But know that, in the soul, Are many lesser faculties, that serve Reason as chief: among these, Fancy next Her office holds; of all external things, Which the five watchful senses represent, She forms imaginations, aery shapes, Which Reason, joining or... Paradise Lost: A Poem - Page 127by John Milton - 1833 - 351 pagesFull view - About this book
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