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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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To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.

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Mrs. Meyers

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Edgar Lee Masters·1868–1950
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e protested all his life longThe newspapers lied about him villainously;That he was not at fault for Minerva’s fall,But only tried to help her.Poor soul so sunk in sin he could not seeThat even trying to help her, as he called it,He had broken the law human and divine.Passers by, an ancient admonition to you:If your ways would be ways of pleasantness,And all your pathways peace,Love God and keep his commandments.
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