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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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SCENE III

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W.B. Yeats·1865–1939·Symbolism
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CENE.--_Hall in the house of_ COUNTESS CATHLEEN. _At the Left anoratory with steps leading up to it. At the Right a tapestriedwall, more or less repeating the form of the oratory, and a greatchair with its back against the wall. In the Centre are two or morearches through which one can see dimly the trees of the garden._CATHLEEN _is kneeling in front of the altar in the oratory; thereis a hanging lighted lamp over the altar_. ALEEL _enters_.
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