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n a t u re s
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s terner quali t ies was due par tly t o an evolu t ion of
character under t he s tress of bi tter personal ex
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posi t ion and i n fl ue n c e bu t more t han t his t o t he
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as the poet of Paradise Los t lofty maj es t ic far
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tw o s id es o f his geni us It i s j oyo us a n d yet
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cu m s t a n ceH e s ays ! Bu t if you will kn ow what
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co n! ue red th em But the mot he r la ys the Holy
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t h e manger w h e re he lie s .
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S u ch i s the argumen t a s imple t h e me and
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styl e .
H i s v erse sh ow s th e m usical e a r It ha s i n it a .
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An d c hose w i t h us a d a r! s o me ho us e of m o rt a l cl ay
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W h ile b i rd s o f ca l m s i t b r oo d i n g o n the c ha rmed w ave .
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We fe e l th e majes t y o f O m nip o te n ce in the word s ,
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r oo fs a nd t u rr e ts a nd b it o f l aw n w hic h M i lton
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p resenc e o f a gr e at po e t b u t t o k now Mil ton
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nes s e s of life .
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Forso ok t he co u rt s of e ve r l as ti ng day ,
Had d o fl e d her g au dy tr i m ,
Onl y wi th s p ee c he s fair
Sh e w oos t h e ge n tl e ai r
To hid e he r gu ilt y fr o nt w ith innocent snow ,
An d on he r naked s h am e ,
T he wi n ds w i t h w onder w h is t
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Smoothl y th e wa te rs ki s s e d ,
D i vinely -
war b l e d v oi c e
An s wering the s tri nge d noi s e ,
N ow was almost w o n
T o think h er part wa s done ,
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1down re tu rn t o men ,
Mercy will s it be t w e en ,
Wi t h te rr o r of that b la s t ,
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And t hen a t last o u r bliss
Full and perfect i s ,
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I n cons e crated eart h ,
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Nor is Osiris seen
In M emphian grove or g reen ,
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H e fee ls from J ud a s lan d
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So w h en t he su n in b ed
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Fly after the night steeds lea ving their moon loved
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m aze .
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B u t s ee ! the ! ir g in blest
Hath laid her Bab e to rest .
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