The Poetical Works of John Milton, Volume 1William Pickering, 1852 |
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... Happy had it been for Cowley's fame , had he not early wan- dered away from the instructor of his youth ; and left for Epic , and Pindaric flights , that which even now delights , and must for ever please , his moral song , the voice of ...
... Happy had it been for Cowley's fame , had he not early wan- dered away from the instructor of his youth ; and left for Epic , and Pindaric flights , that which even now delights , and must for ever please , his moral song , the voice of ...
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... happy recon- ciliation with the offending and discarded wife . " He went sometimes to visit a relation who lived in the lane of St. Martin's - le - grand , and at one of these visits he was surprised to see his wife come from an inner ...
... happy recon- ciliation with the offending and discarded wife . " He went sometimes to visit a relation who lived in the lane of St. Martin's - le - grand , and at one of these visits he was surprised to see his wife come from an inner ...
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... happy state , Favour'd of heav'n so highly , to fall off From their Creator , and transgress his will For one restraint , lords of the world besides ? Who first seduc'd them to that foul revolt ? Th'infernal serpent ; he it was , whose ...
... happy state , Favour'd of heav'n so highly , to fall off From their Creator , and transgress his will For one restraint , lords of the world besides ? Who first seduc'd them to that foul revolt ? Th'infernal serpent ; he it was , whose ...
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... happy realms of light , 85 Cloath'd with transcendent brightness , didst out- shine 90 Myriads , though bright ! Ifhe , whom mutual league , United thoughts and counsels , equal hope And hazard in the glorious enterprize , Join'd with ...
... happy realms of light , 85 Cloath'd with transcendent brightness , didst out- shine 90 Myriads , though bright ! Ifhe , whom mutual league , United thoughts and counsels , equal hope And hazard in the glorious enterprize , Join'd with ...
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... happy state Here swallow'd up in endless misery . But what if he our conqueror , whom I now Of force believe almighty , since no less [ ours , Than such could have o'erpower'd such force as Have left us this our spirit and strength ...
... happy state Here swallow'd up in endless misery . But what if he our conqueror , whom I now Of force believe almighty , since no less [ ours , Than such could have o'erpower'd such force as Have left us this our spirit and strength ...
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Page 82 - Harmonious numbers; as the wakeful bird Sings darkling, and in shadiest covert hid Tunes her nocturnal note...
Page 139 - But neither breath of morn, when she ascends With charm of earliest birds; nor rising sun On this delightful land; nor herb, fruit, flower, Glistering with dew; nor fragrance after showers; Nor grateful evening mild; nor silent night, With this her solemn bird, nor walk by moon, Or glittering starlight, without thee is sweet But wherefore all night long shine these?
Page 2 - OF Man's First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death into the World, and all our woe, With loss of Eden, till one greater Man Restore us, and regain the blissful Seat, Sing Heav'nly Muse, that on the secret top Of Oreb, or of Sinai, didst inspire That Shepherd, who first taught the chosen Seed, In the Beginning how the Heav'ns and Earth Rose out of Chaos...
Page 83 - Thus with the year Seasons return, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine: But cloud instead, and ever-during dark Surrounds me...
Page 116 - So farewell hope ; and with hope, farewell fear ; Farewell remorse : all good to me is lost ; Evil be thou my good : by thee, at least, Divided empire with heaven's King I hold : By thee, and more than half, perhaps, will reign, As man, ere long, and this new world, shall know.
Page 26 - Phlegra with the heroic race were join'd That fought at Thebes and Ilium, on each side Mix'd with auxiliar gods ; and what resounds In fable or romance of Uther's son Begirt with British and Armoric knights...
Page 43 - To be no more : sad cure! for who would lose, Though full of pain, this intellectual being, Those thoughts that wander through eternity., To perish rather, swallow'd up and lost In the wide womb of uncreated night, Devoid of sense and motion?
Page 132 - What thou seest, What there thou seest, fair Creature, is thyself; With thee it came and goes : but follow me, And I will bring thee where no shadow stays Thy coming, and thy soft embraces, he Whose image thou art: him thou shalt enjoy Inseparably thine, to him shalt bear Multitudes like thyself, and thence be call'd Mother of human race.
Page 94 - No sooner had the Almighty ceased, but all The multitude of angels with a shout," •** Loud as from numbers without number, sweet As from blest voices, uttering joy ; heaven rung With jubilee, and loud hosannas fill'd The eternal regions.
Page 138 - Fair consort, the hour Of night, and all things now retired to rest, Mind us of like repose ; since God hath set Labour and rest, as day and night, to men Successive; and the timely dew of sleep, Now falling with soft slumbrous weight, inclines Our eyelids...