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Page 62
... Till pride and worse ambition threw me down , Warring in Heaven against Heaven's matchless King ; And wherefore ? He deserved no such return From me , whom he created what I was In that bright eminence , and with his good Upbraided none ...
... Till pride and worse ambition threw me down , Warring in Heaven against Heaven's matchless King ; And wherefore ? He deserved no such return From me , whom he created what I was In that bright eminence , and with his good Upbraided none ...
Page 66
... quelled His best of man , and gave him up to tears A space , till firmer thoughts restrained excess ; And scarce recovering words , his plaint renewed . L'ALLEGRO . Hence , loathed melancholy , Of Cerberus , 66 MILTON .
... quelled His best of man , and gave him up to tears A space , till firmer thoughts restrained excess ; And scarce recovering words , his plaint renewed . L'ALLEGRO . Hence , loathed melancholy , Of Cerberus , 66 MILTON .
Page 68
... Till the dappled dawn doth rise ; Then to come in spite of sorrow , And at my window bid good morrow , Through the sweet briar or the vine , Or the twisted eglantine : While the cock with lively din , Scatters the rear of darkness thin ...
... Till the dappled dawn doth rise ; Then to come in spite of sorrow , And at my window bid good morrow , Through the sweet briar or the vine , Or the twisted eglantine : While the cock with lively din , Scatters the rear of darkness thin ...
Page 70
... Till the live - long daylight fail ; Then to the spicy nut - brown ale , With stories told of many a feat , How fairy Mab the junkets eat , She was pinched and pulled , she said , And he , by friars , lantern led ; Tells how the ...
... Till the live - long daylight fail ; Then to the spicy nut - brown ale , With stories told of many a feat , How fairy Mab the junkets eat , She was pinched and pulled , she said , And he , by friars , lantern led ; Tells how the ...
Page 73
... till With a sad leaden downward cast , Thou fix them on the earth as fast : And join with thee calm Peace and Quiet Spare Fast that oft with Gods doth diet , And hears the Muses in a ring Aye round about Jove's altar sing : And add to ...
... till With a sad leaden downward cast , Thou fix them on the earth as fast : And join with thee calm Peace and Quiet Spare Fast that oft with Gods doth diet , And hears the Muses in a ring Aye round about Jove's altar sing : And add to ...
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