Paradise Regain'd: A Poem, in Four Books : to which is Added Samson Agonistes, and Poems Upon Several Occasions, with A Tractate of Education |
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... lead At will the manlieft , refolutest breast , As the magnetic hardest iron draws . Women , when nothing elfe , beguil'd the heart Of wifeft Solomon , and made him build , And made him bow to the gods of his wives 22 BOOK IL PARADISE.
... lead At will the manlieft , refolutest breast , As the magnetic hardest iron draws . Women , when nothing elfe , beguil'd the heart Of wifeft Solomon , and made him build , And made him bow to the gods of his wives 22 BOOK IL PARADISE.
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... elfe despise , All treasures and all gain esteem as dross , And dignities and pow'rs all but the highest ? Thy years are ripe , and over ripe ; the fon Of Macedonian Philip had ere these Won Afia , and the throne of Cyrus held At his ...
... elfe despise , All treasures and all gain esteem as dross , And dignities and pow'rs all but the highest ? Thy years are ripe , and over ripe ; the fon Of Macedonian Philip had ere these Won Afia , and the throne of Cyrus held At his ...
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... haft fet ; and in my ear Vented much policy , and projects deep Of enemies , of aids , battles and leagues , Plaufible to the world , to me worth naught . Means I must use thou fay'st , prediction elfe Will Book III . REGAIN ' D.
... haft fet ; and in my ear Vented much policy , and projects deep Of enemies , of aids , battles and leagues , Plaufible to the world , to me worth naught . Means I must use thou fay'st , prediction elfe Will Book III . REGAIN ' D.
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... elfe Will unpredict and fail me of the throne : My time I told thee ( and that time for thee Were better farthest off ) is not yet come ; When that comes , think not thou to find me flack On my part aught endeav'ring , or to need Thy ...
... elfe Will unpredict and fail me of the throne : My time I told thee ( and that time for thee Were better farthest off ) is not yet come ; When that comes , think not thou to find me flack On my part aught endeav'ring , or to need Thy ...
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... to give for nought ; All these which in a moment thou behold'st , The kingdoms of the world to thee I give ; For giv'n to me , I give to whom I please , No trifle ; yet with this reserve , not elfe PARADISE BOOK IV .
... to give for nought ; All these which in a moment thou behold'st , The kingdoms of the world to thee I give ; For giv'n to me , I give to whom I please , No trifle ; yet with this reserve , not elfe PARADISE BOOK IV .
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affault againſt alſo angels aught behold beſt breaſt call'd captive cauſe Chor Ctesiphon Dagon darkneſs David's throne deeds earth eaſily elfe enemies fafe falſe fame father fear feaſt feat fecret feek feem felf fhall fhalt fhew fight firſt fome foon foul fpake ftill fuch fuffer fure Gath giv'n glory haſt hath heav'n higheſt himſelf honour houſe Ifrael Jephtha juft juſt king kingdom laſt leaſt lefs leſs light loft lords loſt may'ſt moſt muſt myſelf night offer'd Parthian paſt pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe reaſon reign reply'd reſt Samf Samfon Saviour ſeem ſerve ſhades ſhall ſhame ſhe ſhould ſmall ſome Son of God ſpirit ſtand ſtate ſteps ſtill ſtood ſtream ſtrength ſtrong ſuch ſweet tempter thee thefe themſelves thence theſe thine things thirſt thofe thoſe thou art thought Timna uſe virtue weakneſs whofe whoſe wilderneſs wilt wiſdom worfe worſe