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“The fiend with all his comrades Fell then from heaven above, Through as long as three nights and days, The angels form heaven into hell; And them all the Lord transformed to devils, Because they his deed and word Would not revere.”

Quote by Caedmon

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Caedmon was a poet who lived from 657 to 680. His life and works had a profound impact on later British literature. more

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