A Scriptural and Allegorical Glossary of Milton's Paradise Lost |
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Page 28
... whole nation descends in the spring , and consumes the eggs and young of these birds ; and , that this expedition lasts during the space of three months , otherwise it could not resist the invasions of future flocks . " In another part ...
... whole nation descends in the spring , and consumes the eggs and young of these birds ; and , that this expedition lasts during the space of three months , otherwise it could not resist the invasions of future flocks . " In another part ...
Page 37
... whole course of the current , as it proceeds to a great distance into the sea , appears in a flame . The naphtha is collected in reservoirs , and it is drawn off from one to another , for the purpose of puri- fication ; it is conveyed ...
... whole course of the current , as it proceeds to a great distance into the sea , appears in a flame . The naphtha is collected in reservoirs , and it is drawn off from one to another , for the purpose of puri- fication ; it is conveyed ...
Page 39
... whole country to its divinity . Lemnos is also celebrated for a laby- rinth , which , according to some traditions , sur- passed those of Crete and Egypt . Some remains of it were still visible in the age of Pliny . The island of Lemnos ...
... whole country to its divinity . Lemnos is also celebrated for a laby- rinth , which , according to some traditions , sur- passed those of Crete and Egypt . Some remains of it were still visible in the age of Pliny . The island of Lemnos ...
Page 41
... whole course is one thousand miles . Or where the gorgeous east . The eastern peninsula of India , Hindoostan , & c . He ceas'd ; and next him Moloch , scepter'd king . A king , the god of the Amorites ; to whom F 113 - they sacrificed ...
... whole course is one thousand miles . Or where the gorgeous east . The eastern peninsula of India , Hindoostan , & c . He ceas'd ; and next him Moloch , scepter'd king . A king , the god of the Amorites ; to whom F 113 - they sacrificed ...
Page 43
... whole circumference , con- firmed . For when God made promise to . Abraham , be- cause he could not swear by a greater , he sware by himself : Saying , surely blessing I will bless thee , and multiplying I will multiply thee ; 483 499 ...
... whole circumference , con- firmed . For when God made promise to . Abraham , be- cause he could not swear by a greater , he sware by himself : Saying , surely blessing I will bless thee , and multiplying I will multiply thee ; 483 499 ...
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