John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
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| John Milton. (1608–1674) (continued) |
| With this her solemn bird, nor walk by moon Or glittering starlight, without thee is sweet. |
| Paradise Lost. Book iv. Line 639. |
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| Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake and when we sleep. |
| Paradise Lost. Book iv. Line 677. |
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| In naked beauty more adorn’d, More lovely than Pandora. 1 |
| Paradise Lost. Book iv. Line 713. |
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| Eas’d the putting off These troublesome disguises which we wear. |
| Paradise Lost. Book iv. Line 739. |
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| Hail wedded love, mysterious law, true source Of human offspring. |
| Paradise Lost. Book iv. Line 750. |
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| Squat like a toad, close at the ear of Eve. |
| Paradise Lost. Book iv. Line 800. |
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| Him thus intent Ithuriel with his spear Touch’d lightly; for no falsehood can endure Touch of celestial temper. |
| Paradise Lost. Book iv. Line 810. |
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| Not to know me argues yourselves unknown, The lowest of your throng. |
| Paradise Lost. Book iv. Line 830. |
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| Abash’d the devil stood, And felt how awful goodness is, and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely. |
| Paradise Lost. Book iv. Line 846. |
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| All hell broke loose. |
| Paradise Lost. Book iv. Line 918. |
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| Like Teneriff or Atlas unremoved. |
| Paradise Lost. Book iv. Line 987. |
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| The starry cope Of heaven. |
| Paradise Lost. Book iv. Line 992. |
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| Fled Murmuring, and with him fled the shades of night. |
| Paradise Lost. Book iv. Line 1014. |
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| Now morn, her rosy steps in th’ eastern clime Advancing, sow’d the earth with orient pearl, When Adam wak’d, so custom’d; for his sleep Was aery light, from pure digestion bred. |
| Paradise Lost. Book v. Line 1. |
| Note 1. When unadorned, adorned the most.—James Thomson: Autumn, line 204. [back] |