...battle to repose Your wearied virtue, for the ease you find To slumber here, as in the vales of Heaven ? Or in this abject posture have ye sworn To adore the...arise, or be for ever fallen ! They heard, and were abash' d, and up they sprung Upon the wing, as when men wont to watch On duty, sleeping found by whom...

...flood With scatter'd arms and ensigns, till anon 325 His swift pursuers from heaven gates discern Th' advantage, and descending tread us down Thus drooping,...of this gulf. Awake, arise, or be for ever fallen '. 330 They heard, and were abash'd, and up they sprung Upon the wing, as when men wont to watch On...

...the flood With scatter'd arms and ensigns, till anon His swift pursuers from heaven-gates discern Th' advantage, and, descending, tread us down Thus drooping,...bottom of this gulf, Awake, arise, or be for ever fall'n." They heard, and were abased, and up they sprung Upon the wing ; as when men wont to watch...

..." With scatter'd arms and ensigns ; till anon " His swift pursuers from Heav'n-gates discern " Th' advantage, and, descending, tread us down " Thus drooping,...this gulf. " Awake ! — arise ! — or be for ever fall'n ! " They heard, and were abash'd, and up they sprung Upon the wing ; as when men, wont to watch...

...the flood With scatter'd arms and ensigns, till anon His swift pursuers from Heaven-gates discern Th' ouch'd. To whom wilh stem regard thus Gabriel spake....prescrib'd To thy transgressions, and disturb'd the charge fall'n." [sprung They heard, and were abas'd, and up they Upon the wing ; as when men wont to watch...

...lords — learn their titles, and then brag of their acquaintance." 5. " They heard and were abashed, and up they sprung Upon the wing ; as when men wont...dread, Rouse and bestir themselves ere well awake." 6. " Life is always like a stream. Whatever character it may assume. Grief murmurs, anger roars, impatience...

...here, as in the vales of heaven ? Or in this abject posture have ye sworn To adore the Conqueror ? who now beholds Cherub and seraph rolling in the flood...bottom of this gulf? Awake, arise, or be for ever fall'n!" They heard, and were abash'd, and up they sprung Upon the wing; as when men, wont to watch...

...rolling in the flood, W ith scatter'd arms and ensigns ; till anon His swift pursuers from Heaven's gates discern The advantage, and descending, tread us down...of this gulf? Awake, arise, or be for ever fallen ! John Milton was born at London, in the year 1608. His " Paradise Lost" is written with great ability....

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