Paradise Lost: A Poem in Twelve Books, Volumen1R. Bladon, T. Lawes, S. Crowder, C. Ware, and T. Payne, 1784 - 463 páginas |
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Página xi
... fall of man was a subject which he had fome years before fixed on for a tragedy , which he intended to form by the models of antiquity ; and fome , not with- out probability , fay , the play opened with that fpeech in the fourth book of ...
... fall of man was a subject which he had fome years before fixed on for a tragedy , which he intended to form by the models of antiquity ; and fome , not with- out probability , fay , the play opened with that fpeech in the fourth book of ...
Página xii
... falling off was there ! Of which I will fay no more , than that there is fcarcely a more remarkable in- ftance of the frailty of human reason , than our author gave , in preferring this poem to Paradife Loft ; nor a more inftructive ...
... falling off was there ! Of which I will fay no more , than that there is fcarcely a more remarkable in- ftance of the frailty of human reason , than our author gave , in preferring this poem to Paradife Loft ; nor a more inftructive ...
Página xvi
... fall , the ferpent , or rather Satan in the Serpent ; who , revolting from God , and drawing to his fide many legions of angels , was , by the command of God , driven out of heaven with all his crew , into the great deep . Which action ...
... fall , the ferpent , or rather Satan in the Serpent ; who , revolting from God , and drawing to his fide many legions of angels , was , by the command of God , driven out of heaven with all his crew , into the great deep . Which action ...
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... fall off From their Creator , and tranfgrefs his will , For one restraint , lords of the world befides ? Who firft feduc'd them to that foul revolt ? Th ' infernal ferpent ; he it was , whose guile , 15 20 25 ૩૦ he fortified the old ...
... fall off From their Creator , and tranfgrefs his will , For one restraint , lords of the world befides ? Who firft feduc'd them to that foul revolt ? Th ' infernal ferpent ; he it was , whose guile , 15 20 25 ૩૦ he fortified the old ...
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... fall , o'erwhelm'd With floods and whirlwinds of tempestuous fire , He foon difcerns ; and welt'ring by his fide One next himself in pow'r , and next in crime , Long after known in Palestine , and nam'd Beelzebub . To whom th ' arch ...
... fall , o'erwhelm'd With floods and whirlwinds of tempestuous fire , He foon difcerns ; and welt'ring by his fide One next himself in pow'r , and next in crime , Long after known in Palestine , and nam'd Beelzebub . To whom th ' arch ...
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Términos y frases comunes
Adam afcend againſt alfo ancient angels appear'd arm'd arms becauſe Beelzebub Beotia blifs caft call'd called Canaan Chaldea courfe dark darkneſs deep divine earth Egypt eternal evil eyes facred faid fame Father feat feem'd feems feven fhade fhall fhape fhould fide fight fince fire firft firſt fome foon foul fpake fpi'rits fpirits ftand ftars ftate ftill ftood ftrength fuch fweet glory gods hath heav'n heav'nly hell himſelf hoft holy Horonaim Ibid Imaus Ithuriel itſelf Joktan juft Jupiter king laft lefs light loft Mizraim moft Moloch moſt mount mountain Mozambic night o'er Padan-aram pafs'd pain Paradife pleaſant poets pow'r praiſe prefent reft reign rifing river round Satan ſhall ſhape Sihon ſtood Thammuz thee thefe themſelves thence theſe things thofe thoſe thou thouſand throne weft whofe whoſe wings worfe worſe Zephon
Pasajes populares
Página 124 - The birds their quire apply ; airs, vernal airs, Breathing the smell of field and grove, attune The trembling leaves, while universal Pan, Knit with the Graces and the Hours in dance, Led on the eternal Spring.
Página 4 - A dungeon horrible, on all sides round, As one great furnace flamed; yet from those flames No light; but rather darkness visible Served only to discover sights of woe, Regions of sorrow, doleful shades, where peace And rest can never dwell, hope never comes That comes to all, but torture without end Still urges, and a fiery deluge, fed With ever-burning sulphur unconsumed.
Página 11 - Here we may reign secure ; and, in my choice, To reign is worth ambition, though in Hell : Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven.
Página 83 - Or of the eternal co-eternal beam, May I express thee unblamed ? since God is light, And never but in unapproached light Dwelt from eternity, dwelt then in thee, Bright effluence of bright essence increate.
Página 10 - Aloft, incumbent on the dusky air, That felt unusual weight; till on dry land He lights — if it were land that ever...
Página 141 - So saying, on he led his radiant files, Dazzling the moon: these to the bower direct In search of whom they sought: him there they found Squat like a toad, close at the ear of Eve, Assaying by his devilish art to reach The organs of her fancy, and with them forge Illusions as he list, phantasms and dreams...
Página 130 - Not distant far from thence a murmuring sound Of waters issued from a cave and spread Into a liquid plain then stood unmoved Pure as the expanse of heaven I thither went With unexperienced thought and laid me down On the green bank to look into the clear Smooth lake that to me seemed another sky.
Página 29 - Obscure some glimpse of joy, to have found their chief Not in despair, to have found themselves not lost In loss itself: which on his countenance cast Like doubtful hue : but he, his wonted pride Soon recollecting, with high words, that bore Semblance of worth, not substance, gently raised Their fainting courage, and dispell'd their fears.
Página 6 - Extort from me. To bow and sue for grace With suppliant knee, and deify his power, Who from the terror of this arm so late Doubted his empire; that were low indeed, That were an ignominy...
Página 17 - With gay religions, full of pomp and gold, And devils to adore for deities : Then were they known to men by various names, And various idols through the heathen world.