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... heaven for thunder ; nothing but thunder . Merciful heaven ! Thou rather with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt Split'st the unwedgeable and gnarled oak Than the soft myrtle ; but man , proud man , Drest in a little brief authority , Most ...
... heaven for thunder ; nothing but thunder . Merciful heaven ! Thou rather with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt Split'st the unwedgeable and gnarled oak Than the soft myrtle ; but man , proud man , Drest in a little brief authority , Most ...
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... heaven shall call her from this cloud of darkness- Who , from the sacred ashes of her honour , Shall star - like rise , as great in fame as she was , And so stand fix'd . Peace , plenty , love , truth , terror , That were the servants ...
... heaven shall call her from this cloud of darkness- Who , from the sacred ashes of her honour , Shall star - like rise , as great in fame as she was , And so stand fix'd . Peace , plenty , love , truth , terror , That were the servants ...
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... heaven - kissing hill , ( III . iv . 58. ) or Romeo sees his love as a ' winged messenger of Heaven ' bestriding the clouds ( II . ii . 28 ) ; or Macbeth imagines ' Heaven's cherubin horsed upon the sightless couriers of the air ' ( I ...
... heaven - kissing hill , ( III . iv . 58. ) or Romeo sees his love as a ' winged messenger of Heaven ' bestriding the clouds ( II . ii . 28 ) ; or Macbeth imagines ' Heaven's cherubin horsed upon the sightless couriers of the air ' ( I ...
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OUR ENGLISH HERITAGE | 1 |
ROSES AT WAR | 4 |
SAINT GEORGE FOR ENGLAND | 12 |
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