 | John Milton - 1824 - 646 sider
...thou rather pure ethereal stream, Whose fountain who shall tell ? before the sun, Before the heav'ns thou wert, and at the voice Of God, as with a mantle...waters dark and deep, Won from the void and formless infmite. 10 3. — since God is light, And — in unapproached light Dwelt] From 1 John i. 5. God is... | |
 | William Scott - 1825 - 382 sider
...bright essence increate. Or hear'st thou rather, pure ethereal stream, Whose fountain who shall tell J Before the sun, Before the heavens thou wert, and...formless infinite. Thee I revisit now with bolder wing, Escap'd the Stygian pool, though long detain'd In that obscure sojourn ; while in my flight, Through... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 sider
...stream, Whose fountain who shall tell ? Before the sun, IVfore the Heav'ns thou wert, and at the voiee o enemy ean mateh a friend. With all the kindness...a lueky guess (When daily how-d'ye's eome of eour E.-sap'd the Stygian pool, though long detain'd I n that obseure sojourn, while in my flight Through... | |
 | Thomas Brown - 1826 - 548 sider
...Dwelt from eternity ; dwelt then in Thee, Bright Effluence of bright Essence increate ! — Or hear'st thou rather, pure ethereal Stream ! Whose fountain...and deep, Won from the void and formless infinite. "t How pathetic is the very beauty of this invocation, when we consider the feelings with which it... | |
 | John Aikin - 1826 - 840 sider
...etherial stream, Whose fountain who shall tell ? Before the Sun, Before the Heavens thou wert, and at tile , With radiant finger points to Heaven again. The...nature with a brother's eye, His weakness prompt to s Escap'd the Stygian pool, though long detain'd In that obscure sojourn, while in my flight Through... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 318 sider
...Before the sun, Before the Heavens thou wert, and at the voice Of God, as with a mantle, didst invest 10 The rising world of waters dark and deep » Won from...bolder wing, Escaped the Stygian pool, though long detain'd In that obscure sojourn, while in my flight 15 Through utter and through middle darkness borne,... | |
 | 1827 - 294 sider
...increate. Or hear'st thou rather pure ethereal stream, Whose fountain who shall tell ? Before the sun, 8 Before the Heavens thou wert, and at the voice Of...flight Through utter and through middle darkness borne, 16 VOL. J. G With other notes than to the Orphean lyre, 17 I sung of Chaos and eternal Night ; Taught... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1828 - 264 sider
...thou rather, pure etherial stream, Whose fountain who shall tell ? before the sun, Before the Heav'ns thou wert, and at the voice Of God, as with a mantle,...formless infinite. Thee I revisit now with bolder wing, Escap'd the Stygian pool, though long detain'd In that obscure sojourn, while in my flight Through... | |
 | John Barber - 1828 - 310 sider
...thou rather, pure etherial stream, Whose fountain who shall tell ? Before the sun, Before the Heav'ns thou. wert, and at the voice Of God as with a mantle,...formless infinite. Thee I revisit now with bolder wing, Escap'dthe Stygian pool,though long detain'd In that obscure sojourmwhile in my flight Through utter... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 440 sider
...mantling vine Lays forth her purple grape, and gently creeps Luxuriant. Id. Before the sun, iiefore the heavens thou wert, and at the voice Of God, as...and deep, Won from the void and formless infinite. Milton. I saw them under a green mantling vine, That crawls along the side of yon small hill, Plucking... | |
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Eternal coeternal beam, May I express thee unblamed ? since God is light, And never but in unapproached light Dwelt from eternity, dwelt then in thee, Bright effluence of bright essence increate! Or hear'st thou rather, pure ethereal stream, Whose fountain... 
