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tinent of spacious heavn, adornd
it, Fruit, Flour Ambrosial, Gemms amp; Gold, [ 475 ]
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t to mind from whey grow
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tivitie the Deep
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o hallow Engins long and round
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to pieces, and oreands
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t.
Nor long s ere dawne,
Effect shall end our wish. Mean while revive;
Abandon fear; to strength and counsel joind
to be despaird. [ 495 ]
hir drooping chere
Enlig hope revivd.
tion all admird, and each, how hee
to be tor missd, so easie it seemd
Once found, would [ 500 ]
Impossible: yet hy Race
In future dayes, if Malice should abound,
Some one intent on mischief, or inspird
ition might devise
Like instrument to plague the Sons of men [ 505 ]
For sin, on ual slaug.