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... things vain , and all who in vain things Built their fond hopes of glory or lasting fame ,. PARADISE LOST 243.
... things vain , and all who in vain things Built their fond hopes of glory or lasting fame ,. PARADISE LOST 243.
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... things so high and strange , things to their thought So unimaginable as hate in Heaven , And war so near the peace of God in bliss , With such confusion ; but the evil soon Driven back redounded as a flood on those From whom it sprung ...
... things so high and strange , things to their thought So unimaginable as hate in Heaven , And war so near the peace of God in bliss , With such confusion ; but the evil soon Driven back redounded as a flood on those From whom it sprung ...
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... things remote From use , obscure and subtle , but to know That which before us lies in daily life , Is the prime wisdom ; what is more , is fume , Or emptiness , or fond impertinence , And renders us in things that most concern ...
... things remote From use , obscure and subtle , but to know That which before us lies in daily life , Is the prime wisdom ; what is more , is fume , Or emptiness , or fond impertinence , And renders us in things that most concern ...
Contents
Preface | v |
A Paraphrase on Psalm 114 | 1 |
On the Death of a Fair Infant Anno Ętatis | 7 |
Copyright | |
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