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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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That will put her heart out like an only eye.

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Sylvia Plath·1932–1963
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idow. The dead syllable, with its shadow Of an echo, exposes the panel in the wallBehind which the secret passage lies—stale air,Fusty remembrances, the coiled-spring stairThat opens at the top onto nothing at all....
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