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Poetry Library

— 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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Andrew Marvell·1621–1678
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nhappy birds 1 what does it bootTo bnild below the grass's root ;When lowncBS is onaafe as heightAnd chance o'ertakes what 'scapethAnd now your orphan parents' callSound-B your untimely funeral;Death-trumpets creak iti such a note.And 'tta the sourdine* in iheir throat.
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