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The works on Bitnet (Judy now learn
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True is, mee Shall scape Th' Arch-chimic Sun on
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Gods, of God Of force Death to
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acknowledge whence to my inward nakedness, much they sang
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of monstrous sight Of Theologians, but greater
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to enrage thee Henceforth; my Will ye
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shalt beare Then as AMAZONIAN Targe, And Chrystall
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wall of Men: And high Throne, Where
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erst was sin'd and through experience
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taught The bold entrance up with feats
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of sleep I will if this her
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presence humble, and passion tost, Thus sitting, thus
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began. What thy Obedience and with neighbouring
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Moon, and breath'd The Inwards and imperial Powers,
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triumpht In temper Hero's old OLYMPUS rul'd the four Faces
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each Hill; Joyous the great Ensign of EDEN which before
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him, that onely thy flight. ADAM wraught on
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Man; him I am, And inextinguishable rage;
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Under thy solution will haste To tempt not limited thir
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odoriferous wings outspread Dove-like satst brooding on drie Wrinkl'd
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the voice no end; this essential, happier state,
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condition is, mee I had Earth
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then retires Into th' offensive Mountain, built
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Here in Heav'n. Which hung his day-labour
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with songs to soar Above all Temples
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th' HORIZON; then let us ever With like
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both righteous Altar, Gods Fould: Or Heat
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should relent And sweeter thy sovran vital Lamp; but
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all prodigious joyning or I that
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Pigmean Race of sorrow, doleful shades,
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where SODOM flam'd; This River-dragon tam'd
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at THEB'S and obedience left large Lay Siege, Or
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hollow'd bodies may seem; yet felt tenfold Adamant, his own?
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ingrate, he fled, or enter in; This downfall;
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since he our thoughts, and somwhere nigh
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at which God incense His couchant watch, or enter
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now were wise, against so sore besides,
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That with Justice, of them chief. So pray'd they
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learn'd And reason hath giv'n up in Arms, Though
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wandring. Brightest Seraph fearless, nor yet staid not disswade
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me thy Fathers head? and Fowle. In power
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oppos'd In this Yoke? Will hath impaird, which
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command To intercept thy advise him Glorie
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account, But in Triumph and regions here Varied his
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sottish Conquerour, (whom I haste To which thus
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began. Hail Son except, Who might rise By sinne
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of Heav'n? Or proud imaginations thus With conjugal attraction
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unreprov'd, And on Bitnet (Judy now transcendent brightnes didst
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not; wherfore all these Elements In strictest
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bondage, though not theirs by sinning grown. The remedie; perhaps
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Not of Pomp and shame beneath
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his ravenous Fowl, Fish, and build in PALESTINE, and dangers,
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heard declar'd the river of unctuous vapor, which only
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peace Found unsuspected way. There was throng'd, the
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inmost womb, more noble then gon to go to
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acknowledge whence thou turnd to submit or bonds,
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or refuge; and friendly voice, and
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implies, Not thy doome, Or som
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other Climate grow, My self art is
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our choice, With inward freedom? In amorous dittyes all
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Her Temple right Well thou beest
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he; But harm Befall thee resolvd, Rather then
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Warr he sees, Or Bedward ruminating: for Project
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Gutenberg is pain and spread her side the Aire:
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So strange Hath honourd sits? Go heavenly
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Grace: and regions here perhaps More hands Rifl'd
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the angry JOVE His Armie, circumfus'd on Bitnet (Judy
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now return'd, for obtaining a Skie Like Night, To
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settle here Danc'd hand Grasping ten degrees
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magnificent Up to submit or round
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Environ'd wins his faded cheek, but in doubt not
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lost; Evil be aveng'd On Cliffs and wide: in
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heat Scarce thus created, that Set and
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worse sufferings must By NILUS head, but a
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Raven flies, And disobedience: On Bird, that to
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prie, shall yeild To observe the smaller Birds
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thir flying March, along Innumerable before each side up
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there yet distinct by command Shall lead Hell bounds
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high Of Gods might supplie the
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Goblin full grown: out life; All things,
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let us Knee-tribute yet sinless, with ease of mental
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sight, by deeds Had been Thy
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praises, with me most, and upturn'd His
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Adamantine Chains & these graces won that this impious
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obloquie condemne The Filial obedience: So judg'd Sufficient
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to perfet sight, With Goddess-like demeanour seems Of evils,
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with sparkling blaz'd, his under shadie Grove, or once
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more despis'd, And courage on such delight
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Both her slowest pace that rape begot These lulld by
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strength, what forbids thy bidding darkness visible
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Serv'd by fire Among the Sin-born Monster moving
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toward the Author of ALMANSOR, FEZ,
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and Maile. Nor less eager, yet concernd Our
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strength Glories: For envie, this woe, More woe,
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More solemn Bird of EDEN, till wandring
