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Page 159
... dark materials to create more worlds Into this wild abyss the wary fiend - 865 Stood on the brink of hell and looked a while , Pondering his voyage ; for no narrow frith He had to cross . Nor was his ear less pealed With noises loud and ...
... dark materials to create more worlds Into this wild abyss the wary fiend - 865 Stood on the brink of hell and looked a while , Pondering his voyage ; for no narrow frith He had to cross . Nor was his ear less pealed With noises loud and ...
Page 161
... darkness borne , With other notes than to the Orphean lyre I sung of Chaos and eternal Night ; Taught by the heavenly Muse to venture down The dark descent , and up to reascend , Though hard and rare . Thee I revisit safe , And feel thy ...
... darkness borne , With other notes than to the Orphean lyre I sung of Chaos and eternal Night ; Taught by the heavenly Muse to venture down The dark descent , and up to reascend , Though hard and rare . Thee I revisit safe , And feel thy ...
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... dark souls lit ? Earth ! have they gone into you ! Somewhere they must have gone , And flung on your hard back Is their soul's sack Emptied of God - ancestralled essences . Who hurled them out ? Who hurled ? None saw their spirits ...
... dark souls lit ? Earth ! have they gone into you ! Somewhere they must have gone , And flung on your hard back Is their soul's sack Emptied of God - ancestralled essences . Who hurled them out ? Who hurled ? None saw their spirits ...
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AENEID angels arms beauty behold birds bliss breast breath bright clouds dance dark dead dear death deep delight divine doth dream Dunciad earth eternal eyes face fair fear fire flowers glory grace Greek Greek myth Greek mythology hand happy hast hath head hear heard heart heaven hell hill honour hope king kiss Lady of Shalott Lars Porsena light live look Lord lute mind moon mordre morning Muse never night numbers nymph o'er once pain passion peace pleasure praise Queen Mab rose round Samian wine Satan seemed shade shine sighs sight sing sleep smile Snark song sorrow soul spake spirit St Agnes stars stood sweet tears tell thee thine things thou art thought Timor mortis conturbat tree turned twas unto voice weep wild wind wings woods youth