Minima Black Sunday, July 02, 2006 More glorious and more dread than from no fall Mee though just right, and the fixt Laws of Heav'n Did first create your Leader, next, free choice, With what besides, in Counsel or in Fight, Hath bin achievd of merit, yet this loss Thus farr at least recover'd, hath much more Establisht in a safe unenvied Throne Yeilded with full consent. Posted by John Doe at 12:46 AM 1 comments Labels: literature Saturday, July 01, 2006 imaginations thus displayed Powers and Dominions, Deities of Heav'n, For since no deep within her gulf can hold Immortal vigor, though opprest and fall'n, I give not Heav'n for lost. Posted by John Doe at 12:45 AM 0 comments Labels: literature Thursday, June 01, 2006 And with persuasive accent thus began I should be much for open war, O Peers, As not behind in hate, if what was urged Main reason to persuade immediate war Did not dissuade me most, and seem to cast Ominous conjecture on the whole success; When he who most excels in fact of arms, In what he counsels and in what excels Mistrustful, grounds his courage on despair And utter dissolution, as the scope Of all his aim, after some dire revenge. Posted by John Doe at 12:44 AM 0 comments Monday, May 01, 2006 Book I High on a Throne of Royal State, which far Outshon the wealth of ORMUS and of IND, Or where the gorgeous East with richest hand Showrs on her Kings BARBARIC Pearl and Gold, Satan exalted sat, by merit rais'd To that bad eminence; and from despair Thus high uplifted beyond hope, aspires Beyond thus high, insatiate to pursue Vain Warr with Heav'n, and by success untaught His proud imaginations thus displaid. Posted by John Doe at 12:42 AM 1 comments Subscribe to: Posts (Atom) About Me John Doe San Francisco, CA, United States View my complete profile Labels literature (2) Blog Archive ▼ 2006 (4) ▼ July (2) More glorious and more dread than from no fall imaginations thus displayed ► June (1) And with persuasive accent thus began ► May (1) Book I