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Page 13
... wave ? Is not short pain well borne , that brings long ease , And lays the soul to sleep in quiet grave ? Sleep after toil , port after stormy seas , Ease after war , death after life , doth greatly please . " The knight much wondered ...
... wave ? Is not short pain well borne , that brings long ease , And lays the soul to sleep in quiet grave ? Sleep after toil , port after stormy seas , Ease after war , death after life , doth greatly please . " The knight much wondered ...
Page 52
... Wave at his wings , in airy stream Of lively portraiture displayed , Softly on my eyelids laid . And , as I wake , sweet music breathe Above , about , or underneath , Sent by some spirit to mortals good , Or the unseen Genius of the ...
... Wave at his wings , in airy stream Of lively portraiture displayed , Softly on my eyelids laid . And , as I wake , sweet music breathe Above , about , or underneath , Sent by some spirit to mortals good , Or the unseen Genius of the ...
Page 56
... in Neptune's plea ; He asked the waves , and asked the felon winds , What hard mishap hath doomed this gentle swain ? And questioned every gust of rugged winds , That blows from off each beaked promontory : They knew 56 Milton .
... in Neptune's plea ; He asked the waves , and asked the felon winds , What hard mishap hath doomed this gentle swain ? And questioned every gust of rugged winds , That blows from off each beaked promontory : They knew 56 Milton .
Page 59
... waves ; Where other groves and other streams along , With nectar pure his oozy locks he laves , And hears th ' unexpressive nuptial song , In the blest kingdoms meek of joy and love . There entertain him all the saints above , In solemn ...
... waves ; Where other groves and other streams along , With nectar pure his oozy locks he laves , And hears th ' unexpressive nuptial song , In the blest kingdoms meek of joy and love . There entertain him all the saints above , In solemn ...
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... flow'ry - kirtled Naiades , Culling their potent herbs and baleful drugs , Who as they sung , would take the prisoned soul , And lap it in Elysium ; Scylla wept , And chid her barking waves into attention , And fell 62 Milton .
... flow'ry - kirtled Naiades , Culling their potent herbs and baleful drugs , Who as they sung , would take the prisoned soul , And lap it in Elysium ; Scylla wept , And chid her barking waves into attention , And fell 62 Milton .
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