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... Oeuvres de Delille - Page 180by Jacques Delille - 1832Full view - About this book
| John Toland - Christian literature, Early - 1761 - 278 pages
...increate. Or hearft thou rather pure ethereal ftream, Whofe fountain who fhall tell ? Before the fun, Before the heavens thou wert ; and at the voice Of God, as with a mantle, didft inveft The rifing world of waters dark and deep, Won from the void and formlefs infinite. Thee... | |
| Anselm Bayly - Music - 1789 - 424 pages
...XI. 233. to the original, created light, to the rifing fun, and to Michael. before .the fun, <i*., Before the heavens thou wert, and at the voice Of God, as with a mantle, didtt invert The rifing world of waters dark and deep, Won from the void and formlefs infinite. Firft... | |
| John Milton - 1795 - 316 pages
...unapproached light Dwelt from eternity, dwelt then in thee, Bright efRuence of bright essence vOL. I, ft. Or hear'st 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 didst invest 10 The rising world of waters... | |
| John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...never but in unapproached light Dwelt from eternity, dwelt then in thee, 5 Bright effluence of bright essence increate. Or hear'st thou rather pure ethereal...fountain who shall tell ? Before the Sun, Before the Heav'ns thou wert, and at the voice Of God, as with a mantle, didst invest 10 The rising world of waters... | |
| John Milton - 1800 - 300 pages
...thou rather, pure ethereal stream, Whose fountain who shall tell ? hefore the sun, Before tite heav'ns thou wert, and at the voice Of God, as with a mantle...void and formless infinite. Thee I re-visit now with holder wing, Escap'd the Stygian pool, though long detain'd In that ohscure sojourn ; while in my flight... | |
| John Milton - 1801 - 396 pages
...never but in unapproached liglit Dwelt from eternity, dwelt then in thee, 5 Bright effluence of bright essence increate. Or hear'st thou rather pure ethereal...fountain who shall tell ? Before the sun, Before the Heav'ns thou wert, and at the voice Of God, as with a mantle didst invest IO The rising world of waters... | |
| English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...never but in unapproacbed Kght Dwelt from eternity; d\velt then in thee, Bright effluence of bright essence increate! Or hear'st thou rather pure ethereal...Whose fountain who shall tell? before the sun, Before die heav'ns thou wert, and at the voice Of God, _as wi'ha mantle didst invest The rising world of water?... | |
| John Milton - 1807 - 514 pages
...but in unapproached light ' Dwelt fro'n eternity, dwelt then in thee, 5 Bright effluence of bright essence increate. Or hear'st thou rather pure ethereal...fountain who shall tell ? before the sun, Before the heav'ns thou wert, and at the voice Of God, as with a mantle didtt invest 1 0 The rising world of waters... | |
| John Milton - 1809 - 494 pages
...Queen, iv 23. " If old Aveugle's fons/o evil hear." Whofe fountain who fliall tell? Before the fun, Before the Heavens thou wert, and at the voice Of God, as with a mantle, didft inveft 10 The riling world of waters dark and deep, Won from the void and formlels infinite.... | |
| 1810 - 482 pages
...light Dwelt from eternity, dwelt then in Hiee, Bright effluence of bright essence inereate. Or heai'st thou rather pure ethereal stream, Whose fountain who shall tell ? Before the sun, Before the Hcav'ns thou wert.and at the voice Of God, as with a mantle didst invest The rising world of waters... | |
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