Paradise Regain'd: A Poem, in Four Books. To which is Added Samson Agonistes; and Poems Upon Several Occasions, with a Tractate of Education. The Author John MiltonRobert & Andrew Foulis, 1765 - 380 pages |
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... heav'n the fov'reign voice I heard , This is my fon belov'd , in him am pleas'd . His mother then is mortal , but his fire , He who obtains the monarchy of heav'n , A & And what will he not do to advance his fon Book I REGAIN ' D.
... heav'n the fov'reign voice I heard , This is my fon belov'd , in him am pleas'd . His mother then is mortal , but his fire , He who obtains the monarchy of heav'n , A & And what will he not do to advance his fon Book I REGAIN ' D.
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... mortal man , Though men efteem thee low of parentage , ' Thy father is th ' eternal king who rules . All heav'n and earth , angels and fons of men ; A messenger from God fore - told thy birth ́- Conceiv'd in me a virgin , he fore - told ...
... mortal man , Though men efteem thee low of parentage , ' Thy father is th ' eternal king who rules . All heav'n and earth , angels and fons of men ; A messenger from God fore - told thy birth ́- Conceiv'd in me a virgin , he fore - told ...
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... mortal creatures , graceful and discreet , Expert in am'rous arts , enchanting tongues Persuasive , virgin majesty with mild And sweet allay'd , yet terrible t ' approach , Skill'd to retire , and in retiring draw Hearts after them ...
... mortal creatures , graceful and discreet , Expert in am'rous arts , enchanting tongues Persuasive , virgin majesty with mild And sweet allay'd , yet terrible t ' approach , Skill'd to retire , and in retiring draw Hearts after them ...
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... accufe him under ufual names , Fortune and fate , as one regardless quite Of mortal things . Who therefore feeks in thefe True wisdom , finds her not , or by delufion F Far worse , her false resemblance only meets An BOOK IV . 57 REGAIN'D .
... accufe him under ufual names , Fortune and fate , as one regardless quite Of mortal things . Who therefore feeks in thefe True wisdom , finds her not , or by delufion F Far worse , her false resemblance only meets An BOOK IV . 57 REGAIN'D .
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... mortal men , To lowest pitch of abject fortune thou art fall'D . For him I reckon not in high estate , Whom long descent of birth Or the sphere of fortune raises ; But thee whose strength , while virtue was her mate , Might have fubdu'd ...
... mortal men , To lowest pitch of abject fortune thou art fall'D . For him I reckon not in high estate , Whom long descent of birth Or the sphere of fortune raises ; But thee whose strength , while virtue was her mate , Might have fubdu'd ...
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