Paradise Regain'd: A Poem. In Four Books. To which is Added Samson Agonistes; and Poems Upon Several Occasions. With a Tractate of Education. John Milton the Authora Company of Stationers, 1739 - 271 pages |
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... moft was bent ; Of men at thee , for only thou here dwell'ft . Did I not tell thee , if thou didft reject The perfect feafon offer'd with my aid 460 465 % To To win thy deftin'd feat , but wilt prolong All 56 PARADISE REGAIN'D . Book IV ..
... moft was bent ; Of men at thee , for only thou here dwell'ft . Did I not tell thee , if thou didft reject The perfect feafon offer'd with my aid 460 465 % To To win thy deftin'd feat , but wilt prolong All 56 PARADISE REGAIN'D . Book IV ..
Page 57
... wilt prolong All to the pufh of Fate ? pursue thy way Of gaining David's Throne no man knows when , ( For both the when and how is no where told ) Thou shalt be what thou art ordain'd , no doubt ; For Angels have proclaim'd it , but ...
... wilt prolong All to the pufh of Fate ? pursue thy way Of gaining David's Throne no man knows when , ( For both the when and how is no where told ) Thou shalt be what thou art ordain'd , no doubt ; For Angels have proclaim'd it , but ...
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... wilt ftand ; to stand upright Will ask thee Skill ; I to thy Father's House 545 550 555 Have brought thee , and highest plac'd ; higheft is beft . Now fhew thy Progeny ; if not to stand , Caft thyself down ; fafely , if Son of God : For ...
... wilt ftand ; to stand upright Will ask thee Skill ; I to thy Father's House 545 550 555 Have brought thee , and highest plac'd ; higheft is beft . Now fhew thy Progeny ; if not to stand , Caft thyself down ; fafely , if Son of God : For ...
Page 87
... Wilt thou then ferve Philiftians with that gift Which was exprefsly giv'n thee to annoy them ? Better at home lie bed - rid , not only idle , Inglorious , unemploy'd , with age out - worn . But God , who caus'd a Fountain at thy Pray'r ...
... Wilt thou then ferve Philiftians with that gift Which was exprefsly giv'n thee to annoy them ? Better at home lie bed - rid , not only idle , Inglorious , unemploy'd , with age out - worn . But God , who caus'd a Fountain at thy Pray'r ...
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... wilt fay , Why then reveal'd ? I was affur'd by those Who tempted me , that nothing was defign'd Against thee but fafe cuftody , and hold . That made for me , I knew that liberty Would draw thee forth to perilous enterprises , While I ...
... wilt fay , Why then reveal'd ? I was affur'd by those Who tempted me , that nothing was defign'd Against thee but fafe cuftody , and hold . That made for me , I knew that liberty Would draw thee forth to perilous enterprises , While I ...
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