 That led the embattled seraphim to war Under thy conduct, and in dreadful deeds Fearless, endangered Heaven's perpetual King, And put to proof his high supremacy, Whether upheld by strength, or chance, or fate, Too well I see and rue the dire event, That...  Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Page 3821852Full view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1795 - 316 pages
...Too well I see and rue the dire event, That with sad overthrow and foul defeat Hath l^st us Heav'n, and all this mighty host In horrible destruction laid thus low, As far as Gods and heav'nly essences Can perish: for the mind and spi'rit remains Invincible, and vigour soon returns,... | |
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...well I see and rue the dire event, That with sad overthrow and foul defeat 135 Hath lost us Heav'n, and all this mighty host In horrible destruction laid thus low, As far as Gods and heav'nly essences Can perish : for the mind and spi'rit remains Invincible, and vigour soon returns,... | |
 | John Milton - 1801 - 396 pages
...well I see and rue the dire event, That with sad overthrow and foul defeat 135 Hath lost us Heav'n, and all this mighty host In horrible destruction laid thus low, As far as Gods and heav'nly essences Can perish : for the mind and spi'rit remain Invincible, and vigour soon returns,... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 514 pages
...well 1 see and rue the dire event, That with sad overthrow and foul defeat 135 Hath lost us Heav'n, and all this mighty host In horrible destruction laid thus low, As far as gods and heav'nly essences Can perish : for the mind and spi'rit remains Invincible, and vigor soon returns,... | |
 | William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 484 pages
...upheld by strength, or chance, or fate; Too well I see, and rue the dire event, That with sad overthrow, and foul defeat, Hath lost us heaven, and all this...soon returns, Though all our glory extinct, and happy state Here swallow'd up in endless misery. But what if he our Conquerour (whom I now Of force believe... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...I see, and rue the dire event, That with sad overthrow, and foul defeat, Hath lost us Heaven, arid all this mighty host In horrible destruction laid...: for the mind and spirit remain* Invincible, and rigour soon returns, Though all our glory extinct, and happy stat* Here swallow'd up in endless misery.... | |
 | John Milton - 1813 - 342 pages
...well I see and rue the dire event, That with sad overthrow and foul defeat 13f Hath lost us Heav'n, and all this mighty host In horrible destruction laid thus low, As far as Gods and heav'nly essences Can perish : for the mind and spi'rit remains Invincible, and vigour soon returns,... | |
 | England - 1852 - 798 pages
...upheld by strength, or chance, or fate ; Too well I see, and rue the dire event. That with sad overthrow and foul defeat Hath lost us heaven ; and all this...soon returns. Though all our glory extinct, and happy state Here swallow'd up in endless misery." NORTH. How solemnly and majestically the first lines glorify... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1820 - 832 pages
...by strength, or chance, or fate ; Too well I see, and rue the dire event, That with sad overthrow, 8 R P ? die mind and spirit remains Invincible, and vigour soon returns, Though all our glory extinct, and... | |
 | John Milton - Fall of man - 1820 - 342 pages
...well 1 see and rue the dire event, That with sad overthrow and foul defeat * 135 Hath lost us Heav'n, and all this mighty host In horrible destruction laid thus low, As far as Gods and heavn'ly essences Can perish : for the mind and spi'rit remains Invincible, and vigour foon returns,... | |
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