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Page 89
... winds with ease Through the pure marble air his oblique way Amongst
innumerable stars , that shone Stars distant , but nigh hand seemed other worlds
; Or other worlds they seemed , or happy isles , Like those Hesperian gardens
famed of ...
... winds with ease Through the pure marble air his oblique way Amongst
innumerable stars , that shone Stars distant , but nigh hand seemed other worlds
; Or other worlds they seemed , or happy isles , Like those Hesperian gardens
famed of ...
Page 111
Ah , gentle pair ! ye little think how nigh Your change approaches , when all these
delights Will vanish , and deliver ye to woe ; More woe , the more your taste is
now of joy : ' Happy , but for so happy ill secured Long to continue , and this high
...
Ah , gentle pair ! ye little think how nigh Your change approaches , when all these
delights Will vanish , and deliver ye to woe ; More woe , the more your taste is
now of joy : ' Happy , but for so happy ill secured Long to continue , and this high
...
Page 116
Is that their happy state , The proof of their obedience and their faith ? O fair
foundation laid whereon to build Their ruin ! Hence I will excite their minds With
more desire to know , and to reject Envious commands , invented with design To
keep ...
Is that their happy state , The proof of their obedience and their faith ? O fair
foundation laid whereon to build Their ruin ! Hence I will excite their minds With
more desire to know , and to reject Envious commands , invented with design To
keep ...
Page 245
Let it suffice thee that thou know'st Us happy , and without love no happiness .
Whatever pure thou in the body enjoy'st , ( And pure thou wert created ) we enjoy
In eminence ; and obstacle find none Of membrane , joint , or limb , exclusive
bars ...
Let it suffice thee that thou know'st Us happy , and without love no happiness .
Whatever pure thou in the body enjoy'st , ( And pure thou wert created ) we enjoy
In eminence ; and obstacle find none Of membrane , joint , or limb , exclusive
bars ...
Page 260
How are we happy , still in fear of harm ? But harm precedes not sin : only our foe
, Tempting , affronts us with his foul esteem Of our integrity : his foul esteem Sticks
no dishonour on our front , but turns Foul on himself : then wherefore shunned ...
How are we happy , still in fear of harm ? But harm precedes not sin : only our foe
, Tempting , affronts us with his foul esteem Of our integrity : his foul esteem Sticks
no dishonour on our front , but turns Foul on himself : then wherefore shunned ...
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this is a time killer and entertaining epic poem .it read it in a vacation with the help of a guide book.
rinky roy (kolkata).
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Adam Angels appeared arms behold bliss BOOK bounds bright bring called cloud created creatures dark death deep delight divine dreadful dwell earth equal eternal evil eyes fair faith fall Father fear fell field fire force formed fruit glory Gods grace hand happy hast hath head heard heart Heaven heavenly Hell hill hope human King land leave less light live look lost mankind mind morn move nature never night once pain Paradise passed peace perhaps praise raised reason receive reign replied rest rise round Satan seat seek seemed Serpent shape side sight soon spake Spirits stand stood sweet taste thee thence things thou thoughts throne till tree turned virtue voice wide wings wonder
Bibliographic information
| Title | Paradise Lost |
| Authors | John Milton, Elijah Fenton |
| Publisher | John Bumpus, 1821 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 7 Sep 2007 |
| Length | 384 pages |
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