Paradise Lost: A Poem in Twelve Books, Volume 1R. & A. Foulis, 1750 - 368 pages |
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... tree of life , as highest in the garden to look about him . The garden describ'd ; satan's first sight of Adam and Eve ; his wonder at their excellent form and happy ftate , but with refolution to work their fall ; over- -hears their ...
... tree of life , as highest in the garden to look about him . The garden describ'd ; satan's first sight of Adam and Eve ; his wonder at their excellent form and happy ftate , but with refolution to work their fall ; over- -hears their ...
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... tree in the garden he attain'd both to speech and reason , till then void of both : Eve requires him to bring her to that tree , and finds it to be the tree of knowledge forbidden : the ferpent now grown bol- der , with many wiles and ...
... tree in the garden he attain'd both to speech and reason , till then void of both : Eve requires him to bring her to that tree , and finds it to be the tree of knowledge forbidden : the ferpent now grown bol- der , with many wiles and ...
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... tree spring- ing up before them , they greedily reaching to take of the fruit , chew dust and bitter ashes . The proceed- ings of sin and Death ; God foretells the final victory of his fon over them , and the renewing of all things ...
... tree spring- ing up before them , they greedily reaching to take of the fruit , chew dust and bitter ashes . The proceed- ings of sin and Death ; God foretells the final victory of his fon over them , and the renewing of all things ...
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... tree , whofe mortal tafte Brought death into the world , and all our woe , with lofs of Eden , till one greater man Restore us , and regain the blissful seat , sing heav'nly mufe , that on the fecret top of oreb , or of sinai , didst ...
... tree , whofe mortal tafte Brought death into the world , and all our woe , with lofs of Eden , till one greater man Restore us , and regain the blissful seat , sing heav'nly mufe , that on the fecret top of oreb , or of sinai , didst ...
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... tree of life Began to bloom , but foon for man's offence To heav'n remov'd where first it grew , there grows , And flours aloft fhading the fount of life , And where the river of bliss through midst of heav'n Rowls O're Elisian flours ...
... tree of life Began to bloom , but foon for man's offence To heav'n remov'd where first it grew , there grows , And flours aloft fhading the fount of life , And where the river of bliss through midst of heav'n Rowls O're Elisian flours ...
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Adam againſt alſo angel anſwer'd appeer'd arm'd beaſt behold beſt blifs bright call'd cauſe celeſtial cloud darkneſs death deep defire divine dwell earth eaſe eternal evil eyes fafe faid fair feat feem'd ferpent fhall fide fight fince fire firſt fome foon foul fruit fuch gate glory haſt hath heav'n heav'nly hell higheſt highth hill himſelf hoſt itſelf juſt laſt leaſt lefs leſs light loft moſt muſt night o're Paradiſe paſt pleaſant pleaſure praiſe puniſhment rais'd reaſon repli'd reſt return'd rife satan ſaw ſeek ſeems ſenſe ſet ſhade ſhall ſhape ſhe ſhould ſkie ſon ſpake ſpirits ſtand ſtars ſtate ſteps ſtill ſtood ſtrange ſtream ſtrength ſuch ſweet taſte thee thefe themſelves thence theſe thine things thoſe thou thoughts thouſand throne tree turn'd utmoſt wandring waſte whofe whoſe wings worſe