Paradise Lost: In Twelve Parts. Night Thoughts on Life, Death and Immortality, to which is Added, the Force of Religion |
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-But should I give it vent , The longest night , though longer for , would fail , And
the lark listen to my midnight song . The sprightly lark's shrill matin wakes the
morn ; Griof's sharpest thorn hard pressing on my breast , I stiive , with wakeful ...
-But should I give it vent , The longest night , though longer for , would fail , And
the lark listen to my midnight song . The sprightly lark's shrill matin wakes the
morn ; Griof's sharpest thorn hard pressing on my breast , I stiive , with wakeful ...
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Anu give the King of glory to come in . 275 Who is the King of glory ? he who left
His throne of glory for the pang of death . Lift up your heads , ye everlasting Gates
' And give the King of glory to come in . Who is thc King of glory ? he who slew ...
Anu give the King of glory to come in . 275 Who is the King of glory ? he who left
His throne of glory for the pang of death . Lift up your heads , ye everlasting Gates
' And give the King of glory to come in . Who is thc King of glory ? he who slew ...
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Narcissa's youth has lectured me thus far : And can her gaiety give counsel too ?
That , like the Jews ' famed oracle of gems , 780 Sparkles instruction ; such as
throws new light , And opens more the character of Death , Ill known to thee ...
Narcissa's youth has lectured me thus far : And can her gaiety give counsel too ?
That , like the Jews ' famed oracle of gems , 780 Sparkles instruction ; such as
throws new light , And opens more the character of Death , Ill known to thee ...
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Lorenzo ! never shut thy thought against it : 370 Be levees ne'er so full , afford it
room ; And give it audience in the cabinet . That friend consulted , flatteries apart ,
Will tell thee fair if thou art great or mean . To dote on aught may leave us , or be ...
Lorenzo ! never shut thy thought against it : 370 Be levees ne'er so full , afford it
room ; And give it audience in the cabinet . That friend consulted , flatteries apart ,
Will tell thee fair if thou art great or mean . To dote on aught may leave us , or be ...
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HEAVEN gives the needful , but neglected call . ... I give thee joy ; nor will I take
my leave , So soon to follow . ... 10 Yes , infinite indulgence plann'd it so ;
Through various parts our glorious story runs ; Time gives the preface , endless
age ...
HEAVEN gives the needful , but neglected call . ... I give thee joy ; nor will I take
my leave , So soon to follow . ... 10 Yes , infinite indulgence plann'd it so ;
Through various parts our glorious story runs ; Time gives the preface , endless
age ...
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Adam Angels arms bliss bound bring callid cause cloud created dark death deep delight divine dread dust dwell earth eternal evil fair faith fall fate Father fear field fire flame fruit give glory Gods hand happy hast hath head heart Heaven Hell hope hour human immortal kind King leave less light live look Lorenzo lost man's mankind mind mortal Nature Nature's never night o'er once pain Paradise peace perhaps pleasure praise proud Reason rest rise round Satan scene seen sense shade side sight skies smile song soon soul Spirits stand stars stood strange sweet taste thee thine things thou thought throne till tree true truth turn virtue wide wing wisdom wise wish wonder
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Page 92 - When first on this delightful land he spreads His orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and flower, Glistering with dew; fragrant the fertile earth After soft showers; and sweet the coming on Of grateful evening
Page 55 - 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.
Page 290 - Henceforth, I learn that to obey is best, And love with fear the only God, to walk As in his presence, ever to observe His providence, and on him sole depend...
Page 82 - Imbrown'd the noontide bowers : Thus was this place A happy rural seat of various view ; Groves whose rich trees wept odorous gums and balm. Others whose fruit, burnish'd with golden rind, Hung amiable, Hesperian fables true, If true, here only, and of delicious taste...
Page 6 - Extort from me. To bow and sue for grace With suppliant knee, and deify his power Who from the terror of this arm so late Doubted his empire ; that were low indeed, That were an ignominy...
Page 25 - HIGH on a throne of royal state, which far Outshone the wealth of Ormus and of Ind, Or where the gorgeous East with richest hand Showers on her kings barbaric pearl and gold...
Page 57 - He and his faithless progeny. Whose fault ? Whose but his own ? Ingrate, he had of me All he could have ; I made him just and right, Sufficient to have stood, though free to fall.
Page 9 - Created hugest that swim the ocean stream: Him, haply, slumbering on the Norway foam, The pilot of some small night-founder'd skiff Deeming some island, oft, as seamen tell, With fixed anchor in his scaly rind Moors by his side under the lee, while night Invests the sea, and wished morn delays...
Page 105 - Fairest of stars, last in the train of night, If better thou belong not to the dawn, Sure pledge of day, that crown'st the smiling morn With thy bright circlet, praise him in thy sphere, While day arises, that sweet hour of prime.
Page 50 - O'er bog or steep, through strait, rough, dense, or rare, With head, hands, wings, or feet, pursues his way, And swims, or sinks, or wades, or creeps, or flies.
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| Title | Paradise Lost: In Twelve Parts. Night Thoughts on Life, Death and Immortality, to which is Added, the Force of Religion |
| Authors | John Milton, Edward Young |
| Publisher | Phillips & Sampson, 1848 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 6 Nov 2007 |
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