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... Heaven's deep organ blow ; 3 The comparison at the beginning of stanza XII implies that the song is still kept up . Cf. also " angelic symphony , " 1. 132 , and s . v . symphony ( 1 ) G. 1 See below , P. L. 7. 253 ff .; 275 ; 557 ff . 2 ...
... Heaven's deep organ blow ; 3 The comparison at the beginning of stanza XII implies that the song is still kept up . Cf. also " angelic symphony , " 1. 132 , and s . v . symphony ( 1 ) G. 1 See below , P. L. 7. 253 ff .; 275 ; 557 ff . 2 ...
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... heavens for so many ages , unless that ineffable melody of the stars had kept them from leaving their places , and persuaded them to stay by the charm of music . But suppose you take away from heaven those fair intelligences , then you ...
... heavens for so many ages , unless that ineffable melody of the stars had kept them from leaving their places , and persuaded them to stay by the charm of music . But suppose you take away from heaven those fair intelligences , then you ...
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... heaven , had he not been well aware that the vocal orbs of heaven far surpassed the lyre of Arion in sweetness . What say you to the belief that the very lark at day - break flies directly into the clouds , and that the nightingale ...
... heaven , had he not been well aware that the vocal orbs of heaven far surpassed the lyre of Arion in sweetness . What say you to the belief that the very lark at day - break flies directly into the clouds , and that the nightingale ...
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English Music in the Seventeenth Century | 1 |
The Life of Milton as a Musician | 12 |
Milton and the Art of Music 28 | 57 |
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