Speak, ye who best can tell, ye sons of light, Angels ! for ye behold him, and with songs And choral symphonies, day without night, Circle his throne rejoicing : ye in heaven, On earth join all ye creatures to extol Him first, him last, him midst, and... Paradise lost, a poem. Pr. from the text of Tonson's correct ed. of 1711 - Page 133by John Milton - 1801Full view - About this book
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