Like to the Lark at break of day arising , from sullen Earth sings hyms at Heaven's gate

UndertheOcean

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Sun Oct-25-09 06:18 PM
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Like to the Lark at break of day arising , from sullen Earth sings hyms at Heaven's gate

What a shatteringly beautiful image. Can't get it out of my mind.

I am ashamed I never read the Bard's sonnets.

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Rhythm

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Sun Oct-25-09 06:37 PM
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1. That one is my absolute favorite...

Had to memorize it in 9th grade, and at the time it was just an assignment.

I got it later...

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Manifestor_of_Light

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Sun Oct-25-09 07:48 PM
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2. there's another Shakespeare ref to "Heaven's Gate".

But I'm too lazy to get up and get my Bartlett's edited by Justin Kaplan, to check.

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