The Works of the British Poets, Volume 5John & Arthur Arch; and for Bell & Bradfute, and J. Mundell & Company Edinburgh., 1795 - English poetry - 1157 pages |
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... prefent , and , with mighty wings outspread , Dove - like fatft brooding on the vast abyss , And mad'ft it pregnant : what in me is dark Illumine , what is low raife and fupport ; That to the height of this great argument I may affert ...
... prefent , and , with mighty wings outspread , Dove - like fatft brooding on the vast abyss , And mad'ft it pregnant : what in me is dark Illumine , what is low raife and fupport ; That to the height of this great argument I may affert ...
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... prefent , could have fear'd , How fuch united force of gods , how fuch As flood like thefe , could ever know repulfe ? For who can yet believe , though after lofs , That all these puiffant legions , whofe exile Hath emptied Heav'n ...
... prefent , could have fear'd , How fuch united force of gods , how fuch As flood like thefe , could ever know repulfe ? For who can yet believe , though after lofs , That all these puiffant legions , whofe exile Hath emptied Heav'n ...
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... prefent pain , that with ambitious mind Will covet more . With this advantage then To union , and firm faith , and firm accord , More than can be in Heaven , we now return To claim our juft inheritance of old , Surer to profper than ...
... prefent pain , that with ambitious mind Will covet more . With this advantage then To union , and firm faith , and firm accord , More than can be in Heaven , we now return To claim our juft inheritance of old , Surer to profper than ...
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... prefent lot appears For happy though but ill , for ill not worst , If we procure not to ourfelves more woe . [ garb , Thus Belial , with words cloth'd in reafon's Counsel'd ignoble cafe , and peaceful floth , Not peace and after him ...
... prefent lot appears For happy though but ill , for ill not worst , If we procure not to ourfelves more woe . [ garb , Thus Belial , with words cloth'd in reafon's Counsel'd ignoble cafe , and peaceful floth , Not peace and after him ...
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... prefent mifery , and render Hell More tolerable ; if there be cure or charm To refpite , or deceive , or flack the pain Of this ill manfion : intermit no watch Against a wakeful foe , while I abroad Through all the coafts of dark ...
... prefent mifery , and render Hell More tolerable ; if there be cure or charm To refpite , or deceive , or flack the pain Of this ill manfion : intermit no watch Against a wakeful foe , while I abroad Through all the coafts of dark ...
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againſt angels beafts becauſe befides beft beſt breaſt bright caft call'd caufe death defire doft e'er earth elfe ev'n ev'ry eyes facred fafe faid fair falfe falute fame fate fear feem feen fenfe fhade fhall fhew fhine fhould fide fight fince fing fire firft firſt flain flame fleep flow'rs fome foon foul fpirits ftand ftill fuch fure fweet fword glory gods hafte hand hath heart Heav'n himſelf honour Hudibras itſelf juft juſt King laft laſt lefs light loft mighty moſt Mufe muft muſt ne'er night numbers nymph o'er Pindar pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe prefent Quoth rage reft rife rofe Satan ſhall ſhe ſtand ſtars ſtate ſtay ſtill ſtood thee thefe themſelves theſe thine things thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand tree uſe vex'd virtue Whilft whofe whoſe wife worfe
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