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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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And bring thee forth braue brood.

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John Berryman·1914–1972
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ut it is clear that this is already very poetic, and the contrast be-tween the tone of this last remark and Stephano’s response to it(“Monster, I will kill this man”) makes it clearer still that facultiesfar higher than those of the butler and jester have not been denied toCaliban. We are not wholly surprised when the poet places this in hismouth; 76
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