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... beauty . The file , has declined in strength , while it has increased in flexibility . But of a livelier invention , and we can read a Grahame with satisfaction which the sublimer genius of Quarles will not always afford , and recol ...
... beauty . The file , has declined in strength , while it has increased in flexibility . But of a livelier invention , and we can read a Grahame with satisfaction which the sublimer genius of Quarles will not always afford , and recol ...
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... beauty , and every thing truly good is beautiful . Devout reflections upon life , death , and the destiny of the soul , may by the poet be sung to men who would never hear them from another teacher , and thus a simple song be as the ...
... beauty , and every thing truly good is beautiful . Devout reflections upon life , death , and the destiny of the soul , may by the poet be sung to men who would never hear them from another teacher , and thus a simple song be as the ...
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... Beauty .. The Ministry of Angels ... Wisdom , true Riches . MICHAEL DRAYTON . Page 9 Moses meeting the Daughters of Jethro ...... 24 Virtue not Hereditary .. SIR HENRY WOTTON . Farewell to the Vanities of the World ....... The Happy ...
... Beauty .. The Ministry of Angels ... Wisdom , true Riches . MICHAEL DRAYTON . Page 9 Moses meeting the Daughters of Jethro ...... 24 Virtue not Hereditary .. SIR HENRY WOTTON . Farewell to the Vanities of the World ....... The Happy ...
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... beauty , next He did beget An infinite increase of angels bright , All glist'ning glorious in their Maker's light . To show the heaven's illimitable height , ( Not this round heaven which we from hence behold , ) Adorned with thousand ...
... beauty , next He did beget An infinite increase of angels bright , All glist'ning glorious in their Maker's light . To show the heaven's illimitable height , ( Not this round heaven which we from hence behold , ) Adorned with thousand ...
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... beauty's blaze , Whose glorious beams all fleshly sense doth daze With admiration of their passing light , Blinding the eyes and lumining the sprite . Then shall thy ravished soul inspired be , With heavenly 20 EDMUND SPENSER .
... beauty's blaze , Whose glorious beams all fleshly sense doth daze With admiration of their passing light , Blinding the eyes and lumining the sprite . Then shall thy ravished soul inspired be , With heavenly 20 EDMUND SPENSER .
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angels arched magazines beams beauty behold beneath blast blessed blest bliss born breast breath bright brow clouds crown dark death delight didst Dies Ira divine dost doth dread dust dwell E'en earth EDMUND WALLER eternal fair fear fire flame flowers FRANCIS QUARLES GILES FLETCHER glorious glory God's grace grave grief hand happy hast hath heart heaven heavenly hell holy hope hour HYMN immortal King light live Lord mercy mind morning mortal ne'er night o'er pain peace PHINEAS FLETCHER pleasure poems poet praise prayer pride PSALM rest rise round sacred Sacred Poets shade shine sigh sight sing SIR EDWARD SHERBURNE skies sleep smile song sorrow soul spirit spring stars streams sweet tears thee thine things THOMAS FLATMAN THOMAS HEYWOOD THOMAS PARNELL Thou art thought throne unto voice waves weep wind wings