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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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VI.

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Samuel Taylor Coleridge·1772–1834
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ow would you see this aged thorn,This pond and beauteous hill of moss,You must take care and chuse your timeThe mountain when to cross.For oft there sits, between the heapThat’s like an infant’s grave in size,And that same pond of which I spoke,A woman in a scarlet cloak,And to herself she cries,“Oh misery! oh misery!“Oh woe is me! oh misery!”
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