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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... 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 concerns my ...
... 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 concerns my ...
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... Live on tough roots and stubs , to thirst inur'd More than the camel , and to drink go far , Men to much misery and ... lives not by bread only , but each word Proceeding from the mouth of God ? who fed Our fathers here with manna ; in ...
... Live on tough roots and stubs , to thirst inur'd More than the camel , and to drink go far , Men to much misery and ... lives not by bread only , but each word Proceeding from the mouth of God ? who fed Our fathers here with manna ; in ...
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... live upon their tongues and be their talk , Of whom to be despis'd were no small praise ? His lot who dares be fingularly good . Th ' intelligent among them and the wife Are few , and glory fearce of few is rais'd . This is true glory ...
... live upon their tongues and be their talk , Of whom to be despis'd were no small praise ? His lot who dares be fingularly good . Th ' intelligent among them and the wife Are few , and glory fearce of few is rais'd . This is true glory ...
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... lives now Equal in fame to proudest conquerors . Yet if for fame and glory aught be done , Aught suffer'd ; if young African for fame His wafted country freed from Punic rage , The deed becomes unprais'd , the man at least , And loses ...
... lives now Equal in fame to proudest conquerors . Yet if for fame and glory aught be done , Aught suffer'd ; if young African for fame His wafted country freed from Punic rage , The deed becomes unprais'd , the man at least , And loses ...
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... lives Of threefcore and ten thousand Ifraelites By three days peftilence ? fuch was thy zeal To Ifrael then , the fame that now to me . As for those captive tribes , themselves were they Who wrought their own captivity , fell off From ...
... lives Of threefcore and ten thousand Ifraelites By three days peftilence ? fuch was thy zeal To Ifrael then , the fame that now to me . As for those captive tribes , themselves were they Who wrought their own captivity , fell off From ...
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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