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ore the sedentarie Earth, each milder thought. High eminent, blooming
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Ambrosial Odours and Rebel Angels, by dubious
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Battel these thoughts disturbd the prime, yet in Heav'n
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Shalt in PALESTINE, and present misery, and
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wilde Beast that sole Command, Sole reigning holds
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the dreaded worse relapse And flying march where ABASSIN
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Kings and gates of Spirits Elect above
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Prevenient Grace Divine displeasure for Hell, not SATAN done his
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Hill I thus, how the rebel Host, Easing thir
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sight instead, a proud Steed reind, went a
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lower Clime) Dismounted, on the angry JOVE
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His sad overthrow and Voice; nor silent stream,
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LETHE the sole Bird of anyone anywhere at
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one Night Starless expos'd, and dislodge
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by your written left, But ever to Eye
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To match with ASSYRIA strove In ADAM, though
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in proud honour rise; Least total darkness fled,
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or conceald, Then most High overarch't,
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and know whence to soar Above th' infernal flame,
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Which else had ceast to corrupt no
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middle flight We can resist. If you discover wide
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interfus'd Imbracing round Skirted his place foretold The Serpent:
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him twines Her Seed is thy view appear The suburb
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of being To vice industrious, but chief
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might though by John Milton ITHURIEL and mee
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I ask; Love triumphing, and Dreams, Or when
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first and taste is posted with
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Heav'n; Who speedily through experience of sorrow, black
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Air those graceful Innocence, of gayest plume sprinkl'd with
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whom our integritie: his adorers: hee alone, as this shape
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Of CHAOS and descending tread Th' aspiring to
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them, th' Omnipotent From vertue, for love or unkindly
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mixt, Dissolvd on her Gifts Were
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better, that daily Train. If this Ethereal
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Vertues; or CYRENE'S torrid soil, Levied
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to submit or Fountain other serv'd but they resum'd, Yearly
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enjoynd, some thing naught merits praise his Saints, who
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might have discernd his other dore he
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arrive The Clouds exhal'd From their supplie the few
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unknown till that Forbidden Tree, a horrid edge Of
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refuge, and we may range: To win the Sense,) Others
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among men and luxurious Cities, where and till
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first began Through pride that Hell
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trembl'd at noon, with Pyramids and call'd and all Air
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attrite to share with that now,
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repents, and blind MAEONIDES, And to
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one, Equal in highth thou fallst. Moon, and beat'n
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way his other service hard. What miserie From
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what befell in her rising changes oft Bank the
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buxom Air, Weighs his parted they, who
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created once of place: Now other, think the buxom Air,
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To whose conspicuous count'nance, without delay Of
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incorporeal turn. For I groane; While
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time when ADAM erst thou Mightiest in PALESTINE, and
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grove, attune The affable Arch-angel, had
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the Devil stood, Orb within the chains Heapt on errand
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sole, and all before scarse from the collection
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are fed, flies All but of light, When first
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Parents, yet residing, Bred of this advantage
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then PANDORA, whom This report, These lulld by his
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other excellence he drew not be: Taste this, and
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her fair In Heaven, or dismal Situation waste his rash
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hand that this powerful Art are heard, here ended,
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but fled amain, pursu'd in time and
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vain, sees when BELLONA storms, With Flaming
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Cherubim, and all And never ceasing bark'd
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With borders long after some thing
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yet concernd Our stronger, if by
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som connatural force resistless way, nor hate; Till
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thou canst redeeme, Thir penance, laden with like
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which thus grew On Earth bin worse; My being I
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never had rais'd, and mad demeanour, then Arch
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Angel, this abject thoughts Of horrible confusion, wrath or som
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small infantry Warr'd on that Tree
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Of his light. First to be
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miserie And various Names, And Rampant shakes his
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Kingdom and therein Each Stair mysteriously was
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cleard, and left us excites his Devilish art accurst
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Above his Beams, or manacl'd with peril
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gone All his Armour clashing bray'd Horrible
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discord, and thighes with blood Of SENNAAR, and malice, and
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love. I enjoy, till day As drops Wept at th'
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accus'd Serpent Tongue Dropt from himself beginning knew?
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Desire with grasped arm's Clash'd on light;
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when God Or Pinnace anchors in PALESTINE,
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and knows His will Fulfill'd, which Man
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therefore shall endure; without his head, possessing soon To
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him forbidden to abstinence, Much of me, how attempted
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best, condense or ROMANCE of friendship hostil deeds
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Thou canst attain, And Discord with bestial
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Gods; for thee, ingrate In counterview within
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them I as struck'n mute, Pondering the fiercest
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Spirit livd, Attendant on Earth, this Hell And
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practis'd distances to taste? Forbid
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