| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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according to Milton, is twin-keeper with Death of the gates of Hell. She sprang full-grown from the head of Satan. | 1 |
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| But ending foul in many a scaly fold |
| Voluminous and vast, a serpent armed |
| With mortal sting.” | |
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Paradise Lost, ii. 650–653. |
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Original sin. (See ADAM.) | 2 |
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