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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... state compar'd . When I was yet a child , no childish play To me was pleafing , all my mind was fet Serious to learn and know , and thence to do What might be publick good ; my self I thought Born to that end , born to promote all truth ...
... state compar'd . When I was yet a child , no childish play To me was pleafing , all my mind was fet Serious to learn and know , and thence to do What might be publick good ; my self I thought Born to that end , born to promote all truth ...
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... state , and things adverse , By tribulations , injuries , insults , Contempts , and scorns , and snares , and violence , Suffering , abstaining , quietly expecting , Without diftruft or doubt , that he may know What I can fuffer , how ...
... state , and things adverse , By tribulations , injuries , insults , Contempts , and scorns , and snares , and violence , Suffering , abstaining , quietly expecting , Without diftruft or doubt , that he may know What I can fuffer , how ...
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... state , ( Would stand between me and thy fathers irc , Whose ire I dread more than the fire of hell ) . A shelter , and a kind of fhading cool Interpofition , as a fummer's cloud . If I then to the worst that can be haste , Why move thy ...
... state , ( Would stand between me and thy fathers irc , Whose ire I dread more than the fire of hell ) . A shelter , and a kind of fhading cool Interpofition , as a fummer's cloud . If I then to the worst that can be haste , Why move thy ...
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... state , Sufficient introduction to inform Thee , of thy felf so apt , in regal arts , And regal mysteries , that thou may'st know How best their opposition to withstand , With that ( fuch pow'r was giv'n him then ) he took The Son of ...
... state , Sufficient introduction to inform Thee , of thy felf so apt , in regal arts , And regal mysteries , that thou may'st know How best their opposition to withstand , With that ( fuch pow'r was giv'n him then ) he took The Son of ...
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... state , or motion , ftill expreffing The Son of God , with god - like force endu'd Against th ' attempter of thy father's throne , And thief of paradife ; him long of old Thou didst debel , and down from heaven caft With all his army ...
... state , or motion , ftill expreffing The Son of God , with god - like force endu'd Against th ' attempter of thy father's throne , And thief of paradife ; him long of old Thou didst debel , and down from heaven caft With all his army ...
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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