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... strong , The castles , and the rivers long ! And even for joy of this great heat , She showeth forth her pleasures great , And sleeps no more , but sendeth forth Her clergions , her own dear worth , To mount and fly up to the air ...
... strong , The castles , and the rivers long ! And even for joy of this great heat , She showeth forth her pleasures great , And sleeps no more , but sendeth forth Her clergions , her own dear worth , To mount and fly up to the air ...
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... strong fence of faith ; If Thee it please , use eke Thy pruning - knife , Lest that , O Lord ! as a good gardener saith— If suckers draw the sap from bows on high , Perhaps in time the top of tree may die . Let , Lord , this tree be set ...
... strong fence of faith ; If Thee it please , use eke Thy pruning - knife , Lest that , O Lord ! as a good gardener saith— If suckers draw the sap from bows on high , Perhaps in time the top of tree may die . Let , Lord , this tree be set ...
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... strong , As neither fear nor hope can shake the frame Of his resolved powers , nor all the wind Of vanity or malice pierce to wrong His settled peace , or to disturb the same ; What a fair seat hath he from whence he may The boundless ...
... strong , As neither fear nor hope can shake the frame Of his resolved powers , nor all the wind Of vanity or malice pierce to wrong His settled peace , or to disturb the same ; What a fair seat hath he from whence he may The boundless ...
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... strong effects are such As he must bear , being powerless to redress ; And that unless above himself he can Erect himself , how poor a thing is man ! And how turmoiled are they that level lie With earth , and cannot lift themselves from ...
... strong effects are such As he must bear , being powerless to redress ; And that unless above himself he can Erect himself , how poor a thing is man ! And how turmoiled are they that level lie With earth , and cannot lift themselves from ...
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... strong but by their factions . If Potentates reply , Give Potentates the lie . Tell men of high condition , That rule affairs of state- Their purpose is ambition , Their practice - only hate . And if they once reply , Then give them all ...
... strong but by their factions . If Potentates reply , Give Potentates the lie . Tell men of high condition , That rule affairs of state- Their purpose is ambition , Their practice - only hate . And if they once reply , Then give them all ...
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angels ANON art thou beams beauty behold BEN JONSON birds blessed blest bliss blossom born breath bright CHAUCER Christ cloud comfort creatures dark death delight divine doth dust dwell earth eternal eyes face fair faith fear flesh flowers GEORGE SANDYS give glorious glory God's grace grave hand hath heart heaven heavenly holy hope humble Hymn JAMES SHIRLEY JOHN DONNE King leave light live look Lord Love's man's mercy mighty mind mortal Nature's never NICHOLAS BRETON night nightingale o'er pleasure poor praise Psalm pure rest rich RICHARD ROLLE rise savest Saviour scorn sense shepherds shew shine sight sing SIR HENRY WOTTON SIR JOHN DAVIES sleep song soul spring stars strong Tell Thee Thine things Thou art Thou hast thought Three Wise Men Thy Majesty thyself tree true voice wake wight wilt wind wings wise withers