How charming is divine philosophy! Not harsh and crabbed, as dull fool…

John Milton
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How charming is divine philosophy! Not harsh and crabbed, as dull fools suppose, But musical as is Apollo's lute, And a perpetual feast of nectar'd sweets Where no crude surfeit reigns ✨ John Milton, Thomas Warton (1799). Comus,: A Mask: Presented at Ludlow Castle 1634, Before the Earl of Bridgewater, Then President of Wales, p.67
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