The Poetical Works of John Milton: With Life [of the Author].T. Nelson, 1861 - 523 pages |
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... stood , and called His legions , angel forms , who lay entranced , Thick as autumnal leaves that strew the brooks In Vallombrosa , where the Etrurian shades High overarched imbower ; or scattered sedge Afloat , when with fierce winds ...
... stood , and called His legions , angel forms , who lay entranced , Thick as autumnal leaves that strew the brooks In Vallombrosa , where the Etrurian shades High overarched imbower ; or scattered sedge Afloat , when with fierce winds ...
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... stood Their great commander ; godlike shapes , and forms Excelling human , princely dignities , And Powers that erst ... stood on the bare strand , While the promiscuous crowd stood yet aloof . The chief were those , who , from the pit ...
... stood Their great commander ; godlike shapes , and forms Excelling human , princely dignities , And Powers that erst ... stood on the bare strand , While the promiscuous crowd stood yet aloof . The chief were those , who , from the pit ...
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... stood Her temple on the offensive mountain , built By that uxorious king , whose heart , though large , Beguiled by fair idolatresses , fell To idols foul . THAMMUZ came next behind , Whose annual wound in Lebanon allured The Syrian ...
... stood Her temple on the offensive mountain , built By that uxorious king , whose heart , though large , Beguiled by fair idolatresses , fell To idols foul . THAMMUZ came next behind , Whose annual wound in Lebanon allured The Syrian ...
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... more lewd Fell not from Heaven , or more gross to love Vice for itself : to him no temple stood , Or altar smoked ; yet who more oft than he 460 470 480 490 In temples and at altars , when the priest Turns 14 [ BOOK I. PARADISE LOST .
... more lewd Fell not from Heaven , or more gross to love Vice for itself : to him no temple stood , Or altar smoked ; yet who more oft than he 460 470 480 490 In temples and at altars , when the priest Turns 14 [ BOOK I. PARADISE LOST .
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... Stood like a tower : his form had yet not lost All her original brightness , nor appeared Less than archangel ruined , and the excess Of glory obscured : as when the sun , new - risen , Looks through the horizontal misty air , Shorn of ...
... Stood like a tower : his form had yet not lost All her original brightness , nor appeared Less than archangel ruined , and the excess Of glory obscured : as when the sun , new - risen , Looks through the horizontal misty air , Shorn of ...
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Adam angels archangel arms Asmodai aught beast behold Belial bliss bright Cherub Cherubim Chor cloud Comus creatures Dagon dark death deeds deep delight didst divine doth dread dwell Earth Egypt eternal evil eyes fair Fair angel faith Father fear fire flowers fruit glory gods grace hand happy hath heard heart Heaven heavenly Hell hill honour Israel Jehovah king lest light live Lord lost Lycidas Manoah Messiah Milton morn mortal night Nymphs o'er pain Paradise PARADISE LOST Parthian peace Philistines praise PSALM quire reign replied round sapience Satan seat seemed serpent shade shalt shame sight SIGILLUM Son of God song soon soul spake spirits stars stood strength sweet taste Thammuz thee thence thine things thither thou art thou hast thought throne thyself tree virtue voice whence winds wings wonder