Paradise Lost: A Poem, in Twelve BooksL. Coffin, 1831 |
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Page 66
... things transitory and vain , when sin With vanity had fill'd the works of men : Both all things vain , and all who on vain things Built their fond hopes of glory or lasting fame , Or happiness in this or the other life ; 450 All who ...
... things transitory and vain , when sin With vanity had fill'd the works of men : Both all things vain , and all who on vain things Built their fond hopes of glory or lasting fame , Or happiness in this or the other life ; 450 All who ...
Page 159
... things to like ; the rest to several place Disparted , and between spun out the air ; And Earth self - balanced on her centre hung . 240 Let there be Light , said God ; and forthwith Light Ethereal , first of things , quintessence pure ...
... things to like ; the rest to several place Disparted , and between spun out the air ; And Earth self - balanced on her centre hung . 240 Let there be Light , said God ; and forthwith Light Ethereal , first of things , quintessence pure ...
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... things remote From use , obscure and subtle ; but , to know That which before us lies in daily life , Is the prime wisdom : What is more is fume , Or emptiness , or fond impertinence : And renders us , in things that most concern ...
... things remote From use , obscure and subtle ; but , to know That which before us lies in daily life , Is the prime wisdom : What is more is fume , Or emptiness , or fond impertinence : And renders us , in things that most concern ...
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Adam Almighty Angels answer'd appear'd Archangel arm'd arms aught beast behold Belial bless'd bliss bright burning lake call'd Canaan celestial Cherub Cherubim cloud creatures dark days of Heaven death deep delight divine dreadful dwell Earth eternal evil eyes fair Fair Angel faith Father fear fierce fill'd fire fix'd flaming flowers fruit gates glory Gods grace hand happy hast hath heard heart Heaven heavenly Hell hill Ithuriel join'd King lest light live lost mankind Messiah Michaƫl mix'd Moloch night o'er ordain'd pain Paradise PARADISE LOST pass'd peace reign replied return'd round sapience Satan scape seat seem'd Seraph Serpent shalt sight soon sov'reign spake Spirits stars stood sweet taste thee thence thine things thither thou hast thoughts throne thunder thyself tree turn'd Uriel vex'd voice whence wings wonder Zephon