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Her silent course advance With inoffensive pace, that spinning sleeps On her soft axle.
John Milton
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John Milton
Age: 65 †
Born: 1608
Born: December 9
Died: 1674
Died: November 8
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Above the smoke and stir of this dim spot Which men call earth.
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Thrones, dominions, princedoms, virtues, powers-- If these magnific titles yet remain Not merely titular.
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Subdue By force, who reason for their law refuse, Right reason for their law.
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