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... pity see , With breath of incense I will glad thy heart ; But if like us , of mortal seed thou art , Presents of choicest fowls , and fruits I'll bring , And in my realms thou shalt be more than king . Spirit . In vain , O mortal men ...
... pity see , With breath of incense I will glad thy heart ; But if like us , of mortal seed thou art , Presents of choicest fowls , and fruits I'll bring , And in my realms thou shalt be more than king . Spirit . In vain , O mortal men ...
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... pity , you will die , I'll watch your birth of immortality : Then , turtle - like , I'll to my mate repair ; And teach you your first flight in open air . C Nakar . Hark , my Damilcar , we are call'd TYRANNIC LOVE . 17.
... pity , you will die , I'll watch your birth of immortality : Then , turtle - like , I'll to my mate repair ; And teach you your first flight in open air . C Nakar . Hark , my Damilcar , we are call'd TYRANNIC LOVE . 17.
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... a spirit of air To pity the lover , and succour the fair , That , silent and swift , the little soft god Is here with a wish , and is gone with a nod . Amariel . From the bright empire of eternal day , 18 TYRANNIC LOVE .
... a spirit of air To pity the lover , and succour the fair , That , silent and swift , the little soft god Is here with a wish , and is gone with a nod . Amariel . From the bright empire of eternal day , 18 TYRANNIC LOVE .
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... pity rise , And the pale shade take me in his cold arms , And lay me kindly by him in his grave . THE STATE OF INNOCence . 1674 . Lucifer . O death to hear ! and a worse hell on earth : What mad profusion on this clod - born birth ...
... pity rise , And the pale shade take me in his cold arms , And lay me kindly by him in his grave . THE STATE OF INNOCence . 1674 . Lucifer . O death to hear ! and a worse hell on earth : What mad profusion on this clod - born birth ...
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... pity ' tis , you are not all divine ! New moulded , thorough lighten'd , and a breast pure , to bear the last severest test ; So Fit to command an empire you should gain By virtue , and without a blush to reign . Mor . You show me ...
... pity ' tis , you are not all divine ! New moulded , thorough lighten'd , and a breast pure , to bear the last severest test ; So Fit to command an empire you should gain By virtue , and without a blush to reign . Mor . You show me ...
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