Paradise Regain'd: A Poem, In Four Books : To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, And Comus, A MaskKincaid and Creech, 1773 - 171 pages |
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... glory fhall be foon retrench'd ; No more fhalt thou by oracling abuse The Gentiles ; henceforth oracles are ceas'd ; And thou no more with pomp and facrifice Shalt be inquir'd at Delphos or else - where , At least in vain , for they ...
... glory fhall be foon retrench'd ; No more fhalt thou by oracling abuse The Gentiles ; henceforth oracles are ceas'd ; And thou no more with pomp and facrifice Shalt be inquir'd at Delphos or else - where , At least in vain , for they ...
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... glory , free thy people from their yoke . But let us wait ; thus far he hath perform'd , Sent his Anointed , and to us reveal'd him , By his great Prophet , pointed at and shown In public , and with him we have convers'd ; Let us be ...
... glory , free thy people from their yoke . But let us wait ; thus far he hath perform'd , Sent his Anointed , and to us reveal'd him , By his great Prophet , pointed at and shown In public , and with him we have convers'd ; Let us be ...
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... glory , and popular praise , Rocks whereon greatest men have ofteft wreck'd ; Or that which only feems to fatisfy Lawful defires of nature , not beyond . And now I know he hungers where no food Is to be found , in the wide wilderness ...
... glory , and popular praise , Rocks whereon greatest men have ofteft wreck'd ; Or that which only feems to fatisfy Lawful defires of nature , not beyond . And now I know he hungers where no food Is to be found , in the wide wilderness ...
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... glory on my cup t ' attend : Why should'st thou then obtrude this diligence In vain , where no acceptance it can find ? And with my hunger what haft thou to do ? Thy pompous delicacies I contemn , And count thy fpecious gifts no gifts ...
... glory on my cup t ' attend : Why should'st thou then obtrude this diligence In vain , where no acceptance it can find ? And with my hunger what haft thou to do ? Thy pompous delicacies I contemn , And count thy fpecious gifts no gifts ...
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... glory , glory the reward That fole excites to high attempts , the flame Of moft erected fpirits , most temper'd pure Aetherial , who all pleasures else despise , All treasures and all gain esteem as drofs , And dignities and pow'rs all ...
... glory , glory the reward That fole excites to high attempts , the flame Of moft erected fpirits , most temper'd pure Aetherial , who all pleasures else despise , All treasures and all gain esteem as drofs , And dignities and pow'rs all ...
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Paradise Regain'd, a Poem in IV Books, to Which Is Added Samson Agonistes John Milton No preview available - 2011 |
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againſt alfo angels aught befides beft behold beſt breaft caft call'd captive caufe CHOR COMUS Dagon deeds defart defcended earth elfe enemies fafe fair falfe fame father fear feaſt feat fecret feek feem fenfe ferve fhades fhall fhepherd fhew fhould fide fight fince firft firſt flain foes folemn fome fong foon foul fpirits ftill ftream ftrength fuch fuffer fure fweet Gath giv'n glory hath heard heav'n higheſt himſelf honour Ifrael juft king laft laſt leaſt lefs Locrine loft lords miferable moft moſt muſt night offer'd pafs PARADISE REGAIN'D Parthian paſt Philiftian pleaſe pow'r praiſe prefent reaſon reply'd reſt return'd Samfon SAMS SAMSON AGONISTES Saviour ſhall ſhe Son of God ſtand ſtate ſteps ſtill ſtood taſte tempter thee thefe themſelves thence theſe thine things thofe thoſe thou art thought throne vex'd virtue waft whofe wilderneſs worfe