The Poetical WorksMacmillan, 1954 - 625 pages |
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... Heaven and its pristine inhabitants . As respects the other half or hemisphere of the primeval Infinity , though it too is inconceivable in its nature , and has to be described by words which are at best symbolical , less needs be said ...
... Heaven and its pristine inhabitants . As respects the other half or hemisphere of the primeval Infinity , though it too is inconceivable in its nature , and has to be described by words which are at best symbolical , less needs be said ...
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... Heaven open wide to let him pass forth ; and , clothed with majesty , and accompanied with thousands of Seraphim and Cherubim , anxious to behold the great work to be done , he does pass forth - far into that very Chaos through which ...
... Heaven open wide to let him pass forth ; and , clothed with majesty , and accompanied with thousands of Seraphim and Cherubim , anxious to behold the great work to be done , he does pass forth - far into that very Chaos through which ...
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... Heaven . Enough is left besides to search and know ; But Knowledge is as food , and needs no less Her temperance over appetite , to know In measure what the mind may well contain ; Oppresses else with surfeit , and soon turns Wisdom to ...
... Heaven . Enough is left besides to search and know ; But Knowledge is as food , and needs no less Her temperance over appetite , to know In measure what the mind may well contain ; Oppresses else with surfeit , and soon turns Wisdom to ...
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Adam Aldersgate Street Almighty Angels Archangel arms aught beast Beelzebub behold bliss BOOK called celestial Chaos Cherub Cherubim cloud creatures dark death deep delight divine dread dwell Earth Empyrean eternal evil eyes fair Fair Angel faith Father fear Fiend fire fruit glory gods grace hand happy Harefield hast hath heard heart Heaven Heavenly Hell highth hill honour John Milton King labour less lest light live Lord mankind Messiah Milton mind night o'er pain Paradise Lost Paradise Regained peace poem praise Primum Mobile Ptolemaic system reign replied round Samson Samson Agonistes sapience Satan seat seemed Serpent shalt sight soon spake Sphere Spirits starry stars stood sweet taste thee thence thine things thither Thomas Ellwood thou hast thought throne thyself tree virtue voice whence wings wonder words World