John Milton ( 10 of 239 )
His form had yet not lost
All his original brightness, not appear'd
Less than arch-angel ruined, and read more
His form had yet not lost
All his original brightness, not appear'd
Less than arch-angel ruined, and th' excess
Of glory obscured.
Peace hath her victories, no less renowned than War.
Peace hath her victories, no less renowned than War.
For neither man nor angel can discern
Hypocrisy, the only evil that walks
Invisible, except to God read more
For neither man nor angel can discern
Hypocrisy, the only evil that walks
Invisible, except to God alone,
By his permissive will, through heav'n and earth.
So glistered the dire Snake, and into fraud
Led Eve, our credulous mother, to the Tree
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So glistered the dire Snake, and into fraud
Led Eve, our credulous mother, to the Tree
Of Prohibition, root of all our woe.
Rather than be less
Car'd not to be at all.
Rather than be less
Car'd not to be at all.
And touch'd their golden harps, and hymning praised
God and his works.
And touch'd their golden harps, and hymning praised
God and his works.
A limbo large and broad, since call'd
The Paradise of Fools to few unknown.
A limbo large and broad, since call'd
The Paradise of Fools to few unknown.
Swings the scaly horror of his folded tail.
Swings the scaly horror of his folded tail.
The city is not a concrete jungle, it is a human zoo.
The city is not a concrete jungle, it is a human zoo.
All heart they live, all head, all eye, all ear,
All intellect, all sense, and as they please
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All heart they live, all head, all eye, all ear,
All intellect, all sense, and as they please
They limb themselves, and colour, shape, or size,
Assume, as likes them best, condense or rare.
