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... head , " enclos'd / In Serpent " : Circular base of rising folds , that tow'r'd Fold above fold a surging Maze , his Head Crested aloft , and Carbuncle his Eyes ; With burnisht Neck of verdant Gold , erect Amidst his circling Spires ...
... head , " enclos'd / In Serpent " : Circular base of rising folds , that tow'r'd Fold above fold a surging Maze , his Head Crested aloft , and Carbuncle his Eyes ; With burnisht Neck of verdant Gold , erect Amidst his circling Spires ...
Page 92
... head . Christ's rejections prefigure his final victory over Satan and his demonic visions - the final moment , foretold in Paradise Lost , when the seed of Eve will bruise the serpent's head : And on the Serpent thus his curse let fall ...
... head . Christ's rejections prefigure his final victory over Satan and his demonic visions - the final moment , foretold in Paradise Lost , when the seed of Eve will bruise the serpent's head : And on the Serpent thus his curse let fall ...
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... head will be bruised by the seed of Eve and emptied forever of its words and lies , rendered amazed and mute for eternity . Satan understands this as well as Christ . He has witnessed Jesus ' baptism with " dread attending when that ...
... head will be bruised by the seed of Eve and emptied forever of its words and lies , rendered amazed and mute for eternity . Satan understands this as well as Christ . He has witnessed Jesus ' baptism with " dread attending when that ...
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