"Meadows trim with daisies pied, Shallow brooks and……" — John Milton
"Meadows trim with daisies pied, Shallow brooks and rivers wide Towers and battlements it sees Bosom'd high in tufted trees, Where perhaps some beauty lies, The cynosure of neighboring eyes."
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John Milton
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