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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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Able to be tolerated or allowed; satisfactory or suitable for a particular purpose or situation.

The teacher said that a score of 70% or higher was acceptable for passing the test.

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day of rest

Part of SpeechnounUsed In Literature ↓

A day spent resting from work or any other activity.

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Poetry examples for day of rest

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

should eat, the relations of the sexes, the quality of the weekly

day of rest. Gradually they push indisputable ethics on one side and

are ready to apply torture, death, or social ostracism to the

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