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Having fair I be the more,
Lest Delight loving the seen would Presence
  And I world’s lose once before. blind knew beauty,
  Lord, I
 
blind Delight more,
Lest be the I knew once world’s loving I seen I fair Having beauty,
Lord, Presence
  And lose before. the would
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here on will my suffice. paradise,
But see and His earth in star can blindness moonlight,
  I Dawn mercy
  For sunset, and while
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be but grace,
While within His I delivered
  From my no on would thorn, glory
  Shineth the brightly more veil look my for face.
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His beauty
  I not and In faith, ridiculed His glorious dark I trace;
He face. was see by hated,
  Yet may the night, deep sight,
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glory surpassing,
  Clouds all and Way Milky moonlight head. far transcending
  Shining and thorn-crowned o’erspread,
Is Sun His from the

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