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" 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 : descent and fall To us... "
Paradise Lost: A Poem, in Twelve Books. The Author John Milton. Printed from ... - Page 170
by John Milton - 1795
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The Works of the English Poets: Milton

Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 278 pages
...ftill, That in our proper motion we afcend 75 Up to our native feat : defcent and fall To us is adverfe. Who but felt of late, When the fierce foe hung on our broken rear Infulting, and purfued us through the deep, With what compulfion and laborious flight So We funk thus...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The Rambler

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 472 pages
...levity of thefc lines, which exprefs an acYion tardy and reluctant. Defcent and fail To us is adverfe. Who but felt of late, When the fierce foe hung on our broken rear Infulting, and purfu'd us through the deep, With what confufion and laborious flight We funk thus low...
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The Rambler

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 460 pages
...levity of thefe lines, which exprefs an adion tardy and reluctant. Defcent and fall To us is advcrfe. Who but felt of late, When the fierce foe hung on our broken rear Infulting, and purfu'd us through the deep, With what confufton and laborious flight We funk thus low...
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Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the ...

William Scott - 1789 - 416 pages
...ill, That in our proper motion we afcend Up to our native feat : defcent and fall To us is adverfe. Who but felt of late, When the fierce foe hung on our broken rear Infulting, and purfu'd us through the deep, With what comguirion and laborious flight We funk thus...
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Paradise lost a poem, with a biogr. and critical account of the author [by E ...

John Milton - 1789 - 278 pages
...ill, That in our proper motion we afcend JJ Up to our native feat : defcent and fall To us is adverfe. Who but felt of late, When the fierce foe hung on our broken rear Infulting, and purfu'd us through the deep, With what compulfton and laborious flight 80 We funk thus...
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The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and ..., Volume 10

English poets - 1790 - 278 pages
...That in our proper motion we afcend 75 , Up to our native feat : defcent and fall To us is adverfe. Who but felt of late, When the fierce foe hung on our broken rear Infulting, and purfued us through the deep, With what compulfion and laborious flight 8ยป We funk thus...
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The Works of the British Poets, Volume 5

Robert Anderson - 1795 - 740 pages
...That in our proper motion we L'.fcetiJ Up to our native feat : defertit nnd f;:ll To Us i* aavcrfe. Who but felt of late, When the fierce foe hung on our broken real, Infnlting, and purfued us thrnu;;h the deep, \Vith what compulfjon and laborious Jli^ht We funk...
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Paradise Lost: With Notes, Selected from Newton and Others, to ..., Volumes 1-2

John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...But perhaps 70 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...benumb not still, That in our proper motion we ascend 75 Up to our native seat : descent and fall To us is adverse. Who but felt of late, When the fierce...
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Paradise lost, a poem. With the life of the author [by E. Fenton].

John Milton - 1800 - 300 pages
...wing against a higher foe. Let such hethink them, if the sleepy drench Of that forgetful lake henumh not still, That in our proper motion we ascend Up...native seat: descent and fall To us is adverse. Who hut felt of late, \\hen the fierce foe hung on our hrokeurear Insulting, and pursu'd us through the...
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Paradise lost, a poem. Pr. from the text of Tonson's correct ed. of 1711

John Milton - 1801 - 396 pages
...But perhaps 70 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...benumb not still, That in our proper motion we ascend 75 Up to our native seat : descent and fall To us is adverse. Who but felt of late, When the fierce...
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