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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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Much wondering at my own simplicity

21 lines
William Wordsworth·1770–1850
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Variant 4: ... At the sightConviction also flashed upon my mindThat this same path (within the shady groveBegun and ended) by my Brother's stepsHad been impressed.--... These additional lines appeared only in 1815 and 1820.] [Variant 5: 1845. ... To sojourn a short whileBeneath my roof He from the barren seasHad newly come--a cherished Visitant! 1815. ... To abide,For an allotted interval of ease,Beneath my cottage roof, had newly comeFrom the wild sea a cherished Visitant; 1827. Beneath my cottage roof, had gladly come 1840. ... had meanwhile come C. [a]] [Variant 6: This and the previous line were added in 1827.] [Variant 7: 1827.
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