The poetical works of John Milton; to which is prefixed the life of the authorF.C. & J. Rivington, 1825 - 551 pagine |
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Pagina 11
... perhaps Shall grieve him , if I fail not , and disturb His inmost counsels from their destined aim . But see , the angry Victor hath recall'd His ministers of vengeance and pursuit Back to the gates of heaven ; the sulphurous hail ...
... perhaps Shall grieve him , if I fail not , and disturb His inmost counsels from their destined aim . But see , the angry Victor hath recall'd His ministers of vengeance and pursuit Back to the gates of heaven ; the sulphurous hail ...
Pagina 23
... perhaps Our first eruption ; thither , or elsewhere ; For this infernal pit shall never hold Celestial spirits in bondage , nor the abyss Long under darkness cover . But these thoughts Full counsel must mature : peace is despair'd ; For ...
... perhaps Our first eruption ; thither , or elsewhere ; For this infernal pit shall never hold Celestial spirits in bondage , nor the abyss Long under darkness cover . But these thoughts Full counsel must mature : peace is despair'd ; For ...
Pagina 29
... perhaps The way seems difficult and steep to scale With upright wing against a higher foe . Let such bethink them , if the sleepy drench Of that forgetful lake benumb not still , That in our proper motion we ascend Up to our native seat ...
... perhaps The way seems difficult and steep to scale With upright wing against a higher foe . Let such bethink them , if the sleepy drench Of that forgetful lake benumb not still , That in our proper motion we ascend Up to our native seat ...
Pagina 31
... perhaps , Designing or exhorting glorious war , Caught in a fiery tempest , shall be hurl'd Each on his rock transfix'd , the sport and prey Of racking whirlwinds ; or for ever sunk Under yon boiling ocean , wrapt in chains ; There to ...
... perhaps , Designing or exhorting glorious war , Caught in a fiery tempest , shall be hurl'd Each on his rock transfix'd , the sport and prey Of racking whirlwinds ; or for ever sunk Under yon boiling ocean , wrapt in chains ; There to ...
Pagina 32
... perhaps , thus far removed , Not mind us not offending , satisfied With what is punish'd ; whence these raging fires Will slacken , if his breath stir not their flames . Our purer essence then will overcome Their noxious vapour ; or ...
... perhaps , thus far removed , Not mind us not offending , satisfied With what is punish'd ; whence these raging fires Will slacken , if his breath stir not their flames . Our purer essence then will overcome Their noxious vapour ; or ...
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Adam angels appear'd archangel arm'd arms aught beast behold Belial bliss bright call'd cherub cherubim Chor cloud Comus Dagon dark death deeds deep delight didst divine doth dread dwell earth Egypt eternal evil eyes fair Fair angel faith Father fear flowers fruit glory gods grace hand happy hath heard heart heaven heavenly hell hill honour Israel Jehovah join'd King lest light live Lord Lycidas Manoah Messiah morn mortal nigh night nymph o'er pain Paradise Parthian pass'd peace Philistines praise PSALM quire reign replied return'd round Samson sapience Satan seat seem'd serpent shade shalt shame shew sight Son of God song soon soul spake spirits stood strength sweet taste Thammuz thee thence thine things thither thou art thou hast thought throne thyself tree turn'd vex'd virtue voice whence winds wings wonder
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Pagina 90 - to the east, had left him there Arraying with reflected purple and gold The clouds that on his western throne attend. • Now came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad; Silence accompanied; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their
Pagina 416 - 1 A thousand fantasies Begin to throng into my memory, Of calling shapes, and beckoning shadows dire, And airy tongues that syllable men's names On sands, and shores, and desert wildernesses. These thoughts may startle •well, hut not astound, The virtuous mind, that ever walks attended By a strong siding champion, conscience.
Pagina 10 - arms. Nine times the space that measures day and night To mortal men, he with his horrid crew Lay vanquished, rolling in the fiery gulf, Confounded, though immortal: but his doom Reserved him to more wrath; for now the thought Both of lost happiness and lasting pain Torments him; round he throws his baleful eyes,
Pagina 58 - Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair, Presented with a universal blank Of nature's works, to me expunged and rased, And wisdom at one entrance quite shut out. So much the rather thou, celestial light, Shine inward, and the mind through all her pow Irradiate; there plant eyes, all
Pagina 25 - them on: Mammon, the least erected spirit that fell From heaven; for e'en in heaven his looks and thoughts Were always downward bent, admiring more The riches of heaven's pavement, trodden gold, Than aught, divine or holy, else enjoy'd In vision beatific: by him first Men also, and by his suggestion taught,
Pagina 106 - Hail, universal Lord, be bounteous still To give us only good; and if the night Have gathered aught of evil or conceal'd, Disperse it, as now light dispels the dark..' So pray'd they innocent, and to their thoughts Finn peace recover'd soon, and wonted calm. On to their morning's rural work they haste,
Pagina 406 - Or bid the soul of Orpheus sing Such notes as, warbled to the string, Drew iron tears down Pluto's cheek, And made hell grant what love did seek; Or call up him that left half-told The story of Cambuscan bold, Of Camball, and of Algarsife
Pagina 442 - that roll'd Mother with infant down the rocks. The moans The vales redoubled to the hills, and they To heaven. Their martyr'd blood and ashes sow O'er all the Italian fields, where still doth way The triple tyrant: that from these may grow A
Pagina 402 - His shadowy flail hath thresh'd the com. That ten day-labourers could not end; Then lies him down the lubber fiend, And stretch'd out all the chimney's length, Basks at the fire his hairy strength; And crop-full out of door he flings, Ere the first cock his matin rings. Thus done the tales, to bed they creep, By whispering winds soon
Pagina 57 - notes than to the Orphean lyre, I sung of Chaos and eternal Night; Taught by the heavenly muse to venture down The dark, descent, and up to reascend, Though hard and rare: thee I revisit safe, And feel thy sovereign vital lamp; but thou Revisit'st not these eyes, that roll in