A Scriptural and Allegorical Glossary to Milton's Paradise LostAuthoress, 1828 - 282 pages |
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... Lord God fell there upon me . Aud he put forth the form of a hand , and took me by a lock of mine head , and the spirit lift me up between the earth and the heaven , and brought me , in the visions of God , to Jerusalem , to the door of ...
... Lord God fell there upon me . Aud he put forth the form of a hand , and took me by a lock of mine head , and the spirit lift me up between the earth and the heaven , and brought me , in the visions of God , to Jerusalem , to the door of ...
Page 19
... Lord seeth us not ; the Lord hath forsaken the earth . 462 Dagon . A god of the Syrians and Philistines , who gain- ed great riches by fish , which they ascribed to this idol : it was half man and half fish : it was the Neptune of the ...
... Lord seeth us not ; the Lord hath forsaken the earth . 462 Dagon . A god of the Syrians and Philistines , who gain- ed great riches by fish , which they ascribed to this idol : it was half man and half fish : it was the Neptune of the ...
Page 20
... Lord . 2 Kings v . 17 . 472 Ahaz , his sottish Conqueror . For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus , which smote him ; and he said , because the gods of the kings of Syria help them , therefore will I sacrifice to them that they may ...
... Lord . 2 Kings v . 17 . 472 Ahaz , his sottish Conqueror . For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus , which smote him ; and he said , because the gods of the kings of Syria help them , therefore will I sacrifice to them that they may ...
Page 40
... lords and cherubin , Belonging to the highest order of angels , cherubim to the second . 795 In close recess and secret conclave sat . A council chamber ; a secret hall , appointed for the election of popes . Conclave here means a ...
... lords and cherubin , Belonging to the highest order of angels , cherubim to the second . 795 In close recess and secret conclave sat . A council chamber ; a secret hall , appointed for the election of popes . Conclave here means a ...
Page 50
... of infernal spirits may be , here is a victory gained over him , which calls for the congratulation of all the armies of the Lord : the dragon and his angels are cast out ; the saints are enabled to triumph over him , feeble 50.
... of infernal spirits may be , here is a victory gained over him , which calls for the congratulation of all the armies of the Lord : the dragon and his angels are cast out ; the saints are enabled to triumph over him , feeble 50.
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