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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... fell Idolatrous , but when his purpose is Among them to declare his providence To thee not known , whence hast thou then , thy truth , But from him or his angels prefident In ev'ry province , who themselves difdaining T'approach thy ...
... fell Idolatrous , but when his purpose is Among them to declare his providence To thee not known , whence hast thou then , thy truth , But from him or his angels prefident In ev'ry province , who themselves difdaining T'approach thy ...
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... fell , However to this man inferior far , If he be man by mother's fide at least , With more than human gifts from heav'n adorn'd , Perfections abfolute , graces divine , And amplitude of mind to greatest deeds . Therefore I am return'd ...
... fell , However to this man inferior far , If he be man by mother's fide at least , With more than human gifts from heav'n adorn'd , Perfections abfolute , graces divine , And amplitude of mind to greatest deeds . Therefore I am return'd ...
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... fell , The fenfualeft , and , after Afmodai , The fleshlieft incubus ; and thus advis'd . Set women in his eye , and in his walk , Among daughters of men the fairest found ; Many are in each region paffing fair As the noon sky ; more ...
... fell , The fenfualeft , and , after Afmodai , The fleshlieft incubus ; and thus advis'd . Set women in his eye , and in his walk , Among daughters of men the fairest found ; Many are in each region paffing fair As the noon sky ; more ...
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... all in steel for standing fight ; Chariots or elephants endorst with tow'rs Of archers , not of lab'ring pioneers , A multitude with spades and axes arm'd To lay hills plain , fell woods , or valleys Book III . 34 REGAIN ' D.
... all in steel for standing fight ; Chariots or elephants endorst with tow'rs Of archers , not of lab'ring pioneers , A multitude with spades and axes arm'd To lay hills plain , fell woods , or valleys Book III . 34 REGAIN ' D.
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... fell woods , or valleys fill , Or where plain was , raise hill , or overlay With bridges rivers proud , as with a yoke ; Mules after these , camels and dromedaries , And waggons fraught with utenfils of war . Such forces met not , nor ...
... fell woods , or valleys fill , Or where plain was , raise hill , or overlay With bridges rivers proud , as with a yoke ; Mules after these , camels and dromedaries , And waggons fraught with utenfils of war . Such forces met not , nor ...
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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