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... pleasure and pain . Beyond this flood a frozen continent 585 Lies dark and wild ; beat with perpetual storms Of whirlwind and dire hail ; which on firm land Thaws not , but gathers heap , and ruin feems Of ancient pile ; all elfe , deep ...
... pleasure and pain . Beyond this flood a frozen continent 585 Lies dark and wild ; beat with perpetual storms Of whirlwind and dire hail ; which on firm land Thaws not , but gathers heap , and ruin feems Of ancient pile ; all elfe , deep ...
Page 80
... pleasure I from fuch obedience paid , When will and reafon ( reafon alfo is choice ) Useless and vain , of freedom both despoil❜d , Made paffive both , and ferv'd neceffity , 110 Not me ? They therefore , as to right belong'd , So were ...
... pleasure I from fuch obedience paid , When will and reafon ( reafon alfo is choice ) Useless and vain , of freedom both despoil❜d , Made paffive both , and ferv'd neceffity , 110 Not me ? They therefore , as to right belong'd , So were ...
Page 111
... pleasures ; for long woes are to fucceed ! So faying , his proud step he fcornful turn'd , But with fly circumfpection ; and began K 2 535 Through Through wood , through wafte , o'er hill , o'er Book IV . III PARADISE LOST .
... pleasures ; for long woes are to fucceed ! So faying , his proud step he fcornful turn'd , But with fly circumfpection ; and began K 2 535 Through Through wood , through wafte , o'er hill , o'er Book IV . III PARADISE LOST .
Page 163
... pleasure we may well Spare out of life , perhaps , and not repine ; But live content , which is the calmeft life . But pain is perfect mifery , the worst Of evils ; and exceffive , overturns 460 All patience . He who therefore can ...
... pleasure we may well Spare out of life , perhaps , and not repine ; But live content , which is the calmeft life . But pain is perfect mifery , the worst Of evils ; and exceffive , overturns 460 All patience . He who therefore can ...
Page 167
... pleasure fituate in hill , and dale ) Light as the light'ning glimpse they ran , they flew , From their foundations loos'ning to and fro , They pluck'd the feated hills , with all their load , Rocks , waters , woods , and by the shaggy ...
... pleasure fituate in hill , and dale ) Light as the light'ning glimpse they ran , they flew , From their foundations loos'ning to and fro , They pluck'd the feated hills , with all their load , Rocks , waters , woods , and by the shaggy ...
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ADAM ÆGYPT afcend againſt alfo Angels appear'd beaft beft behold beſt call'd Cherubim cœleftial darkneſs death deep defcending defire divine earth elfe eternal ev'ning evil eyes fafe faid fair fall'n feat feek feem'd feems ferpent fhall fhould fide fight fince fire firft firſt fleep flow'rs fome fons foon foul fpake fpirits fruit ftate ftill ftood fuch fweet giv'n glory haft hath heav'n heav'nly hell higheſt himſelf hoft juft King laft laſt lefs leſs light loft moft muft muſt night o'er Paradife PARADISE LOST pleaſure pow'r praiſe rais'd reafon reft reply'd return'd rife rofe SATAN ſhall ſhape ſtand ſtars ſtate ſtood ſweet tafte taſte thee thefe themſelves thence theſe things thofe thoſe thou thoughts thouſand thro throne thy felf tree turn'd vex'd whofe whoſe wings worfe worſe