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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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John Keats·1795–1821·Romanticism
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o said he one fair morning, and all dayHis heart beat awfully against his side;And to his heart he inwardly did prayFor power to speak; but still the ruddy tideStifled his voice, and puls'd resolve away--Fever'd his high conceit of such a bride,Yet brought him to the meekness of a child:Alas! when passion is both meek and wild!
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