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" And chiefly thou, O Spirit, that dost prefer Before all temples the upright heart and pure... "
Aeneidea, Or, Critical, Exegetical and Aesthetical Remarks on the Aeneis ... - Page 153
by James Henry - 1873
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The Governess: a repertory of female education

Governess - 1855 - 884 pages
...unattempted yet in prose or rhyme. j And chiefly Thou, 0 Spirit ! that dost prefer Before all temples th' upright heart and pure, Instruct me, for Thou knowest...Thou from the first Wast present, and, with mighty wings outspread, Dove-like, sat'st brooding on the vast abyss, And mad'st it pregnant : What in me...
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Live and Learn: A Guide for All, who Wish to Speak and Write Correctly

1855 - 178 pages
...: — " Our Father, who art in Heaven." — "Bemember now thy Creator, in the days of thy youth." " And chiefly thou, O Spirit, that dost prefer, Before all temples, the upright heart and pure." JUGlton. 5. Proper names and honorary titles. Examples .— " The city of London : "— " The Honorable...
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The Harvard Classics, Volume 4

1909 - 502 pages
...intends to soar Above the Aonian mount, while it pursues Things unattempted yet in prose or rhyme. And chiefly Thou. O Spirit, that dost prefer Before...the upright heart and pure, Instruct me, for Thou know'st; Thou from the first Wast present, and, with mighty wings outspread. Dove-like sat'st brooding...
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Improvement Era, Volume 2, Issue 1

1899 - 500 pages
...poet Milton. The man who approached his immortal task of writing Paradise Lost with the prayer — "Thou, O Spirit, that dost prefer Before all Temples...upright heart and pure, Instruct me, for thou knowest! — * * * * what in me is dark Illumine, what is low raise and support: That to the heighth of this...
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The Twentieth Century, Volume 40

1896 - 1040 pages
...undertakings ; as, for example, fit the opening of Paradise Lost : And chiefly thou, 0 Spirit, who dost prefer, Before all temples, the upright heart...thou from the first Wast present, and, with mighty wings outspread, Dovelike, satst brooding o'er the vast abyss, And madst it pregnant ; what in me is...
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Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 72

1852 - 798 pages
...intends to soar Above the Aouian monnt, while it pursues Things nnattempted yet in prose or rhyme. And chiefly Thou, O Spirit, that dost prefer Before...the upright heart and pure, Instruct me, for Thou know'st : Thou from the first Wast present, and, with mighty wings outspread, Dove-like, sat'st brooding...
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Integrity in Depth

John Beebe - 1992 - 200 pages
...Paradise Lost, where after a long preamble Milton finally beseeches a divine informer of conscience: . . . chiefly thou, O Spirit, that dost prefer Before all...the upright heart and pure, Instruct me, for thou knows't; thou from the first Wast present, and with mighty wings outspread Dove-like sat'st brooding...
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Unity, Volume 32

1910 - 636 pages
...is Love, the magnet that uplifts and saves the world, and the word of Love is the expression of God. "And chiefly thou, O Spirit, that dost prefer Before...upright heart and pure, Instruct me, for thou knowest; *** What in me is dark Illumine; what is low, raise and support," that, under thy loving care and guidance,...
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Ghosts on the Roof: Selected Essays

Whittaker Chambers - 1996 - 408 pages
...calm, religious. Manifest in the tranquil architecture of her face is her constant submission to the "Spirit, that dost prefer before all temples the upright heart and pure." UP FROM PHILADELPHIA. Thanks to the ostracism into which they are born, Negro Americans live very deeply...
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Celtic Linguistics, 1700-1850: pt. 3. The history of the Celtic language

Adolphe Pictet - 2000 - 592 pages
...Truth, proceed to the illustration. And, " Thou, O Spirit, that dost prefer Before all temples th" upright heart and pure, Instruct me, for thou knowest...thou from the first Wast present, and with mighty wings outspread, Dove-like sat'st brooding on the vast abyss, And mad'st it pregnant. What in me is...
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