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The mind is its own place , and in itself Can make a heav ' n of hell , a hell of heav
' n . . What matter where , if I be still the same , And what I should be , all but less
than he . Whom thunder hath made greater ? Here at least We shall be free ? th ...
The mind is its own place , and in itself Can make a heav ' n of hell , a hell of heav
' n . . What matter where , if I be still the same , And what I should be , all but less
than he . Whom thunder hath made greater ? Here at least We shall be free ? th ...
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When Adam thus to Eve : Fair consort , th ' hour Of night , and all things now retir '
d to rest , Mind us of like repose , since God hath set Labour and rest , as day and
night , to men Successive ; and the timely dew of sleep Now falling with soft ...
When Adam thus to Eve : Fair consort , th ' hour Of night , and all things now retir '
d to rest , Mind us of like repose , since God hath set Labour and rest , as day and
night , to men Successive ; and the timely dew of sleep Now falling with soft ...
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For well I understand in the prime end Of nature her th ' inferior ; in the mind And
inward faculties , which most excel ; In outward also her resembling less His
image who made both , and less expressing The character of that dominion giv '
n O ...
For well I understand in the prime end Of nature her th ' inferior ; in the mind And
inward faculties , which most excel ; In outward also her resembling less His
image who made both , and less expressing The character of that dominion giv '
n O ...
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But Adam with such counsel nothing sway ' d , To better hopes his more attentive
mind Lab ' ring had rais ' d , and thus to Eve reply ' d : Eve , thy contempt of life
and pleasure , secms To argue in thee something more sublime And excellent ...
But Adam with such counsel nothing sway ' d , To better hopes his more attentive
mind Lab ' ring had rais ' d , and thus to Eve reply ' d : Eve , thy contempt of life
and pleasure , secms To argue in thee something more sublime And excellent ...
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... nor let the sea Surpass his bounds , nor rain to drown the world With man
therein or beast ; but when he brings Over the earth a cloud , will therein set His
triple colour ' d bow , whereon to look , And call to mind his cov ' nant : day and
night ...
... nor let the sea Surpass his bounds , nor rain to drown the world With man
therein or beast ; but when he brings Over the earth a cloud , will therein set His
triple colour ' d bow , whereon to look , And call to mind his cov ' nant : day and
night ...
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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 King knowledge land leave less light live look lost mankind mind morn nature never night once pain Paradise peace perhaps pow'r pure race 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 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...
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| Title | Paradise lost, a poem. With the life of the author [by E. Fenton]. |
| Author | John Milton |
| Published | 1800 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 26 Sep 2006 |
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