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Space may produce new Worlds

Hume, Patrick. Annotations on Milton's Paradise Lost London: Printed for Jacob Tonson ..., 1695. Print.

Several Philosophers were of Opinion, that there were many Worlds, as Anaxymenes, Aristarchus, Diogenes, Democritus, and Plato, because not rightly understood, Epicurus many, and others that they were infinite, not only the Sun and Moon, but every Star containing a distinct World; to the continuing of these Conceits, the Spectacles of Galileus have not a little contributed
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Related:  Horizontal misty Air,  Bullion,  but half his foe,  dim Eclips,  Baptiz'd or Infidel,  Was not inglorious,  upheld by old repute,  imbodied,  Memphian,  presaging,  Biserta,  Naphtha,  Eternal Splendors flung [ 610 ] For his revolt,  Alcairo,  Words interwove,  cruel his eye,  Mulciber,  impious,  New rub'd with Baum,  Cressets,  downward bent,  th' event,  Babel,  Begirt,  Shorn of his Beams,  amerc't,  Sits Arbitress,  veins of liquid fire,  scurff,  his Regal State [ 640 ] Put forth at full,  Ilium,  Hurling defiance,  Doric,  considerate Pride Waiting revenge,  or Romance,  Babilon,  Distends with pride,  wing'd with speed,  awful,  intrencht,  bossy Sculptures,  and what resounds,  That in his womb was hid metallic Ore,  Could merit more,  Swarm'd and were straitn'd; till the Signal giv'n.,  Paynim,  they relate,  He spake,  Hath scath'd the Forrest Oaks,  Which tempted our attempt,  Stands on the blasted Heath,  testifies,  Damasco, or Marocco, or Trebisond,,  Heav'ns pavement, trod'n Gold,  Aspramont,  repulse,  Sat on his faded cheek,  attention held them mute,  Cherubim,  Stood like a Towr,  Theb's,  Peerage,  Thither,  about the Hive [ 770 ] In clusters,  Uthers,  Of dauntless courage,  for his fault,  Seraphic Lords and Cherubim,  Then that small infantry warr'd on by Cranes,  Monarch in Heav'n,  in Bondage, nor th' Abyss Long under darkness cover,  custome,  remorse,  From wing to wing, and half enclose him round,  When Charlemain,  beatific,  Thir visages,  Monuments of Fame,  Hateful to utter,  fretted Gold,  auxiliar,  who overcomes By force,  Perplexes Monarchs,  Warr'd on by Cranes,  ribs of Gold,  Ausonian,  As when Heavens Fire,  Browes,  conclave,  Brigad,  to have thir lot in pain,  Thir Glory witherd,  when Ægypt with Assyria strove,  hardening in this strength glories,  Sovran,  The fellows of his crime, the followers rather,  thir stately growth,  Pandæmonium,  puissant,  Self-rais'd, and repossess,  Myriads,  Pigmean Race,  Mammon,  In shape and gesture proudly eminent,  but what power of mind,  fame,  some belated Peasant,  shall fail to re-ascend,  Fontarabbia,  Pioners,  griesly,  guile,  Deep scars of Thunder had,  All her Original brightness,  How such united force of Gods, how such,  assayd,  Phlegra,  these beyond Compare of mortal prowess,  As when the Sun,  Rifl'd the bowels of thir mother,  Brusht with the hiss of russling wings,  Armoric,  Belus or Serapis,  Tears such as Angels weep