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... earth , and on earth's children , the throngs of young men and women in love with love and one another . The earth lures even the amorous gods from heaven ; and wanton Pan , Faunus , the satyrs , dryads , and oreads are all pursuing or ...
... earth , and on earth's children , the throngs of young men and women in love with love and one another . The earth lures even the amorous gods from heaven ; and wanton Pan , Faunus , the satyrs , dryads , and oreads are all pursuing or ...
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A Sketch of His Life and Writings Douglas Bush. earth and sea , stars and sun , awaiting , conscious of im- perfection , the advent of the Creator . The conceits - even if the first one , on the wintry earth denuded of foliage , is a bit ...
A Sketch of His Life and Writings Douglas Bush. earth and sea , stars and sun , awaiting , conscious of im- perfection , the advent of the Creator . The conceits - even if the first one , on the wintry earth denuded of foliage , is a bit ...
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... earth at its center ) , which is suspended from heaven . Gliding down through spheres and stars , he alights on the sun , deceives its angelic guardian , and reaches the earth . Here , addressing the sun , whose hate- ful light recalls ...
... earth at its center ) , which is suspended from heaven . Gliding down through spheres and stars , he alights on the sun , deceives its angelic guardian , and reaches the earth . Here , addressing the sun , whose hate- ful light recalls ...
Contents
Introduction | 9 |
16081632 | 17 |
St Pauls School and Cambridge | 18 |
Copyright | |
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