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... beautiful poem . William . - 0 mamma , do let me read it . aloud , while you and my sisters are making the clothes for that poor family we visited yesterday . Mamma . - It was not written for children , my dear ; and there is so much in ...
... beautiful poem . William . - 0 mamma , do let me read it . aloud , while you and my sisters are making the clothes for that poor family we visited yesterday . Mamma . - It was not written for children , my dear ; and there is so much in ...
Page 11
... beautiful passages , for it is an advantage to have the ear early accus- tomed to the sound of good poetry ; and as Milton's language tends to improve the style , I shall express myself as much as possible in his words , while ...
... beautiful passages , for it is an advantage to have the ear early accus- tomed to the sound of good poetry ; and as Milton's language tends to improve the style , I shall express myself as much as possible in his words , while ...
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... beautiful temple . Into this The crowd Swarm'd and were straiten'd ; till the signal given , Behold a wonder ! They but now who seein'd In bigness to surpass earth's giant sons , Now less than smallest dwarfs , in narrow room Throng ...
... beautiful temple . Into this The crowd Swarm'd and were straiten'd ; till the signal given , Behold a wonder ! They but now who seein'd In bigness to surpass earth's giant sons , Now less than smallest dwarfs , in narrow room Throng ...
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... beautiful garden , and every living creature . Amongst them , two appeared so entirely su- perior , he concluded they were made to gov- ern the others . These were Adam and Eve . They are described as being perfectly lovely , and free ...
... beautiful garden , and every living creature . Amongst them , two appeared so entirely su- perior , he concluded they were made to gov- ern the others . These were Adam and Eve . They are described as being perfectly lovely , and free ...
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... beautiful passages . Eliza . I think Emily and William are really interested with it , because they talk so much about the different characters ; and Emily was so afraid of your going out , or writing letters , that she begged me to run ...
... beautiful passages . Eliza . I think Emily and William are really interested with it , because they talk so much about the different characters ; and Emily was so afraid of your going out , or writing letters , that she begged me to run ...
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Abdiel Adam and Eve Adam's Almighty angel beasts beautiful Beelzebub behold Belial Bible bird bliss Cain and Abel cherubim cloud command created creation creatures darkness dear mamma death delightful divine dreadful dwell earth Eliza Eliza.-I Emily enemy evil eyes favour fear fire flaming flood flowers fruit gates glorious glory happy harp HARVARD COLLEGE hast hath hear heard heaven heavenly hell holy Ithuriel Jesus Christ light live looked Lord Maker Mamma.-I Michael Milton mind morning never night o'er Oliver Cromwell Paradise Lost poem poet poetry praise punishment Raphael Redeemer repeat rest Satan Saviour seem'd seraph serpent sight sinful sleep Son of God song soon spirits stars stood story sung sweet symphonies tell thee things thou thought throne to-day tree verse voice walk wicked William William.-I wings wish wonder words worship