Myself, and all the Angelic Host, that stand in the sight of God enthr…

John Milton
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Myself, and all the Angelic Host, that stand in the sight of God enthroned, our happy state hold, as you yours, while our obedience hold. On other surety none: freely we serve, because we freely love. ✨ John Milton, Alastair Fowler (2007). Paradise Lost, p.315, Pearson Education
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Myself, and all the Angelic Host, that stand in the sight of God enthroned, our happy state hold, as you yours, while our obedience hold. On other surety none: freely we serve, because we freely love. ✨ John Milton, Alastair Fowler (2007). Paradise Lost, p.315, Pearson Education

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