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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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noun

A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage.

“Writers often choose access when discussing complex ideas.”

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The Huxter

10 lines
Edward Thomas
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E has a hump like an ape on his back;He has of money a plentiful lack;And but for a gay coat of double his girthThere is not a plainer thing on the earth This fine May morning. But the huxter has a bottle of beer;He drives a cart and his wife sits nearWho does not heed his lack or his hump;And they laugh as down the lane they bump This fine May morning.
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