Nathaniel Hawthorne Quotes

In heaven, all ordinary thought is higher and more melodious than Milton's song. Then, would he add another verse to any strain that he had left unfinished here?

Nathaniel Hawthorne

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• In heaven, all ordinary thought is higher and more melodious than Milton's song. Then, would he add another verse to any strain that he had left unfinished here?

  

  Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Song
  • Heaven