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The dry land , earth , and the great receptacle Of congregated waters he called
seas : And saw that it was good ; and said , Let th ' earth Put forth the verdant
grass , herb yielding seed , And fruit - tree yielding fruit after her kind , Whose
seed is ...
The dry land , earth , and the great receptacle Of congregated waters he called
seas : And saw that it was good ; and said , Let th ' earth Put forth the verdant
grass , herb yielding seed , And fruit - tree yielding fruit after her kind , Whose
seed is ...
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Or wander with delight , and love to haunt Her sacred shades ; though God had
yet not raind ; Upon the earth , and man to till the ground None was ; but from the
earth a dewy mist Went up and water ' d all the ground , and each Plant of the ...
Or wander with delight , and love to haunt Her sacred shades ; though God had
yet not raind ; Upon the earth , and man to till the ground None was ; but from the
earth a dewy mist Went up and water ' d all the ground , and each Plant of the ...
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The sixth , and of creation last , arose With ev ' ning harps and matin ; when God
said , Let th ' earth bring forth soul living in her kind , Cattle , and creeping things ,
and beast of th ' earth Each in their kind . The earth obey ' d , and straight Op ...
The sixth , and of creation last , arose With ev ' ning harps and matin ; when God
said , Let th ' earth bring forth soul living in her kind , Cattle , and creeping things ,
and beast of th ' earth Each in their kind . The earth obey ' d , and straight Op ...
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This to attain , whether Heav ? n move or Earth , Imports not , if thou reckon right ;
the rest From Man or Angel the great Architect Did wisely to conceal , and not
divulge His secrets to be scann ' d by them who ought Rather admire ; or if they
list ...
This to attain , whether Heav ? n move or Earth , Imports not , if thou reckon right ;
the rest From Man or Angel the great Architect Did wisely to conceal , and not
divulge His secrets to be scann ' d by them who ought Rather admire ; or if they
list ...
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Lest it again dissolve , and show ' r the earth ? To whom th ' Archangel :
Dextrously thou aim ' st : So willingly doth God remit his ire , Though late
repenting him of man deprav ' d , Griev ' d at his heart , when looking down he
saw The whole ...
Lest it again dissolve , and show ' r the earth ? To whom th ' Archangel :
Dextrously thou aim ' st : So willingly doth God remit his ire , Though late
repenting him of man deprav ' d , Griev ' d at his heart , when looking down he
saw The whole ...
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Adam Angel arms beast behold bliss bounds bright bring cloud created creatures dark death deep delight divine doubt dreadful dwell earth equal eternal evil eyes fair faith fall Father fear fell field fire fruit gates glory gods grace hand happy hast hath head heard heart heav'n heav'nly hell hill hope human King land leave less light live look lost mankind mind morn nature never night once pain Paradise peace perhaps pow'r pure reason receive reply'd rest rise round Satan seat seek seem'd serpent shape side sight sons soon sound spake spirits stand stars stood sweet taste thee thence things thou thoughts throne till tree virtue voice whence wide winds wings
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Page 240 - O! why did God, Creator wise, that peopled highest heaven With spirits masculine, create at last This novelty on earth, this fair defect Of nature, and not fill the world at once With men, as angels, without feminine; Or find some other way to generate Mankind?
Page 45 - Their song was partial, but the harmony (What could it less when spirits immortal sing?) Suspended Hell, and took with ravishment The thronging audience.
Page 61 - And wisdom at one entrance quite shut out. So much the rather thou celestial Light Shine inward, and the mind through all her powers Irradiate, there plant eyes, all 'mist from thence Purge and disperse, that I may see and tell Of things invisible to mortal sight.
Page 253 - O unexpected stroke, worse than of death ! Must I thus leave thee, Paradise? thus leave Thee, native soil, these happy walks and shades, Fit haunt of gods? where I had hope to spend, Quiet though sad, the respite of that day That must be mortal to us both.
Page 204 - Stood in himself collected, while each part, Motion, each act won audience ere the tongue...
Page 60 - Or hear'st thou rather pure ethereal stream, Whose fountain who shall tell? Before the sun, Before the heavens thou wert, and at the voice Of God, as with a mantle, didst invest The rising world of waters dark and deep, Won from the void and formless infinite.
Page 187 - I now must change Those notes to tragic ; foul distrust, and breach Disloyal on the part of Man, revolt And disobedience : on the part of Heaven Now alienated, distance and distaste, Anger and just rebuke, and judgment given, That brought into this world a world of woe.
Page 282 - New Heavens, new Earth, ages of endless date, Founded in righteousness, and peace, and love; To bring forth fruits, joy and eternal bliss.
Page 111 - Of Nature's womb, that in quaternion run Perpetual circle, multiform ; and mix And nourish all things ; let your ceaseless change Vary to our Great Maker still new praise.
Page 215 - The fig-tree ; not that kind for fruit renown'd, But such as at this day, to Indians known, In Malabar or Decan spreads her arms Branching so broad and long, that in the ground The bended twigs take root, and daughters grow About the mother tree, a pillar'd shade High over-arch'd, and echoing walks between...