Bell's Edition: The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to Churchill ...J. Bell, 1776 |
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... till he commenced Master of Arts ; and then leaving the University , he returned to his father , who had quitted the Town , and lived at Hor- ton in Buckinghamshire , where he pursued his studies with unparalleled affiduity and fuccefs ...
... till he commenced Master of Arts ; and then leaving the University , he returned to his father , who had quitted the Town , and lived at Hor- ton in Buckinghamshire , where he pursued his studies with unparalleled affiduity and fuccefs ...
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... till King Charles II . was restored . For fome time he had an apartment for his family in Whitehall ; but his health requiring a freer acceffion of air , he was obliged to remove from thence to lodgings which opened into St. James's ...
... till King Charles II . was restored . For fome time he had an apartment for his family in Whitehall ; but his health requiring a freer acceffion of air , he was obliged to remove from thence to lodgings which opened into St. James's ...
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... till the act of Oblivion was published ; by which he was only rendered incapable of bearing any office in the nation . Many had a very just esteem of his admirable parts and learning who detefted his principles , by whofe interceffion ...
... till the act of Oblivion was published ; by which he was only rendered incapable of bearing any office in the nation . Many had a very just esteem of his admirable parts and learning who detefted his principles , by whofe interceffion ...
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... till he arrives at ho- nour and profperity , as we fee in the story of Ulyffes . In the fecond , the chief actor in the poem falls from fome eminent pitch of honour and prosperity into mifery and difgrace . Thus we fee Adam and Eve ...
... till he arrives at ho- nour and profperity , as we fee in the story of Ulyffes . In the fecond , the chief actor in the poem falls from fome eminent pitch of honour and prosperity into mifery and difgrace . Thus we fee Adam and Eve ...
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... till then in the fame manner confounded : they rife , their numbers , ar- ray of battel , their chief leaders nam'd , according to the idols known afterwards in Canaan and the countries adjoining . To thefe Satan . directs his speech ...
... till then in the fame manner confounded : they rife , their numbers , ar- ray of battel , their chief leaders nam'd , according to the idols known afterwards in Canaan and the countries adjoining . To thefe Satan . directs his speech ...
Common terms and phrases
Adam Adam and Eve Æneid againſt alſo angels appear'd arm'd arms beast becauſe behold beſt bright call'd cherubim cloud creatures dark darkneſs death deep delight divine dreadful dwell earth eternal evil eyes Fable faid fair fame Father fhall fight fince fire firſt fome fons foon foul fruit fuch gate glory gods grace hand happy hast hath Heav'n heav'nly Hell hill himſelf Iliad itſelf JOHN MILTON King laſt lefs leſs light live loft mankind Milton moſt muſt night o'er obferved ordain'd pain Paradise PARADISE LOST perfons pleas'd poem poet praiſe rais'd reign reply'd return'd round Satan seem'd serpent ſeveral ſhall ſhape ſhould spake Spi'rit ſtand ſtate ſtill ſtood ſuch ſweet taſte thee thence theſe thine things thoſe thou thoughts throne tree turn'd uſe vex'd Virgil wand'ring whence whofe whoſe wings worſe
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Էջ 107 - 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's shade High over-arch'd, and echoing walks between...
Էջ 201 - For God is also in sleep ; and dreams advise, Which he hath sent propitious, some great good Presaging, since, with sorrow and heart's distress Wearied, I fell asleep: but now lead on— In me is no delay : with thee to go, Is to stay here ; without thee here to stay, Is to go hence unwilling ; thou to me Art all things under heaven, all places thou, Who for my wilful crime art banish'd hence. This further consolation yet secure I carry hence ; though all by me is lost, Such favour I, unworthy, am...
Էջ 53 - That not to know at large of things remote From use, obscure and subtle, but to know That which before us lies in daily life, Is the prime wisdom...
Էջ 199 - And all the rule, one empire; only add Deeds to thy knowledge answerable; add faith, Add virtue, patience, temperance; add love, By name to come call'd charity, the soul Of all the rest : then wilt thou not be loath To leave this Paradise, but shalt possess A Paradise within thee, happier far.
Էջ 98 - This may be well; but what if God have seen, And death ensue? then I shall be no more, And Adam, wedded to another Eve, Shall live with her enjoying, I extinct: A death to think...
Էջ 137 - Thee I revisit safe, And feel thy sovran vital lamp ; but thou Revisit'st not these eyes, that roll in vain To find thy piercing ray, and find no dawn ; So thick a drop serene hath quenched their orbs, Or dim suffusion veiled.
Էջ 25 - Olympian hill I soar, Above the flight of Pegasean wing ! The meaning, not the name, I call ; for thou Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top Of old Olympus dwell'st ; but heavenly born, Before the hills appear'd or fountain flow'd, Thou with eternal Wisdom didst converse, Wisdom thy sister, and with her didst play In presence of the Almighty Father, pleased With thy celestial song.
Էջ 49 - To ask or search, I blame thee not; for heaven Is as the book of God before thee set, Wherein to read his wondrous works...
Էջ 187 - Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake, and when we sleep : All these with ceaseless praise his works behold Both day and night. How often from the steep Of echoing hill or thicket have we heard Celestial voices to the midnight air, Sole, or responsive each to...
Էջ 160 - So many grateful altars I would rear Of grassy turf, and pile up every stone Of lustre from the brook, in memory Or monument to ages, and thereon Offer sweet-smelling gums, and fruits, and flowers T In yonder nether world where shall I seek His bright appearances, or footstep trace...