The Works of the British Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Volume 5Robert Anderson Arch, 1795 |
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... fall , the ferpent or rather Satan in the ferpent ; who , revolting from God , and drawing to his fide many legions of angels , was , by the command of God , driven out of heaven , with all his crew , into the great deep . Which action ...
... fall , the ferpent or rather Satan in the ferpent ; who , revolting from God , and drawing to his fide many legions of angels , was , by the command of God , driven out of heaven , with all his crew , into the great deep . Which action ...
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... fall , o'erwhelm'd With floods and whirlwinds of tempeftuous fire , He foon difcerns , and welt'ring by his fide One next himself in pow'r , and next in crime , Long after known in Paleftine , and nam'd Beelzebub . To whom th ' arch ...
... fall , o'erwhelm'd With floods and whirlwinds of tempeftuous fire , He foon difcerns , and welt'ring by his fide One next himself in pow'r , and next in crime , Long after known in Paleftine , and nam'd Beelzebub . To whom th ' arch ...
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... falling ; and the thunder , Wing'd with red lightning and impetuous rage , Perhaps hath spent his fhafts , and ceafes ... fall'n fuch a pernicious height . He fcarce had ceaf'd , when the fuperior Fiend Was moving tow'rd the fhore ; his ...
... falling ; and the thunder , Wing'd with red lightning and impetuous rage , Perhaps hath spent his fhafts , and ceafes ... fall'n fuch a pernicious height . He fcarce had ceaf'd , when the fuperior Fiend Was moving tow'rd the fhore ; his ...
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... fall'n I give not heav'n for loft . From this defcent Celestial virtues rifing , will appear More glorious and more dread than from no fall , And truft themfelves to fear no fecond fate . Me though juft right , and the fix'd laws of ...
... fall'n I give not heav'n for loft . From this defcent Celestial virtues rifing , will appear More glorious and more dread than from no fall , And truft themfelves to fear no fecond fate . Me though juft right , and the fix'd laws of ...
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... fall To us is adverfe . Who but felt of late , When the fierce foe hung on our broken rear , Infulting , and pursued as through the deep , With what compulfion and laborious flight We funk thus low ? Th ' afcent is eafy then ; Th ...
... fall To us is adverfe . Who but felt of late , When the fierce foe hung on our broken rear , Infulting , and pursued as through the deep , With what compulfion and laborious flight We funk thus low ? Th ' afcent is eafy then ; Th ...
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againſt angels beafts becauſe befides beft beſt breaſt bright caft call'd caufe cauſe death defire doft e'er earth elfe ev'n ev'ry eyes facred fafe faid fair falute fame fate fear feem feen fenfe fhade fhall fhew fhine fhould fide fight fince fing firft firſt flain flame fleep flow'rs fome foon foul fpirits fpring ftand ftill ftrength fuch fure fweet fword glory gods hafte hand hath heart Heav'n himſelf honour Hudibras itſelf juft juſt King laft laſt lefs light loft mighty moſt Mufe muft muſt ne'er night numbers nymph o'er Pindar pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe Quoth rage reft rife rofe ſhall ſhe ſtand ſtars ſtate ſtay ſtill ſtood ſuch thee thefe themſelves theſe thine things thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand tree uſe vex'd virtue Whilft whofe whoſe wife worfe