The world was all before them, where to choose Their place of rest, an…

John Milton
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The world was all before them, where to choose Their place of rest, and Providence their guide: They hand in hand, with wandering steps and slow, Through Eden took their solitary way. ✨ Paradise Regained bk. 4, l. 220 (1671) SeeWilliamWordsworth 12
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The world was all before them, where to choose Their place of rest, and Providence their guide: They hand in hand, with wandering steps and slow, Through Eden took their solitary way. ✨ Paradise Regained bk. 4, l. 220 (1671) SeeWilliamWordsworth 12

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