In such green palaces the first kings reign'd, Slept in their shades, and angels entertain'd With such old counsellors they did advise, And by frequenting sacred groves grew wise.
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A narrow compass! and yet there Dwelt all that 's good, and all that 's fair; Give me but what this riband bound, Take all the rest the sun goes round.Edmund Waller
And keeps the palace of the soul.
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Illustrious acts high raptures do infuse, And every conqueror creates a muse.
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Poets that lasting marble seek Must come in Latin or in Greek.
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Why came I so untimely forth Into a world which, wanting thee, Could entertain us with no worth Or shadow of felicity.
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The yielding marble of her snowy breast.
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