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... turn out to be simply the late Middle Ages . It is a habit of mind most difficult for a modern to grasp , being at once fantastic and closely allied to action . It was something that impelled Sidney to seek education through his love ...
... turn out to be simply the late Middle Ages . It is a habit of mind most difficult for a modern to grasp , being at once fantastic and closely allied to action . It was something that impelled Sidney to seek education through his love ...
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... turn the Adamantine spindle round , On which the fate of gods and men is wound . Such sweet compulsion doth in music ly , To lull the daughters of Necessity , And keep unsteddy Nature to her law , And the low world in measur'd motion ...
... turn the Adamantine spindle round , On which the fate of gods and men is wound . Such sweet compulsion doth in music ly , To lull the daughters of Necessity , And keep unsteddy Nature to her law , And the low world in measur'd motion ...
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... turn again and so restore your glory : Desire , be steady ; hope is your delight , An orb wherein no creature can be sorry ; Love being plac'd above these middle regions , Where every passion wars itself with legions . Commonest of all ...
... turn again and so restore your glory : Desire , be steady ; hope is your delight , An orb wherein no creature can be sorry ; Love being plac'd above these middle regions , Where every passion wars itself with legions . Commonest of all ...
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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