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Page 9
... hath distinguished his angels by degrees , which hath given greater and less light and beauty to heavenly bodies , which hath made differences between beasts and birds , created the eagle and the fly , the cedar and the shrub , and ...
... hath distinguished his angels by degrees , which hath given greater and less light and beauty to heavenly bodies , which hath made differences between beasts and birds , created the eagle and the fly , the cedar and the shrub , and ...
Page 51
... hath given virtues to springs and fountains , to cold earth , to plants and stones , minerals , and to the excremental parts of the basest living creatures , why should we rob the beautiful stars of their working powers ? For , seeing ...
... hath given virtues to springs and fountains , to cold earth , to plants and stones , minerals , and to the excremental parts of the basest living creatures , why should we rob the beautiful stars of their working powers ? For , seeing ...
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... hath assigned kings princes with other governors under them , all in good and necessary order . The water above is kept and raineth down in due time and season . The sun moon stars rainbow thunder lightning clouds and all birds of the ...
... hath assigned kings princes with other governors under them , all in good and necessary order . The water above is kept and raineth down in due time and season . The sun moon stars rainbow thunder lightning clouds and all birds of the ...
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according allowed angels animals beasts beauty beginning belief body called celestial common commonplace contained correspondence cosmic created creation creatures dance describing divine doctrine doth earth educated elements Elizabeth Elizabethan eternal excellent faculties fall fire follows fortune four function gives God's harmony hath head heart heaven heavenly highest Hooker human humours idea instance kind king knowledge known less light living macrocosm man's matter means medieval Middle Ages Milton mind moon nature notion passage passion perfect physical picture piece planets Platonic poem politic possible present prince pure qualities reason references rest says scheme sense serve Shakespeare shows soul speak spheres spirits stand stars things thought tion translated understanding universe unto virtue whole