He that has light within his own clear breast May sit in the centre, and enjoy bright day: But he that hides a dark soul and foul thoughts Benighted walks under the mid-day sun; Himself his own dungeon.
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Of foreign words. JOHN MILTON He seemed
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And airy tongues that syllable men's names. JOHN MILTON But zeal moved thee;
To please thy gods thou didst it! JOHN MILTON But his zeal
None seconded, as out of season judged,
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Warblest at eve, when all the woods are still;
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Most musical, most melancholy!
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Is flat despair. JOHN MILTON So on he fares, and to the border comes,
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Of miser's treasures. JOHN MILTON Sweetest Echo, sweetest nymph, that liv'st unseen
Within thy airy shell,
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Bitter ere long back on itself recoils. JOHN MILTON Yet from those flames
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Had in her sober livery all things clad:
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