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Phrase: ..., That time may cease, and midnight never come



 
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Phrase: ..., That time may cease, and midnight never come Wed Feb 21, 2007 10:01 am  Phrase: ..., That time may cease, and midnight never come
 

Hi,

Could you help me with the following verses?

Quote:
Stand still, you ever moving spheres of heaven,
That time may cease, and midnight never come.
- Christopher Marlowe: Faustus

Could it be reworded as: So that time may cease, and midnight may never come.?

Thank you.

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Phrase: ..., That time may cease, and midnight never come Wed Feb 21, 2007 11:11 am  Phrase: ..., That time may cease, and midnight never come
 

Yup! You understood it better than a lot of my American students would have.
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Phrase: ..., That time may cease, and midnight never come Thu Feb 22, 2007 2:00 am  Phrase: ..., That time may cease, and midnight never come
 

Thank you, Jamie, for your compliment. I feel sooo happy with that Smile and I will take it as an encouragement.

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