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Fairest of all the lights above, Thou sun, whose beams adorn the spheres, And with unwearied swiftness move, To form the circles of our years.
Fairest of all the lights above, Thou sun, whose beams adorn the spheres, And with unwearied swiftness move, To form the circles of our years.
Approximate author period: c. 1711 AD · early modern
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- Isaac Watts
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- Approximate author period: c. 1711 AD · early modern
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- Hoyt’s New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1922) (1922 AD)
Printed page 767 · quotation 10 · Isaac Watts · Sun, Moon and Stars, Praise Ye the Lord.
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