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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... weakness fhall o'ercome fatanick strength And all the world , and mafs of finful flesh ; That all the angels and aetherial powers , They now , and men hereafter may difcern , From what confummate virtue i have chofe This perfect man ...
... weakness fhall o'ercome fatanick strength And all the world , and mafs of finful flesh ; That all the angels and aetherial powers , They now , and men hereafter may difcern , From what confummate virtue i have chofe This perfect man ...
Page 46
... weakness rather than of strength . My brethren as thou call'st them , thofe ten tribes I must deliver , if I mean to reign David's true heir , and his full fceptre fway - To juft extent over all Ifrael's fons . But whence to thee this ...
... weakness rather than of strength . My brethren as thou call'st them , thofe ten tribes I must deliver , if I mean to reign David's true heir , and his full fceptre fway - To juft extent over all Ifrael's fons . But whence to thee this ...
Page 84
... weakness ! ) Gave up my fort of filence to a woman . Chor . In feeking juft occafion to provoke The Philiftin , thy country's enemy , Thou never waft remifs , I bear thee witnefs : Yet Ifrael ftill ferves with all his fons . Samf . That ...
... weakness ! ) Gave up my fort of filence to a woman . Chor . In feeking juft occafion to provoke The Philiftin , thy country's enemy , Thou never waft remifs , I bear thee witnefs : Yet Ifrael ftill ferves with all his fons . Samf . That ...
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... weakness which way to affail : Then with more cautious and instructed skill Again tranfgreffes , and again fubmits ; That wifeft and best men full oft beguil❜d , With goodness principl'd not to reject The penitent , but ever to forgive ...
... weakness which way to affail : Then with more cautious and instructed skill Again tranfgreffes , and again fubmits ; That wifeft and best men full oft beguil❜d , With goodness principl'd not to reject The penitent , but ever to forgive ...
Page 102
... weakness then with weakness come to parl , So near related , or the fame of kind , Thine forgive mine ; that men may cenfure thine The gentler , if feverly thou exact not More ftrength from me , than in thyfelf was found . And what if ...
... weakness then with weakness come to parl , So near related , or the fame of kind , Thine forgive mine ; that men may cenfure thine The gentler , if feverly thou exact not More ftrength from me , than in thyfelf was found . And what if ...
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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