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... Earth sitting still , when she alone receives The benefit . Consider first , that great Or bright infers not excellence : the Earth , Though in comparison of Heaven so small , Nor glistering , may of solid good contain More plenty than ...
... Earth sitting still , when she alone receives The benefit . Consider first , that great Or bright infers not excellence : the Earth , Though in comparison of Heaven so small , Nor glistering , may of solid good contain More plenty than ...
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... Earth trembled • Wept . The idea that the fall was marked by convulsions of the earth and other signs of nature's grief is a literary and theological tradition . While it has no direct Scriptural authority , it may have been suggested ...
... Earth trembled • Wept . The idea that the fall was marked by convulsions of the earth and other signs of nature's grief is a literary and theological tradition . While it has no direct Scriptural authority , it may have been suggested ...
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... Earth ? " To whom the Archangel . " Dextrously thou aim'st ; So willingly doth God remit his ire , Though late repenting him of Man depraved , Grieved at his heart , when looking down he saw The whole Earth filled with violence , and ...
... Earth ? " To whom the Archangel . " Dextrously thou aim'st ; So willingly doth God remit his ire , Though late repenting him of Man depraved , Grieved at his heart , when looking down he saw The whole Earth filled with violence , and ...
Contents
Preface | v |
A Paraphrase on Psalm 114 | 1 |
On the Death of a Fair Infant Anno Ætatis | 7 |
Copyright | |
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