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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... fear gave no small caufe , But his growth now to youth's full flow'r , difplaying ' All virtue , grace , and wisdom to atchieve Things higheft , greateft , multiplies my fear . Before him a great prophet , to proclaim His coming , is ...
... fear gave no small caufe , But his growth now to youth's full flow'r , difplaying ' All virtue , grace , and wisdom to atchieve Things higheft , greateft , multiplies my fear . Before him a great prophet , to proclaim His coming , is ...
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... fears or grief : Unanimous they all commit the care And management of this main enterprize . To him their great dictator , whose attempt At first against mankind so well had thriv'd In Adam's overthrow , and led their march . From ...
... fears or grief : Unanimous they all commit the care And management of this main enterprize . To him their great dictator , whose attempt At first against mankind so well had thriv'd In Adam's overthrow , and led their march . From ...
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... fear ; At least to try , and teach the erring foul Not wilfully mis - doing , but unaware Mif - led ; the ftubborn only to destroy . These growing thoughts my mother foon perceiving By words at times cast forth inly rejoic'd , And faid ...
... fear ; At least to try , and teach the erring foul Not wilfully mis - doing , but unaware Mif - led ; the ftubborn only to destroy . These growing thoughts my mother foon perceiving By words at times cast forth inly rejoic'd , And faid ...
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... fear Extorts , or pleasure to do ill excites ? What but thy malice mov'd thee to misdeem Of righteous Job , then cruelly to afflict him With all inflictions ? but his patience won . The other service was thy chofen task , To be a lyar ...
... fear Extorts , or pleasure to do ill excites ? What but thy malice mov'd thee to misdeem Of righteous Job , then cruelly to afflict him With all inflictions ? but his patience won . The other service was thy chofen task , To be a lyar ...
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... fear , Or like a fawning parasite obey'ft ; Then to thy felf ascrib'st the truth foretold . But this thy glory shall be soon retrench'd ; No more fhalt thou by oracling abuse The Gentiles ; henceforth oracles are ceas'd ; And thou no ...
... fear , Or like a fawning parasite obey'ft ; Then to thy felf ascrib'st the truth foretold . But this thy glory shall be soon retrench'd ; No more fhalt thou by oracling abuse The Gentiles ; henceforth oracles are ceas'd ; And thou no ...
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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