 It was the winter wild While the heaven-born Child All meanly wrapt in the rude manger lies ; Nature in awe to him Had doff'd her gaudy trim, With her great Master so to sympathize : It was no season then for her To wanton with the sun, her lusty paramour.  Ode on the Morning of Christ's Nativity - Page 11by John Milton - 1868 - 88 pagesFull view - About this book
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...altar touch'd with hallow'd fire. THE HYMN. IT was the winter wild, While the heav'n-born child 30 All meanly wrapt in the rude manger lies;' Nature in awe to him Had doff d her gaudy trim, With her great Master so to sympathize: It was no season then for her 35 To... | |
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...gathered aught of evil, or concealed, Disperse it, as now li^ht dispels the dark! HYMN ON THE NATIVITY. IT was the winter wild, While the heaven-born child All...in the rude manger lies: Nature in awe to Him Had doffed her gaudy trim, With her great Master so to sympathize: It was no season then for her To wanton... | |
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