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... spake th ' apostate angel , though in pain , Vaunting aloud , but racked with deep despair : And him thus answered soon his bold compeer . " O prince , O chief of many throned powers , That led th ' embattled seraphim to war Under thy ...
... spake th ' apostate angel , though in pain , Vaunting aloud , but racked with deep despair : And him thus answered soon his bold compeer . " O prince , O chief of many throned powers , That led th ' embattled seraphim to war Under thy ...
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... spake , and him Beclezebub Thus answered . " Leader of those armies bright , Which but th ' Omnipotent none could have foiled ! If once they hear that voice , their liveliest pledge Of hope in fears and dangers , heard so oft In worst ...
... spake , and him Beclezebub Thus answered . " Leader of those armies bright , Which but th ' Omnipotent none could have foiled ! If once they hear that voice , their liveliest pledge Of hope in fears and dangers , heard so oft In worst ...
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... spake : and , to confirm his words , out flew Millions of flaming swords , drawn from the thighs Of mighty cherubim ; the sudden blaze Far round illumined hell : highly they raged Against the Highest , and fierce with grasped arms ...
... spake : and , to confirm his words , out flew Millions of flaming swords , drawn from the thighs Of mighty cherubim ; the sudden blaze Far round illumined hell : highly they raged Against the Highest , and fierce with grasped arms ...
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... spake . " My sentence is for open war : of wiles , More unexpert , I boast not : them let those Contrive who need , or when they need , not now , For , while they sit contriving , shall the rest , Millions that stand in arms , and ...
... spake . " My sentence is for open war : of wiles , More unexpert , I boast not : them let those Contrive who need , or when they need , not now , For , while they sit contriving , shall the rest , Millions that stand in arms , and ...
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... spake . " Either to disenthrone the King of Heaven We war , if war be best , or to regain Our own right lost : him to unthrone we then May hope , when everlasting Fate shall yield To fickle Chance , and Chaos judge the strife : The ...
... spake . " Either to disenthrone the King of Heaven We war , if war be best , or to regain Our own right lost : him to unthrone we then May hope , when everlasting Fate shall yield To fickle Chance , and Chaos judge the strife : The ...
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Adam Andrew Marvel angels archangel arms art thou behold blessed bliss breast charms cherubim clouds dark death deep delight divine Don Carlos dread dwell earth eternal eyes fair fame fate father fear fire flame fruit glorious glory gods grace hand happy hast hath heart Heaven hell honour hope human immortal John Milton King labour light live Lord Lorenzo lost Lycidas mankind Messiah Milton mind mortal Muse nature Nature's night numbers o'er pain Paradise Paradise Lost peace Pindar praise pride proud rage reign rise round sacred Salmasius Satan shade shalt shine sight skies Smectymnuus smile Son of God song soon soul spake spirits stars stood sweet taste tempest thee thence thine things thou art thou hast thought throne thunder thyself truth virtue whence wings wisdom wise wonder
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Page 10 - Who shall tempt with wandering feet The dark, unbottomed, infinite abyss, And through the palpable obscure find out His uncouth way, or spread his airy flight, Upborne with indefatigable wings Over the vast abrupt ! — So both ascend In the visions of God — B.