Paradise LostJohn Bumpus, 1821 - 384 pages |
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... wide regions of pos- sibility ; reality was a scene too narrow for his mind . He sent his faculties out upon discovery , into worlds where only imagination can travel , and delighted to form new modes of existence , and furnish ...
... wide regions of pos- sibility ; reality was a scene too narrow for his mind . He sent his faculties out upon discovery , into worlds where only imagination can travel , and delighted to form new modes of existence , and furnish ...
Page 26
... wide Within , her ample spaces , o'er the smooth And level pavement : from the arched roof , Pendant by subtle magick , many a row Of starry lamps and blazing cressets , fed With Napththa and Asphaltus , yielded light As from a sky ...
... wide Within , her ample spaces , o'er the smooth And level pavement : from the arched roof , Pendant by subtle magick , many a row Of starry lamps and blazing cressets , fed With Napththa and Asphaltus , yielded light As from a sky ...
Page 27
... , With hundreds and with thousands , trooping came , Attended all access was thronged ; the gates And porches wide , but chief the spacious hall ( Though like a covered field , where champions bold BOOK I. 27 PARADISE LOST .
... , With hundreds and with thousands , trooping came , Attended all access was thronged ; the gates And porches wide , but chief the spacious hall ( Though like a covered field , where champions bold BOOK I. 27 PARADISE LOST .
Page 37
... wide into the realm of night , Scorning surprise . Or could we break our way By force , and at our heels all Hell should rise With blackest insurrection , to confound Heaven's purest light ; yet our great Enemy , All incorruptible ...
... wide into the realm of night , Scorning surprise . Or could we break our way By force , and at our heels all Hell should rise With blackest insurrection , to confound Heaven's purest light ; yet our great Enemy , All incorruptible ...
Page 38
... wide womb of uncreated night , Devoid of sense and motion ? And who knows , Let this be good , whether our angry Foe Can give it , or will ever ? how he can , Is doubtful ; that he never will , is sure . Will he , so wise , let loose at ...
... wide womb of uncreated night , Devoid of sense and motion ? And who knows , Let this be good , whether our angry Foe Can give it , or will ever ? how he can , Is doubtful ; that he never will , is sure . Will he , so wise , let loose at ...
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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