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... and made thee His ; By all the heavens thou hast in Him ; Fair sister of the seraphim ; By all of Him we have in thee , - Leave nothing of myself in me ; Let me so read thy life that I Unto all life of mine may die .
... and made thee His ; By all the heavens thou hast in Him ; Fair sister of the seraphim ; By all of Him we have in thee , - Leave nothing of myself in me ; Let me so read thy life that I Unto all life of mine may die .
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| Title | Lives of eminent and illustrious Englishmen, ed. by G. G. Cunningham, Volume 3 Lives of eminent and illustrious Englishmen, ed. by G. G. Cunningham, George Godfrey Cunningham |
| Author | Englishmen |
| Editor | George Godfrey Cunningham |
| Published | 1837 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 19 May 2006 |
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