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... earth in its development ; but , as enlightened science assures us that the forces at work upon the crust of our planet are as active in the present as in the remotest geological eras , so it seems likely that our language is undergoing ...
... earth in its development ; but , as enlightened science assures us that the forces at work upon the crust of our planet are as active in the present as in the remotest geological eras , so it seems likely that our language is undergoing ...
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... earth full steepe , And low , where dawning day doth never peepe , His dwelling is ; there Tethys his wet bed Doth ever wash , and Cynthia still doth steepe In silver deaw his ever - drouping hed , Whiles sad Night over him her mantle ...
... earth full steepe , And low , where dawning day doth never peepe , His dwelling is ; there Tethys his wet bed Doth ever wash , and Cynthia still doth steepe In silver deaw his ever - drouping hed , Whiles sad Night over him her mantle ...
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... earth ) sings hymns at heaven's gate : For thy sweet love remembered such wealth brings , That then I scorn to change my state with kings . XXX . When to the sessions of sweet silent thought I summon up remembrance of things past , I ...
... earth ) sings hymns at heaven's gate : For thy sweet love remembered such wealth brings , That then I scorn to change my state with kings . XXX . When to the sessions of sweet silent thought I summon up remembrance of things past , I ...
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... earth , Fly hand in hand to heaven ! VIRTUE . SWEET day ! So cool , so calm , so bright , The bridal of the earth and sky : The dews shall weep thy fall to night ; For thou must die . Sweet rose ! whose hue , angry and brave , GEORGE ...
... earth , Fly hand in hand to heaven ! VIRTUE . SWEET day ! So cool , so calm , so bright , The bridal of the earth and sky : The dews shall weep thy fall to night ; For thou must die . Sweet rose ! whose hue , angry and brave , GEORGE ...
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... earth , by the line thou must be contented with under it . Spread not into boundless expansions either of designs or desires . Think not that mankind liveth but for 1 An epicycle is a small revolution made by one planet in the wider ...
... earth , by the line thou must be contented with under it . Spread not into boundless expansions either of designs or desires . Think not that mankind liveth but for 1 An epicycle is a small revolution made by one planet in the wider ...
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