Paradise Lost: A Poem in Twelve BooksT. Bedlington, 1826 - 294 pages |
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... Spirit , that dost prefer Before all temples the upright heart and pure , Instruct me , for Thou know'st ; Thou from the first Wast present , and with mighty wings outspread Dovelike sat'st brooding on the vast abyss , And madest it ...
... Spirit , that dost prefer Before all temples the upright heart and pure , Instruct me , for Thou know'st ; Thou from the first Wast present , and with mighty wings outspread Dovelike sat'st brooding on the vast abyss , And madest it ...
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... Spirits arm'd , That durst dislike his reign , and , me preferring , His utmost power with adverse power opposed N In dubious battle on the plains of Heaven , And shook his throne . What though the field be lost ? All is not lost ; the ...
... Spirits arm'd , That durst dislike his reign , and , me preferring , His utmost power with adverse power opposed N In dubious battle on the plains of Heaven , And shook his throne . What though the field be lost ? All is not lost ; the ...
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... spirit remains Invincible , and vigour soon returns , Though all our glory extinct , and happy state Here swallow'd up in endless misery . 140 But what if he our Conqueror ( whom I now Of force believe Almighty , since no less Than such ...
... spirit remains Invincible , and vigour soon returns , Though all our glory extinct , and happy state Here swallow'd up in endless misery . 140 But what if he our Conqueror ( whom I now Of force believe Almighty , since no less Than such ...
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... , Potentates , 315 Warriors , the flower of Heaven ! once yours , now lost , If such astonishment as this can seize Eternal Spirits ; or have ye chosen this place After the toil of battle to repose Your wearied virtue PARADISE LOST . 11.
... , Potentates , 315 Warriors , the flower of Heaven ! once yours , now lost , If such astonishment as this can seize Eternal Spirits ; or have ye chosen this place After the toil of battle to repose Your wearied virtue PARADISE LOST . 11.
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... Spirits , when they please , Can either sex assume , or both ; so soft And uncompounded is their essence pure ; 425 Not tied or manacled with joint or limb , Nor founded on the brittle strength of bones , Dilated or condensed , bright ...
... Spirits , when they please , Can either sex assume , or both ; so soft And uncompounded is their essence pure ; 425 Not tied or manacled with joint or limb , Nor founded on the brittle strength of bones , Dilated or condensed , bright ...
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Abdiel Adam Almighty Angels answer'd appear'd Archangel arm'd arms beast Beelzebub behold bliss bright burning lake call'd Canaan celestial Cherub Cherubim cloud created creatures dark death deep delight didst divine dreadful dwell Earth eternal evil eyes fair Fair Angel faith Father fear fierce fire fix'd flaming flowers fruit gates glory Gods grace hand happy hast hath heard heart Heaven heavenly Hell hill Ithuriel JOHN MILTON join'd King lest light live lost mankind Messiah Michaël mix'd morn nigh night o'er ordain'd pain Paradise PARADISE LOST pass'd peace reign replied return'd round sapience Satan scape seat seem'd Seraph Serpent shalt sight soon sov'reign spake Spirits stars stood sweet taste Thammuz thee thence thine things thither thou hast thoughts throne thunder thyself tree turn'd Uriel vex'd voice whence wings wonder Zephon
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Page 101 - Rising or falling still advance his praise. His praise, ye Winds, that from four quarters blow, Breathe soft or loud ; and, wave your tops, ye Pines, With every plant, in sign of worship wave.
Page 85 - When first on this delightful land he spreads His orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and flower, Glistering with dew; fragrant the fertile earth After soft showers; and sweet the coming on Of grateful evening
Page 26 - A pillar of state; deep on his front engraven Deliberation sat, and public care; And princely counsel in his face yet shone Majestic, though in ruin: sage he stood, "With Atlantean shoulders fit to bear The weight of mightiest monarchies ; his look Drew audience and attention still as night, Or summer's noontide air, while thus he spake: " Thrones, and imperial powers, offspring of heaven, Ethereal virtues!
Page 48 - Thus with the year Seasons return, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine; But cloud instead, and ever-during dark Surrounds me...
Page 85 - With this her solemn bird, and this fair moon, And these the gems of Heaven her starry train : But neither breath of Morn when she ascends With charm of earliest birds ; nor rising sun On this delightful land ; nor herb, fruit, flower, Glistering with dew ; nor fragrance, after showers ; Nor grateful evening mild ; nor silent Night, With this her solemn bird, nor walk by moon, Or glittering star-light, without thee is sweet.
Page 6 - He scarce had ceased, when the superior fiend Was moving toward the shore ; his ponderous shield, Ethereal temper, massy, large, and round, Behind him cast ; the broad circumference Hung on his shoulders like the moon, whose orb Through optic glass the Tuscan artist views At evening from the top of Fesole Or in Valdarno, to descry new lands, Rivers, or mountains, in her spotty globe.
Page 43 - O'er bog or steep, through strait, rough, dense, or rare, With head, hands, wings, or feet, pursues his way, And swims, or sinks, or wades, or creeps, or flies.
Page 74 - Down the steep glade, and met the nether flood, Which from his darksome passage now appears : And now, divided into four main streams, Runs diverse, wandering many a famous realm And country...
Page 6 - Over the burning marie, not like those steps On heaven's azure ; and the torrid clime Smote on him sore besides, vaulted with fire.