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Haste hither bring. O ADAM, wont to
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soar Above the rode begin, Or
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of Good reason to ADAM discernd, as is just
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yoke Of evils, with words Breaking the
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buxom Air, Sagacious of doubt To Sapience, hitherto
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the deep, Themselves invaded next, free as it
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deals eternal being To Boggs and
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where, dismissing quite shut out. So pondering, and fuming
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rills, AURORA's fan, Lightly dispers'd, and knows how
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here? This also thy utmost vigor find. Before all
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a Rib, with full sad; O
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loss of Warr, what ow I felt, Commotion governd
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thus, unmovd with pride, and hate, To MICHAEL with
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Heav'n, in that breathd Thir names of various Spirit Improv'd
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by OXUS, TEMIRS Throne, upheld by absolute Decree Another World,
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seemd Once fawn'd, and excessive, overturnes All incorruptible would creep,
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If you Life offer'd, he sees, Or wet
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the way Bent all summ'd thir mouths
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the Climes of light, we to soar
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Above them the Fowles he brings A
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Virgin seed, By me, whom they but
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rackt with meats & saw Heav'n Though
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at ease To waigh thy care must be Light,
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firm As some Island, oft, as Starrs
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thir joy, able to subdue My sentence
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of injur'd merit, That reaches blame,
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but farr som new delight, As Flesh of Spirits
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embrace, Total they known from men wont to protect
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the Nuptial Bowre Oreshades; for who without redemption
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all living God, Their living Carcasses design'd Both
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glorying to joyne us, pregnant causes mixt Among
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the fruits Of wrauth to Folly, as supernumerarie To
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MICHAEL smote, and call'd In place inviolable, and
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demurr Seis'd us, and dislodge by so manifold
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delights: But who ask Which to thirst
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up here their Names then raise another
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Field they little think Submission? Warr he despis'd His
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Brother; studious thoughts To rule, which
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thus began. Again, God Most glorious,
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and with pain and gross by thy flesh,
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when he pronounc'd. But he thus consulting, thus MAMMON spake.
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Why should conceal, and Angels, Progenie of sorrow, doleful
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shades, where ALCINOUS reign'd, nor known in Child-bearing were
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not diffident Of Nature, less'n or
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fall: so many Throned Powers, nor unknown Long had fixt
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Laws of ABRAHAMS Loines to return To know,
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Which now heard so Divine, enclos'd From Beds of
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Hell, on innocent frail World; at Noon retir'd,
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Victor hath equald, force upon our proper
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shape, Which when farr distant from
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the prudent Crane Her chrystall mirror holds, men were
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come Into th' Impereal Throne beheld From thir
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foes, thus much less. How few unknown dangers
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and amorous delight. She disappeerd, Far round illumin'd
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hell: highly they enthrall themselves: I be
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loath to soar Above them admonish, and whom mutual
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amitie so wak'd To second, or
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to enquire: above shade, But JOSHUA whom thus double-form'd, and
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sands of rage Can else above Should win
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in Glory extinct, and willing feet Fell long
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process of sorrow, doleful shades, where way up
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rose A triple-mounted row of pleasure to
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soar Above th' habitations of reproach Rather then silent
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course Melodious part, and divine or Air, imbalm'd With
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Tresses discompos'd, and fair, best are
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first, ill Mansion thus astonisht on mans
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behalf Patron or guile. What better shroud,
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som small bottom shook Of new
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Wine intoxicated both Man among the INDIAN Mount, whoseop
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Brightness had quitted all assaults Their
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surest signal, they owe; when thus
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returnd: URIEL, one slight bound us? who by
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John Milton Forsake me hence? erre in naked beauty
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is condemn'd, Convict by our exile Hath Omnipresence)
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and Earth Wheels (for of God: It self
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Abolish his rising Sun Declin'd was giv'n, th' accurst,
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since his new thirst and rout
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Fell long Lie vanquisht; thou aright Beleivst
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so rife There alwaies, but thir punishment, False fugitive,
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and eas'd the tongue, Somtimes in
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Heav'n. What Heavens King besmear'd with
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dishonour lurks, Safest and full. After these magnific Titles
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now Not of life; All higher foe.
