Paradise lost, a poem. With the life of the author [by E. Fenton]. |
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Which action passed over , the poem hastes into the midst of things , presenting
Satan with his angels now fallen into hell , described here not in the center ( for
heaven and earth may be supposed as yet not made , certainly not yet accursed )
...
Which action passed over , the poem hastes into the midst of things , presenting
Satan with his angels now fallen into hell , described here not in the center ( for
heaven and earth may be supposed as yet not made , certainly not yet accursed )
...
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Th ' infernal serpent ; he it was whose guile , Stirr ' d up with envy and revenge ,
deceiv ' d The mother of mankind , what time his pride Had cast him out from
heav ' n , with all his host Of rebel - angels ; by whose aid aspiring To set himself
in ...
Th ' infernal serpent ; he it was whose guile , Stirr ' d up with envy and revenge ,
deceiv ' d The mother of mankind , what time his pride Had cast him out from
heav ' n , with all his host Of rebel - angels ; by whose aid aspiring To set himself
in ...
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... Turning our tortures into horrid arms Against the torturer ; when to meet the
noise Of his almighty engine he shall bear Infernal thunder : and for lightning ,
see Black fire and horror shot with equal rage Among his angels : and his throne
itself ...
... Turning our tortures into horrid arms Against the torturer ; when to meet the
noise Of his almighty engine he shall bear Infernal thunder : and for lightning ,
see Black fire and horror shot with equal rage Among his angels : and his throne
itself ...
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Thus Satan ; and him thus the Anarch old , With falt ' ring speech and visage
incompos ' d , Answer ' d : I know thee , stranger , who thou art , That mighty
leading angel , who of late Made head against heav ' n ' s King , though
overthrown .
Thus Satan ; and him thus the Anarch old , With falt ' ring speech and visage
incompos ' d , Answer ' d : I know thee , stranger , who thou art , That mighty
leading angel , who of late Made head against heav ' n ' s King , though
overthrown .
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... and undergo his punishment . The Son of God freely offers himself u ransom
for man : The Father accepts him , ordains his incarnation , pronounces his
exaltation above all names in heaven and earth ; commands all the angels to
adore him ...
... and undergo his punishment . The Son of God freely offers himself u ransom
for man : The Father accepts him , ordains his incarnation , pronounces his
exaltation above all names in heaven and earth ; commands all the angels to
adore him ...
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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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Էջ 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?
Էջ 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.
Էջ 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.
Էջ 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.
Էջ 204 - Stood in himself collected, while each part, Motion, each act won audience ere the tongue...
Էջ 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.
Էջ 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.
Էջ 282 - New Heavens, new Earth, ages of endless date, Founded in righteousness, and peace, and love; To bring forth fruits, joy and eternal bliss.
Էջ 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.
Էջ 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...