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— John Milton

Say, Heavenly Muse, shall not thy sacred vein 15

Afford a present to the Infant God?

Hast thou no verse, no hymn, or solemn strain,

To welcome him to this his new abode,

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Algernon Charles Swinburne·1837–1909
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e rise not and ye set not; we that sayYe rise and set like hopes that set and riseLook yet but seaward from a land-locked bay;But where at last the sea's line is the sky'sAnd truth and hope one sunlight in your eyes,No sunrise and no sunset marks their day.
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