"The planets in their stations list'ning stood, While the bright pomp ascended jubilant. Open, ye everlasting gates, they sung, Open ye heavens, your living doors; let in The great Creator from his work returned Magnificent, his six days' work, a world."

"Indu'd With sanctity of reason."

"Now half appear'd The tawny lion, pawing to get free His hinder parts."

"There Leviathan Hugest of living creatures, on the deep Stretched like a promontory sleeps or swims, And seems a moving land, and at his gills Draws in, and at his trunk spouts out a sea."

"Hither, as to their fountain, other stars Repairing, in their golden urns draw light."

"Heaven open'd wide Her ever during gates, harmonious sound, On golden hinges moving."

"Out of one man a race Of men innumerable."

"Still govern thou my song, Urania, and fit audience find, though few."

"More safe I sing with mortal voice, unchanged To hoarse or mute, though fall'n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compassed round, And solitude."

"In heavenly spirits could such perverseness dwell?"

"Far off his coming shone."

"Spirits that live throughout, Vital in every part, not as frail man, In entrails, heart or head, liver or reins, Cannot but by annihilating die."

"Arms on armour clashing bray'd Horrible discord, and the madding wheels Of brazen chariots rag'd: dire was the noise Of conflict."

"How few somtimes may know, when thousands err."

"Servant of God, well done, well hast thou fought The better fight, who single hast maintained Against revolted multitudes the cause Of truth, in word mightier than they in arms."

"Morn, Waked by the circling hours, with rosy hand Unbarred the gates of light."

"So spake the seraph Abdiel, faithful found; Among the faithless, faithful only he."

"Will ye submit your necks, and chuse to bend The supple knee? ye will not, if I trust To know ye right, or if ye know your selves Natives and Sons of Heav'n possest before By none, and if not equal all, yet free, Equally free; for Orders and Degrees Jarr not with liberty, but well consist. Who can in reason then or right assume Monarchie over such as live by right..."

"Innumerable as the stars of night, Or stars of morning, dewdrops which the sun Impearls on every leaf and every flower."

"Midnight brought on the dusky hour Friendliest to sleep and silence."

"Satan; so call him now, his former name Is heard no more in heaven."

"They eat, they drink, and in communion sweet Quaff immortality and joy."

"All seemed well pleased, all seemed but were not all."

"Thrones, Dominations, Princedoms, Virtues, Powers."

"What if earth Be but the shadow of heaven, and things therein Each to other like, more than on earth is thought?"

"Freely we serve, Because we freely love, as in our will To love or not; in this we stand or fall."

"The bright consummate flower."

"Nor jealousy Was understood, the injured lover's hell."

"So saying, with dispatchful looks in haste She turns, on hospitable thoughts intent."

"Another morn Ris'n on mid-noon."

"A wilderness of sweets."

"Fountains, and ye, that warble, as ye flow, Melodious murmurs, warbling tune his praise."

"Fairest of stars, last in the train of night, If better thou belong not to the dawn."

"Him first, him last, him midst, and without end."

"These are thy glorious works, Parent of good."

"Good, the more Communicated, more abundant grows."

"My latest found, Heaven's last, best gift, my ever new delight!"

"Hung over her enamour'd, and beheld Beauty, which, whether waking or asleep, Shot forth peculiar graces."

"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."

"Fled Murmuring, and with him fled the shades of night."

"The starry cope Of heaven."

"Like Teneriff or Atlas unremoved."

"Came not all hell broke loose?"

"Abashed the Devil stood, And felt how awful goodness is, and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely. —saw, and pined his loss."

"Not to know me argues yourselves unknown, The lowest of your throng."

"Him thus intent Ithuriel with his spear Touch'd lightly; for no falsehood can endure Touch of celestial temper."

"Squat like a toad, close at the ear of Eve."

"Hail wedded love, mysterious law, true source Of human offspring."

"Eased the putting off These troublesome disguises which we wear."

"In naked beauty more adorn'd, More lovely than Pandora."