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... Melodious murmurs , warbling tune his praife , Join voices , all ye living Souls ; ye birds , That finging up to Heaven's gate afcend , Bear on your wings and in your notes his praife . B Ye Ye that in waters glide , and ye that walk.
... Melodious murmurs , warbling tune his praife , Join voices , all ye living Souls ; ye birds , That finging up to Heaven's gate afcend , Bear on your wings and in your notes his praife . B Ye Ye that in waters glide , and ye that walk.
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... wings the air , that skims the plains , United praife beflow : Ye dragons , found his awful name To heav'n aloud ; and roar acclaim Ye Swelling deeps below . Let every element rejoice : Ye thunders , buift with awful voice roll ; To him ...
... wings the air , that skims the plains , United praife beflow : Ye dragons , found his awful name To heav'n aloud ; and roar acclaim Ye Swelling deeps below . Let every element rejoice : Ye thunders , buift with awful voice roll ; To him ...
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... wings with gold , And tun'd your voice to praise . Let man , by nobler paffions fway'd , The feeling heart , the ... wing , Riding fublime 4 BOOK I. ELEGANT EXTRACTS ,
... wings with gold , And tun'd your voice to praise . Let man , by nobler paffions fway'd , The feeling heart , the ... wing , Riding fublime 4 BOOK I. ELEGANT EXTRACTS ,
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... wings out- spread , found . Hatch'd unfledg'd nature from the dark pro- If mounted on my tow`ring thoughts I climb Into the heaven of heavens , I there behold The blaze of thy unclouded majesty ! In the pure empyrean thee I view ...
... wings out- spread , found . Hatch'd unfledg'd nature from the dark pro- If mounted on my tow`ring thoughts I climb Into the heaven of heavens , I there behold The blaze of thy unclouded majesty ! In the pure empyrean thee I view ...
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... wings its way to its Almighty Source , The witness of its actions , now its judge ; That drops into the dark and noisome grave , Like a difabled pitcher of no ufe . If death was nothing , and nought after death ; If , when men died , at ...
... wings its way to its Almighty Source , The witness of its actions , now its judge ; That drops into the dark and noisome grave , Like a difabled pitcher of no ufe . If death was nothing , and nought after death ; If , when men died , at ...
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