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Bright was the moon , as bright as day , And Venus glistered in the west , Whose light did lead the ready way That brought me to my wishëd rest ; Then each of them increased their light While I enjoyed her heavenly sight .
Bright was the moon , as bright as day , And Venus glistered in the west , Whose light did lead the ready way That brought me to my wishëd rest ; Then each of them increased their light While I enjoyed her heavenly sight .
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... yet back to whoredom fell , None can enough , something I fain would tell : How black are quenchëd lights ! ... The spring of heat and light , the moon to ebb and flow ; Thou , world's sole pilot , who in this poor isle ( So small a ...
... yet back to whoredom fell , None can enough , something I fain would tell : How black are quenchëd lights ! ... The spring of heat and light , the moon to ebb and flow ; Thou , world's sole pilot , who in this poor isle ( So small a ...
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Whose mighty light Made his clothes be , Like heav'n , all brightThe Fuller whose pure blood did flow To make stained man more white than snow . But since he That brightness soiled , His garments be All dark and spoiled , And here are ...
Whose mighty light Made his clothes be , Like heav'n , all brightThe Fuller whose pure blood did flow To make stained man more white than snow . But since he That brightness soiled , His garments be All dark and spoiled , And here are ...
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