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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... mufter they appear , In rhombs and wedges , and half - moons and wings . He look'd , and faw what numbers numberless The city gates out - pour'd , light - armed troops In coats of mail and military pride ; In mail 42 PARADISE 280 . III .
... mufter they appear , In rhombs and wedges , and half - moons and wings . He look'd , and faw what numbers numberless The city gates out - pour'd , light - armed troops In coats of mail and military pride ; In mail 42 PARADISE 280 . III .
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... light ; And with the Gentiles much thou must converse , Ruling them by perfuafion as thou mean'ft ; Without their learning how wilt thou with them , Or they with thee hold converfation meet ? How wilt thou reason with them , how refute ...
... light ; And with the Gentiles much thou must converse , Ruling them by perfuafion as thou mean'ft ; Without their learning how wilt thou with them , Or they with thee hold converfation meet ? How wilt thou reason with them , how refute ...
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... Light from above , from the fountain of light , No other doctrine needs , though granted true ; But these are falfe , or little elfe but dreams , Conjectures , fancies , built on nothing firm . The fift and wifeft of them all profefs'd ...
... Light from above , from the fountain of light , No other doctrine needs , though granted true ; But these are falfe , or little elfe but dreams , Conjectures , fancies , built on nothing firm . The fift and wifeft of them all profefs'd ...
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... light of nature not in all quite lost . Their orators thou then extoll'st , as those The top of eloquence , statists indeed , And lovers of their country , as may seem ; But herein to our prophets far beneath , As men divinely taught ...
... light of nature not in all quite lost . Their orators thou then extoll'st , as those The top of eloquence , statists indeed , And lovers of their country , as may seem ; But herein to our prophets far beneath , As men divinely taught ...
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... light funk , and brought in lowring night Her fhadowy offspring , unfubftantial both , Privation mere of light and abfent day . Our Saviour meek and with untroubled mind After his airy jaunt , though hurry'd fore , Hungry and cold ...
... light funk , and brought in lowring night Her fhadowy offspring , unfubftantial both , Privation mere of light and abfent day . Our Saviour meek and with untroubled mind After his airy jaunt , though hurry'd fore , Hungry and cold ...
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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