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... heaven becometh worthy . But let dead Poesy here rise again , O holy Muses , since that I am yours , And here Calliope somewhat ascend , My song accompanying with that sound , Of which the miserable magpies felt The blow so great , that ...
... heaven becometh worthy . But let dead Poesy here rise again , O holy Muses , since that I am yours , And here Calliope somewhat ascend , My song accompanying with that sound , Of which the miserable magpies felt The blow so great , that ...
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... heaven . O thou septentrional and widowed site , Because thou art deprived of seeing these ! When from regarding them I had withdrawn , Turning a little to the other pole , 25 There where the Wain had disappeared already , 30 I saw ...
... heaven . O thou septentrional and widowed site , Because thou art deprived of seeing these ! When from regarding them I had withdrawn , Turning a little to the other pole , 25 There where the Wain had disappeared already , 30 I saw ...
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Dante Alighieri. A Lady from Heaven descended , at whose prayers I aided this one with my company . But since it is thy will more be unfolded Of our condition , how it truly is , Mine cannot be that this should be denied thee . This one ...
Dante Alighieri. A Lady from Heaven descended , at whose prayers I aided this one with my company . But since it is thy will more be unfolded Of our condition , how it truly is , Mine cannot be that this should be denied thee . This one ...
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... Heaven do move and rule thee , As thou dost say , no flattery is needful ; Let it suffice thee that for her thou ask me . Go , then , and see thou gird this one about 91 With a smooth rush , and that thou wash his face , So that thou ...
... Heaven do move and rule thee , As thou dost say , no flattery is needful ; Let it suffice thee that for her thou ask me . Go , then , and see thou gird this one about 91 With a smooth rush , and that thou wash his face , So that thou ...
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... heaven , Fanning the air with the eternal pinions , That do not moult themselves like mortal hair ! " Then as still nearer and more near us came The Bird Divine , more radiant he appeared , So that near by the eye could not endure him ...
... heaven , Fanning the air with the eternal pinions , That do not moult themselves like mortal hair ! " Then as still nearer and more near us came The Bird Divine , more radiant he appeared , So that near by the eye could not endure him ...
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Page 267 - And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding, and answers. And when they saw him they were amazed : and his mother said unto him son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? Behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.
Page 344 - And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks ; and in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.
Page 333 - Had in her sober livery all things clad ; Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests, Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale, She all night long her amorous descant sung ; Silence was pleased : now...
Page 279 - Created pure. But know that in the Soul Are many lesser Faculties that serve Reason as chief; among these Fancy next Her office holds ; of all external things, Which the five watchful Senses represent, She forms Imaginations, Aery shapes, Which Reason joining or disjoining, frames All what we affirm or what deny, and call Our knowledge or opinion; then retires Into her private Cell when Nature rests.
Page 335 - And all amid them stood the tree of life, High eminent, blooming ambrosial fruit Of vegetable gold ; and next to life, Our death, the tree of knowledge, grew fast by, Knowledge of good, bought dear by knowing ill.
Page 268 - And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge.
Page 255 - And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.
Page 363 - And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth...
Page 272 - I'll kneel down, And ask of thee forgiveness: so we'll live, And pray, and sing, and tell old tales, and laugh At gilded butterflies, and hear poor rogues Talk of court news; and well talk with them too, Who loses and who wins; who's in, who's out; And take upon 's the mystery of things, As if we were God's spies...
Page 250 - Therefore is the name of it called Babel ; because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth : and from thence did the Lord scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.