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John Milton1608–1674

Some natural tears they dropt, but wiped them soon;
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.

John Milton on hope

Paradise Lost (1667), Book XII

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