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

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1809. CANTO I.

9 lines
Lord Byron·1788–1824·Romanticism
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uly 2. Sail from Falmouth in Lisbon packet. (Stanza xii. Letter 125.) July 6. Arrive Lisbon. (Stanzas xvi., xvii. Letter 126.)Visit Cintra. (Stanzas xviii.-xxvi. Letter 128.)Visit Mafra. (Stanza xxix.) July 17. Leave Lisbon. (Stanza xxviii. Letter 127.)Ride through Portugal and Spain to Seville.(Stanzas xxviii.-xlii. Letter 127.)Visit Albuera. (Stanza xliii.) July 21. Arrive Seville. (Stanzas xlv., xlvi. Letters 127, 128.)
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