She What Was Honour Knew, And With Obsequious Majesty Approv'd My Pleaded Reason.

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She what was honour knew,
And with obsequious majesty approv'd
My pleaded reason. To the nuptial bower
I led her blushing like the morn; all heaven
And happy constellations on that hour
Shed their selectest influence; the earth
Gave sign of gratulation, and each hill;
Joyous the birds; fresh gales and gentle airs
Whisper'd it to the woods, and from their wings
Flung rose, flung odours from the spicy shrub.
-- John Milton (1608-1674)
-- Paradise Lost, Book viii, Line 508

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