Paradise Regain'd: A Poem, in Four Books : to which is Added Samson Agonistes, and Poems Upon Several Occasions, with A Tractate of Education |
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... should bear a fon Great in renown , and call'd the son of God ; Then toldst her , doubting how thefe things could be To her a virgin , that on her should come The Holy - Ghost , and the power of the Highest O'er - fhadow her : this man ...
... should bear a fon Great in renown , and call'd the son of God ; Then toldst her , doubting how thefe things could be To her a virgin , that on her should come The Holy - Ghost , and the power of the Highest O'er - fhadow her : this man ...
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... in me a virgin , he fore - told Thou should't be great and fit on David's throne , And of thy kingdom there fhall be no end . At thy nativity a glorious quire Of angels in the fields of Bethlehem fung To Shepherds PARADISE BOOK I.
... in me a virgin , he fore - told Thou should't be great and fit on David's throne , And of thy kingdom there fhall be no end . At thy nativity a glorious quire Of angels in the fields of Bethlehem fung To Shepherds PARADISE BOOK I.
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... should live obfcure , But openly begin , as beft becomes The authority which I deriv'd from heav'n . And now by some strong motion I am led Into this wilderness , to what intent I learn not yet , perhaps I need not know ; For what ...
... should live obfcure , But openly begin , as beft becomes The authority which I deriv'd from heav'n . And now by some strong motion I am led Into this wilderness , to what intent I learn not yet , perhaps I need not know ; For what ...
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... should so have loft all fenfe . What can be then lefs in me than defire To fee thee , and approach thee , whom I know Declar'd the Son of God , to hear attent Thy wisdom , and behold thy God - like deeds ? Men generally think me much a ...
... should so have loft all fenfe . What can be then lefs in me than defire To fee thee , and approach thee , whom I know Declar'd the Son of God , to hear attent Thy wisdom , and behold thy God - like deeds ? Men generally think me much a ...
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... should be Of many in Ifrael , and to a sign Spoken against , that through my very foul A fword shall pierce , this is my favour'd lot , My exaltation to afflictions high ; Afflicted I may be , it seems , and bleft ; I will not argue ...
... should be Of many in Ifrael , and to a sign Spoken against , that through my very foul A fword shall pierce , this is my favour'd lot , My exaltation to afflictions high ; Afflicted I may be , it seems , and bleft ; I will not argue ...
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affault againſt alſo angels aught behold beſt breaſt call'd captive cauſe Chor Ctesiphon Dagon darkneſs David's throne deeds earth eaſily elfe enemies fafe falſe fame father fear feaſt feat fecret feek feem felf fhall fhalt fhew fight firſt fome foon foul fpake ftill fuch fuffer fure Gath giv'n glory haſt hath heav'n higheſt himſelf honour houſe Ifrael Jephtha juft juſt king kingdom laſt leaſt lefs leſs light loft lords loſt may'ſt moſt muſt myſelf night offer'd Parthian paſt pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe reaſon reign reply'd reſt Samf Samfon Saviour ſeem ſerve ſhades ſhall ſhame ſhe ſhould ſmall ſome Son of God ſpirit ſtand ſtate ſteps ſtill ſtood ſtream ſtrength ſtrong ſuch ſweet tempter thee thefe themſelves thence theſe thine things thirſt thofe thoſe thou art thought Timna uſe virtue weakneſs whofe whoſe wilderneſs wilt wiſdom worfe worſe