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...bruising of whose head was now about to be accomplished; the Father of lies " cast out " for ever. " And then at last our bliss Full and perfect is, But...under ground In straiter limits bound, Not half so far caste his usurped sway ; And, wroth to see his kingdom fail, Swinges the scaly horror of his folded...

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...outbrake : The aged earth, aghast With terror of that blast, Shall from the surface to the centre shake ; When, at the world's last session, The dreadful Judge...usurped sway ; And, wroth to see his kingdom fail, Swinges the scaly horror of his folded tail. The oracles are dumb, No voice or hideous hum Runs through...

...outbrake : The aged earth, aghast With terror of that blast, Shall from the surface to the centre shake ; When, at the world's last session, The dreadful Judge...usurped sway ; And, wroth to see his kingdom fail, Swinges the sealy horror of his folded tail. The oracles are dumb. No voice or hideous hum Runs through...

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...Milton, in his Ode on the Nativity (st. 18), writes: — The old Dragon under ground, In straighter limits bound, Not half so far casts his usurped sway ; And, wroth to see his kingdom fail, Swinges the scaly horror of his folded tail. Many other saints of the Roman Catholic calendar have...