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... heav'nly light gilding all forms Terrestrial , in the vast and the minute , The unambiguous footsteps of the God Who gives its lustre to an insect's wing , And wheels his throne upon the rolling worlds . Much conversant with Heav'n ...
... heav'nly light gilding all forms Terrestrial , in the vast and the minute , The unambiguous footsteps of the God Who gives its lustre to an insect's wing , And wheels his throne upon the rolling worlds . Much conversant with Heav'n ...
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... heav'nly height , Here deign to take his hallow'd stand ; Here wave his amber locks ; unfold His pinions cloth'd with downy gold ; Here smiling stretch his tutelary wand ? And you , ye host of Saints , for ye have known Each dreary path ...
... heav'nly height , Here deign to take his hallow'd stand ; Here wave his amber locks ; unfold His pinions cloth'd with downy gold ; Here smiling stretch his tutelary wand ? And you , ye host of Saints , for ye have known Each dreary path ...
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... heav'nly touch of instrumental sounds In full harmonic number join'd , their songs Divide the night , and lift our thoughts to heaven . Thus talking , hand in hand alone they pass'd On to their blissful bow'r : it was a place Chos'n by ...
... heav'nly touch of instrumental sounds In full harmonic number join'd , their songs Divide the night , and lift our thoughts to heaven . Thus talking , hand in hand alone they pass'd On to their blissful bow'r : it was a place Chos'n by ...
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... heav'nly race , • Must first be tutor❜d for the place . · ( The joys above are understood , ' And relish'd only by the good ) Who shall assume this guardian care ; ' Who shall secure their birth - right there ; ' Souls are my charge ...
... heav'nly race , • Must first be tutor❜d for the place . · ( The joys above are understood , ' And relish'd only by the good ) Who shall assume this guardian care ; ' Who shall secure their birth - right there ; ' Souls are my charge ...
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... heav'nly seed , The wise extract earth's most Hyblean bliss , Superior wisdom , crown'd with smiling joy . But for whom blossoms this Elysian flower ?, Abroad they find , who cherish it at home . Lorenzo ! pardon what my love extorts ...
... heav'nly seed , The wise extract earth's most Hyblean bliss , Superior wisdom , crown'd with smiling joy . But for whom blossoms this Elysian flower ?, Abroad they find , who cherish it at home . Lorenzo ! pardon what my love extorts ...
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ADAM AND EVE æther angel beam beauteous beauty behold bend Beneath bless blest bliss bloom bosom breast breath bright charm cheek cheer cloud confest dear death delight divine dwell E'en earth Edwin eternal ev'ry eyes fair fire fix'd flame flowers fond form'd friendship gale gentle gloom glory glow grace half bound hand happiness hast hear heart Heav'n heav'nly hermit hope hour light lonely lov'd lustre lyre maid mind MONODY morn mortal musing nature nature's night nymph o'er passion peace Pindus pity pleasure pow'r praise Price pride rise round sacred scene seraph shade shine sigh silent silent night skies smiling smiling train soft solemn song soothe sorrow soul sound spreads spring stream sublime sweet taught tear tempest tender thee thine thou thought truth Twas vale virtue voice wand'ring wave wild wings wisdom woodlark youth