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" FLY, envious Time, till thou run out thy race ; Call on the lazy leaden-stepping hours, Whose speed is but the heavy plummet's pace ; And glut thyself with what thy womb devours, Which is no more than what is false and vain, And merely mortal dross ;... "
Paradise Regain'd: A Poem, in Four Books. To which is Added Samson Agonistes ... - Page 152
by John Milton - 1753 - 350 pages
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Charles Kingsley: His Letters and Memories of His Life, Volume 2

Charles Kingsley - Authors, English - 1900 - 454 pages
...Call on the lazy leaden-stepping hours Whose speed is but the heavy plummet's pace; And glut thyself with what thy womb devours, Which is no more than what is false and vain, And merely mortal dross ; So little is our loss, So little is thy gain. For whenas...
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The Lyric and Dramatic Poems of John Milton

John Milton - English poetry - 1901 - 416 pages
...Call on the lazy leaden-stepping hours, Whose speed is but the heavy plummet's pace; And glut thyself with what thy womb devours, Which is no more than what is false and vain, 5 And merely mortal dross; So little is our loss, So little is thy gain ! For whenas...
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The Lyric and Dramatic Poems of John Milton

John Milton - English poetry - 1901 - 418 pages
...Call on the lazy leaden-stepping hours, Whose speed is but the heavy plummet's pace; And glut thyself with what thy womb devours, Which is no more than what is false and vain, 5 And merely mortal dross; So little is our loss, £; So little is thy gain! For whenas...
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The King's Garden, Or, The Life of the World to Come

Future life - 1902 - 406 pages
...Call on the lazy, leaden-stepping hours, Whose speed is but the heavy plummet's pace, And glut thyself with what thy womb devours, — Which is no more than what is false and vain, And merely mortal dross ; So little is our loss, So little is thy gain ! For when as...
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Paradise Regained, Samson Agonistes, & Other Poems

John Milton - 1903 - 434 pages
...Call on the lazy leaden-stepping Hours, Whose speed is but the heavy plummet's pace ; And glut thyself with what thy womb devours, Which is no more than what is false and vain, And merely mortal dross; : •.---' So little is our loss, So little is thy gain !...
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The Speaker, Volume 2

Readers and speakers - 1907 - 438 pages
...on thy lazy, leaden-stepping hours, Whose speed is but the heavy plummet's pace ; And glut thyself with what thy womb devours, Which is no more than what is false and vain, And merely mortal dross ; So little is our loss, So little is thy gain. For when as...
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The minor poems

John Milton - 1910 - 408 pages
...Call on the lazy leaden-stepping Hours, Whose speed is but the heavy plummet's pace ; And glut thyself with what thy womb devours, Which is no more than what is false and vain, And merely mortal dross ; So little is our loss, So little is thy gain ! For, when...
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The Old Clock Book

N. Hudson Moore - Clock and watch makers - 1911 - 484 pages
...Call on the lazy, leaden-stepping hours, Whose speed is but the heavy plummet's pace; And glut thyself with what thy womb devours, Which is no more than what is false and vain, And merely mortal dross; So little is our loss, So little is thy gain! For when as...
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English Journal, Volume 5

Electronic journals - 1916 - 798 pages
...Call on the lazy leaden-stepping Hours, Whose speed is but the heavy plummet's pace; And glut thyself with what thy womb devours, Which is no more than what is false and vain, And merely mortal dross; So little is our loss, So little is thy gain! For, when as...
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English Journal, Volume 5

Electronic journals - 1916 - 766 pages
...Call on the lazy leaden-stepping Hours, Whose speed is but the heavy plummet's pace; And glut thyself with what thy womb devours, Which is no more than what is false and vain, And merely mortal dross; So little is our loss, So little is thy gain! For, when as...
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