Paradise Regain'd: A Poem, in Four Books. To which is Added Samson Agonistes: and Poems Upon Several Occasions. The Author John Milton. From the Text of Thomas Newton D.D. |
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... nor hunger felt Till those days ended , hunger'd then at last Among wild beasts
: they at his light grew mild , 310 Nor sleeping him nor waking harm'd , his walk
The fiery serpent fled , and noxious worm , The lion and fierce tiger glar'd aloof .
... nor hunger felt Till those days ended , hunger'd then at last Among wild beasts
: they at his light grew mild , 310 Nor sleeping him nor waking harm'd , his walk
The fiery serpent fled , and noxious worm , The lion and fierce tiger glar'd aloof .
Page 27
... And for a time caught up to God , as once Moses was in the mount , and
missing long ; 15 And the great Thisbite , who on fiery wheels Rode up to Heav'n
, yet once again to come . Therefore as those young prophets then with care
Sought IO ...
... And for a time caught up to God , as once Moses was in the mount , and
missing long ; 15 And the great Thisbite , who on fiery wheels Rode up to Heav'n
, yet once again to come . Therefore as those young prophets then with care
Sought IO ...
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But tender all their pow'r ? nor mention I Meats by the Law unclean , or offer'd first
To idols , those young Daniel could refuse ; Nor proffer'd by an enemy , though
who 330 Would scruple that , with want oppress'd ? Behold Nature asham'd , or ...
But tender all their pow'r ? nor mention I Meats by the Law unclean , or offer'd first
To idols , those young Daniel could refuse ; Nor proffer'd by an enemy , though
who 330 Would scruple that , with want oppress'd ? Behold Nature asham'd , or ...
Page 42
Witness those ancient empires of the earth , 435 In highth of all their flowing
wealth dissoly'd : But men indued with these have oft attain'd In lowest poverty to
highest deeds ; Gideon , Gideon , and Japhtha , and the shepherd lad , 42 ...
Witness those ancient empires of the earth , 435 In highth of all their flowing
wealth dissoly'd : But men indued with these have oft attain'd In lowest poverty to
highest deeds ; Gideon , Gideon , and Japhtha , and the shepherd lad , 42 ...
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For I esteem those names of men so poor Who could do mighty things , and could
contemn Riches though offer'd from the hand of kings . And what in me seems
wanting , but that I 450 May also in this poverty as soon Accomplish what they did
...
For I esteem those names of men so poor Who could do mighty things , and could
contemn Riches though offer'd from the hand of kings . And what in me seems
wanting , but that I 450 May also in this poverty as soon Accomplish what they did
...
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| Title | Paradise Regain'd: A Poem, in Four Books. To which is Added Samson Agonistes: and Poems Upon Several Occasions. The Author John Milton. From the Text of Thomas Newton D.D. Eighteenth century collections online |
| Author | John Milton |
| Publisher | John Baskerville, 1760 |
| Original from | National Central Library of Florence |
| Digitized | 2 Nov 2015 |
| Length | 390 pages |
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