Matter of scorn, not to be given the foe. However, I with thee have fix'd my lot, Certain to undergo like doom; if death Consort with thee, death is to me as life; So forcible within my heart I feel The bond of nature draw me to my own, My own in thee,... The State of Innocence, and the Fall of Man - Page 308by John Milton - 1745 - 436 pagesFull view - About this book
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