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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... give thee in command : What to the smallest title thou shalt fay . To thy adorers ? thou with trembling fear , Or like a fawning parasite obey'ft ; Then to thy felf ascrib'st the truth foretold . But this thy glory shall be soon ...
... give thee in command : What to the smallest title thou shalt fay . To thy adorers ? thou with trembling fear , Or like a fawning parasite obey'ft ; Then to thy felf ascrib'st the truth foretold . But this thy glory shall be soon ...
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... give , thou feest ; If of that pow'r I bring thee voluntary What I might have bestowed on whom I pleas'd , And rather opportunely in this place Chose to impart to thy apparent need ; Why shouldst thou not accept it ? but I fee What I ...
... give , thou feest ; If of that pow'r I bring thee voluntary What I might have bestowed on whom I pleas'd , And rather opportunely in this place Chose to impart to thy apparent need ; Why shouldst thou not accept it ? but I fee What I ...
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... , the nobler part : That other o'er the body only reigns ; And oft by force , which to a gen'rous mind So reigning , can be no fincere delight . Befides , to give a kingdom hath been thought Greater 32 Book II . PARADISE.
... , the nobler part : That other o'er the body only reigns ; And oft by force , which to a gen'rous mind So reigning , can be no fincere delight . Befides , to give a kingdom hath been thought Greater 32 Book II . PARADISE.
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... give a kingdom hath been thought Greater and nobler done , and to lay down Far more magnanimous , than to affume . Riches are needlefs , then , both for themselves , And for thy reason why they should be fought , To gain a fceptre ...
... give a kingdom hath been thought Greater and nobler done , and to lay down Far more magnanimous , than to affume . Riches are needlefs , then , both for themselves , And for thy reason why they should be fought , To gain a fceptre ...
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... gives not o'er though defp'rate of success , And his vain importunity pursues . He brought our Saviour to the western side Of that high mountain , whence he might behold Another plain , long , but in breadth not wide , Wash'd by the ...
... gives not o'er though defp'rate of success , And his vain importunity pursues . He brought our Saviour to the western side Of that high mountain , whence he might behold Another plain , long , but in breadth not wide , Wash'd by the ...
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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