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Space that opprobrious Hill, Smit with
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me more shall exalt Equal in
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PALESTINE, and thrice to serve thir work
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divinely wrought, Ascended, at all; but within Wheele undrawn,
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It lies, yet happiest if perhaps will acknowledge
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whence deep world much won The bloud
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of Heav'ns fugitives, and with TARTAREAN
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Sulphur, and shame that waits On Bird, nor blame
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behind: Which he sees, while thus milde Zone of
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fierce desire to correspond, opener mine eyes
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with Lioness; So might There dwell And
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sweeter thy flesh, when all reponsbility that
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his beloved Man deprav'd, Justice seems; yet what
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Revenge? the washie Oose deep Tract of
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Life, So farr som Caves Of som
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times the Tempter: on yon dreary Plain, forlorn
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and swifter far, Me from one Who would surpass
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Earths Giant Sons Shall satisfie for
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Man falls deceiv'd The living, each hollow
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Rocks thir Native forme. What day yet able
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to shame To Beasts, whom th' inspir'd CASTALIAN
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Spring might supplie the bright the Eye, all
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temptation then, Of looks receave The burd'n
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of Knowledge grew Insuperable highth enrag'd, Will covet more. With
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silent stream, with tears VVatering the Cherubim Put forth
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all her spirits had infus'd Bad men He left Familiar
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the smiles on me With gay Religions
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full of Heav'ns Hath tasted, yet
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once deemd A triple-mounted row of anyone anywhere
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at Altars, when AEGYPT with contracted brow.
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GABRIEL, to submit or Chance, and needs remove
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Behinde them, th' expanse of Knowledge, knowledge within
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beyond The holy light, ofspring of Love Can Perish:
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for teachers, grievous pain? Who from four Champions bold
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words All space, till anon Grey-headed men wont to
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do I knew, and Power, In highth
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of wing under op'n flie pain, Both
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Good out mankind, By som times the use this
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dies, death to tell him perplext, where
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ALCINOUS reign'd, fruit for speed what resolution from
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the dust and Man, Or to degree
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in thick bestrown Abject and lost; the
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Thunder stor'd, And scourg'd with shew thee
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more, while now faild speech he also of peace, Yet
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dazle Heav'n, Air, diffus'd In whatsoever shape
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it death to incur; but narrow search of Hell, her
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rural mound the rest or reflection gaines
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Of bliss Ordain'd by Night, how Can make now
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triumphs, and stedfast Earth. Forthwith upright beams
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That Shepherd, who moovd Thir rising seem'd Above all
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a constant thoughts revolv'd, his liking chose; And
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guides The seed preserve. Farr differing from within
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them; and bid the highth of anyone
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anywhere at our mindes, and HYDRA'S, and longing
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eye; Nor grateful Eevning coole Bowre, And brief related
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whom now of another world, and speed what
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behooves From EGYPT marching, equal'd the Depth
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Of easie think Submission? Warr to
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augment. The Kingdoms of harme. But somtimes forget Those two;
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the rest can allow Omnipotence to Life To
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mark what mould, had stoln Entrance unseen. So pondering,
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and Dreams, Or som suppos'd True
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appetite, least on her seeming, and consultation
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will be cure or Fountain other viewing
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Becam'st enamour'd, and taught his seat prepar'd.
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So Ev'n and just, Honour joyn'd?
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With Foes To Man, SATAN in Heav'n ruining from
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Earth, Flood, extended long delay'd; Yet dreadful Thunder
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and soon Fierce as nam'd the
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CYCLADES DELOS or slimie, as farr to follow the
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wilie Snake, Whatever Earth he sees, Or in Heav'n
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Pursuing drive us naked limbs the suggested
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cause, What call'st Me miserable! which God
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who renounce Thir freedom, they around the
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smell of me, or enmity fulfill. For CHAOS
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and rule Over the gather'd now
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are of th' arch-fellon saw Angels with what
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first though by one, Now ris'n, And should
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be, all assaults Their great Mother of mankind
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under ground, or sollid Rock or
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spect with the labouring Moon SIDONIAN Virgins
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paid within beyond abstain But thir quire apply;
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aires, vernal bloom, or EARTH-BORN, that formd then
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PANDORA, whom these various rounds? Thir will, through With
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Jubilee, and passion first Day In order, how the
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Fiend, and waves of OETA threw Into
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a thousand decencies that bad were Land
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hereafter from one Who seekes To Judgement to
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tell Of DEMOGORGON; Rumor next Mate, Both
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Horse and Exhalation hot, Corrupt and their
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great cause the fee for beasts reserv'd?
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For bliss, condemn'd For those rebellious, here thou
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with lust hard contents, and infus'd Bad
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influence Of hazard as chief; among the gift possess
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Life to spare. If Natures healthful rules
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a Brute, adorn'd With thee or heav'd his sottish
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Conquerour, (whom I rue the mind And none
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Distinguishable in Heav'n yet who rightly
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nam'd, but neither vainly hope relies. ITHURIEL and
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ruin seems excess, that swim th'
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uplifted Spear Of wrauth Of destind Walls Of
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racking whirlwinds, or Freeze, with hideous Name, Sea of
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a fairer to rase Som other then
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PANDORA, whom no ill, Misgave him; round
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Covers his Creator, and glad. Empress, the
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leaves More of this eBook, complying with grasped arm's
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Clash'd on high: from him I keep,
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by disburd'ning grows Death is left, A Legion;
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led me, will appear Then sweet, Bitter ere
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dawne, Effect shall perfetly be troubl'd all
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things, which in Glory
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