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... souls to win . Not the lonely wisdom pleased him , Brooding o'er some nice conceit ; But where the many - mingling strife Of man with man made quick the street , There was he both taught and teacher ; In the market where for gain Eager ...
... souls to win . Not the lonely wisdom pleased him , Brooding o'er some nice conceit ; But where the many - mingling strife Of man with man made quick the street , There was he both taught and teacher ; In the market where for gain Eager ...
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... soul . " Let not shows of sense confound thee , Nothing works from reason free ; All within , without , around thee , Holds a god that speaks to thee . " So he talked and so he reasoned , Casting seeds of truth abroad , Seeds that grow ...
... soul . " Let not shows of sense confound thee , Nothing works from reason free ; All within , without , around thee , Holds a god that speaks to thee . " So he talked and so he reasoned , Casting seeds of truth abroad , Seeds that grow ...
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... souls long for large expanse ; Europe's age - long feud with Asia Claimed the service of his lance . And he passed the stream of Helle , Where the Sea - nymph's fervid boy With a thousand - masted navy Crossed to curb the pride of Troy ...
... souls long for large expanse ; Europe's age - long feud with Asia Claimed the service of his lance . And he passed the stream of Helle , Where the Sea - nymph's fervid boy With a thousand - masted navy Crossed to curb the pride of Troy ...
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... soul that spurned delay , On to thy steep banks , Granicus , Where in bristling close array Stood Darius ' high - trained legions In proud pomp of glittering mail , And from bend of bows gigantic Pouring arrows thick as hail , Vainly ...
... soul that spurned delay , On to thy steep banks , Granicus , Where in bristling close array Stood Darius ' high - trained legions In proud pomp of glittering mail , And from bend of bows gigantic Pouring arrows thick as hail , Vainly ...
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... soul Rose , God - sent , a pregnant fancy , Where the Coptic waters roll , By the lake of Mareotis , By old Pharos ' rocky isle , There to found a mighty city Where the Greek should rule the Nile , C And he marked it out with omens ...
... soul Rose , God - sent , a pregnant fancy , Where the Coptic waters roll , By the lake of Mareotis , By old Pharos ' rocky isle , There to found a mighty city Where the Greek should rule the Nile , C And he marked it out with omens ...
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