The Poetical Works of John Milton: With a Memoir, and Critical Remarks on His Genius and Writings, Band 2S. Andrus & Son, 1848 |
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... wise men thither from the east , To honour thee with incense , myrrh , and gold ; By whose bright course led on they found the place , Affirming it thy star , new - graven in heaven , By which they knew the King of Israel born . Just ...
... wise men thither from the east , To honour thee with incense , myrrh , and gold ; By whose bright course led on they found the place , Affirming it thy star , new - graven in heaven , By which they knew the King of Israel born . Just ...
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... wise , and pure , Suffers the hypocrite or atheous priest To tread his sacred courts , and minister About his altar , handling holy things , Praying or vowing ; and vouchsafed his voice To Balaam reprobate , a prophet yet Inspired ...
... wise , and pure , Suffers the hypocrite or atheous priest To tread his sacred courts , and minister About his altar , handling holy things , Praying or vowing ; and vouchsafed his voice To Balaam reprobate , a prophet yet Inspired ...
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... wise man's cumbrance , if not snare : more apt To slacken virtue , and abate her edge , Than prompt her to do aught may merit praise . What if , with like aversion , I reject Riches and realms ? yet not , for that a crown , Golden in ...
... wise man's cumbrance , if not snare : more apt To slacken virtue , and abate her edge , Than prompt her to do aught may merit praise . What if , with like aversion , I reject Riches and realms ? yet not , for that a crown , Golden in ...
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... wise , just , the perfect shape . Should kings and nations from thy mouth consult , Thy counsel would be as the oracle Urim and Thummim , those oraculous gems On Aaron's breast ; or tongue of seers old , Infallible : or wert thou sought ...
... wise , just , the perfect shape . Should kings and nations from thy mouth consult , Thy counsel would be as the oracle Urim and Thummim , those oraculous gems On Aaron's breast ; or tongue of seers old , Infallible : or wert thou sought ...
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... wise Are few , and glory scarce of few is raised . This is true glory and renown ; when God , Looking on the earth , with approbation marks The just man , and divulges him through heaven To all his angels , who with true applause ...
... wise Are few , and glory scarce of few is raised . This is true glory and renown ; when God , Looking on the earth , with approbation marks The just man , and divulges him through heaven To all his angels , who with true applause ...
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aëre agni Amor angels ANTISTROPHE Atque aught behold canst captive choro cœli cœlo Comus Dagon dark death deeds Deûm divine domino jam domum impasti dost doth dread earth enemies etiam eyes fair fame father fear feast foes fræna glorious glory gods habet Hæc hand hath hear heard heaven holy honour igne illa ille ipse Israel jam non vacat Jesus Jove kings Lady Lord lumina Lycidas malè Manoah mihi mortal night numbers numina Nunc nymphs o'er Olympo PARADISE REGAINED peace Philistines praise PSALM Quà quæ quid quoque reign round sæpe Sams Samson Satan Saviour shades shalt shame shepherd sing Son of God song soul spirits strength sweet tempter thee thence thine things thou art thou hast thought throne thyself tibi truth Tu quoque ulmo urbe virgin virtue voice wilt
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Seite 211 - HENCE, loathed Melancholy, Of Cerberus and blackest midnight born, In Stygian cave forlorn, 'Mongst horrid shapes, and shrieks, and sights unholy...
Seite 216 - Or fill the fixed mind with all your toys ! Dwell in some idle brain, And fancies fond with gaudy shapes possess, As thick and numberless As the gay motes that people the sun-beams, Or likest hovering dreams, The fickle pensioners of Morpheus
Seite 150 - All is best, though we oft doubt What the unsearchable dispose Of Highest Wisdom brings about, And ever best found in the close. Oft he seems to hide his face, But unexpectedly returns, And to his faithful champion hath in place Bore witness gloriously...
Seite 220 - Or call up him that left half told The story of Cambuscan bold, no Of Camball, and of Algarsife, And who had Canace to wife, That owned the virtuous ring and glass, And of the wondrous horse of brass On which the Tartar king did ride...
Seite 240 - And though the shady gloom Had given day her room, The sun himself withheld his wonted speed, And hid his head for shame, As his inferior flame The new-enlighten'd world no more should need; He saw a greater Sun appear Than his bright throne, or burning axletree, could bear.
Seite 155 - BEFORE the starry threshold of Jove's court /My mansion is, where those immortal shapes Of bright aerial spirits live insphered In regions mild of calm and serene air, Above the smoke and stir of this dim spot Which men call Earth...
Seite 206 - Built in the eclipse, and rigg'd with curses dark, That sunk so low that sacred head of thine. Next, Camus, reverend sire, went footing slow, His mantle hairy, and his bonnet sedge, Inwrought with figures dim, and on the edge Like to that sanguine flower inscribed with woe.
Seite 208 - Through the dear might of Him that walk'd the waves, Where, other groves and other streams along, With nectar pure his oozy locks he laves, And hears the unexpressive nuptial song In the blest kingdoms meek of joy and love. There entertain him all the saints above, In solemn troops, and sweet societies, That sing, and, singing, in their glory move, And wipe the tears for ever from his eyes.
Seite 171 - How charming is divine Philosophy! Not harsh and crabbed, as dull fools suppose, But musical as is Apollo's lute, And a perpetual feast of nectar'd sweets, Where no crude surfeit reigns.
Seite 227 - To that same lot, however mean or high, Toward which Time leads me, and the will of Heaven ; All is, if I have grace to use it so, As ever in my great Task-Master's eye.