With charm of earliest birds; pleasant the sun, When first on this delightful land he spreads His orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and flower, Glistering with dew; fragrant the fertile earth After soft showers; and sweet the coming on Of grateful evening"... The poetical works of John Milton, with the life of the author by S. Johnson - Page 231 by John Milton - 1807 Full view -
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