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"And so sepúlchred in such pomp dost lie, That kings for such a tomb would wish to die."
All Writings Of John MiltonAnd storied windows richly dight, — All Writings Of John Milton
"And storied windows richly dight, Casting a dim religious light. There let the pealing organ blow, To the full-voiced choir below, In service high, and anthems clear As may, with sweetness, through mine ear Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all heaven before mine eyes."
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"Where the bright seraphim in burning row Their loud uplifted angel trumpets blow."
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"Fly, envious Time, till thou run out thy race: Call on the lazy leaden-stepping Hours, Whose speed is but the heavy plummets pace; And glut thyself with what thy womb devours, Which is no more than what is false and vain, And merely mortal dross."
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"He who would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things ought himself to be a true poem."
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"How soon hath Time, the subtle thief of youth, Stoln on his wing my three-and-twentieth year!"
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