Paradise LostJohn Bumpus, 1821 - 384 pages |
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... creatures ; their original hap- piness and innocence , their forfeiture of immortality , and their restoration to hope and peace . Great events can be hastened or retarded only by persons of elevated dignity . Before the greatness ...
... creatures ; their original hap- piness and innocence , their forfeiture of immortality , and their restoration to hope and peace . Great events can be hastened or retarded only by persons of elevated dignity . Before the greatness ...
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... creature to be created , according to an an- cient prophecy or report in Heaven ; for that Angels were long before this visible creation , was the opinion of many ancient Fathers . To find out the truth of this prophecy , and what to ...
... creature to be created , according to an an- cient prophecy or report in Heaven ; for that Angels were long before this visible creation , was the opinion of many ancient Fathers . To find out the truth of this prophecy , and what to ...
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... creature , equal or not much inferiour to themselves , about this time to be created : their doubt , who shall be sent on this difficult search : Satan their chief undertakes alone the voyage ; is honoured and applauded . The council ...
... creature , equal or not much inferiour to themselves , about this time to be created : their doubt , who shall be sent on this difficult search : Satan their chief undertakes alone the voyage ; is honoured and applauded . The council ...
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... thoughts , to learn What creatures there inhabit , of what mould Or substance , how endued , and what their power , And where their weakness , how attempted best , By force or subtlety . Though Heaven be shut , 44 BOOK II . PARADISE LOST .
... thoughts , to learn What creatures there inhabit , of what mould Or substance , how endued , and what their power , And where their weakness , how attempted best , By force or subtlety . Though Heaven be shut , 44 BOOK II . PARADISE LOST .
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... creatures rational , though under hope Of heavenly grace : and , God proclaiming peace , Yet live in hatred , enmity , and strife , Among themselves , and levy cruel wars , Wasting the earth , each other to destroy : As if ( which might ...
... creatures rational , though under hope Of heavenly grace : and , God proclaiming peace , Yet live in hatred , enmity , and strife , Among themselves , and levy cruel wars , Wasting the earth , each other to destroy : As if ( which might ...
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Abdiel Adam Almighty Angels arms aught beast Beelzebub behold bliss bright burning lake Canaan celestial Cherubim cloud created creatures dark days of Heaven death deep delight didst divine doom dreadful dwell earth ELIJAH FENTON eternal evil eyes fair faith Father fear Fiend fierce fire flaming flowers fruit glory Gods grace hand happy hast hath heard heart Heaven heavenly Hell highth hill honour Ithuriel JOHN MILTON King less lest light live mankind Messiah Milton mind Moloch nigh night o'er pain PARADISE LOST peace praise reign replied round sapience Satan Satan return scape seat seemed Serpent shade shalt sight soon sovran spake Spirits stars stood sweet taste Thammuz thee thence thine things thither thou hast thoughts throne thunder thyself tree Uriel virtue voice whence wings wonder Zephon