achieved By sudden onset , either with hell - fire To waste His whole creation , or possess All as our own , and drive , as we were driven , The puny habitants . Or , if not drive , Seduce them to ...
Page 43
... Perhaps in view Of those bright confines , whence , with neighboring arms , And opportune excursion , we may chance Re - enter Heaven ; or else in some mild zone Dwell , not unvisited of Heaven's fair light Secure , and at the ...
... Perhaps in view Of those bright confines , whence , with neighboring arms , And opportune excursion , we may chance Re - enter Heaven ; or else in some mild zone Dwell , not unvisited of Heaven's fair light Secure , and at the ...
Page 48
... perhaps Might yield them easier habitation , bend Four ways their flying march , along the banks Of four infernal rivers , that disgorge Into the burning lake their baleful streams : Abhorred Styx , the flood of deadly hate ; Sad ...
... perhaps Might yield them easier habitation , bend Four ways their flying march , along the banks Of four infernal rivers , that disgorge Into the burning lake their baleful streams : Abhorred Styx , the flood of deadly hate ; Sad ...
Page 55
... Perhaps our vacant room ; though more removed . Lest Heaven , surcharged with potent multitude , Might hap to move new broils . Be this or aught Than this more secret now designed , I haste To know ; and , this once known , shall soon ...
... Perhaps our vacant room ; though more removed . Lest Heaven , surcharged with potent multitude , Might hap to move new broils . Be this or aught Than this more secret now designed , I haste To know ; and , this once known , shall soon ...
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