HAIL, holy Light, offspring of Heaven first-born! Or of the 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... The British poets, including translations - Page 160by British poets - 1822Full view - About this book
| Giles Jacob - Dramatists, English - 1723 - 402 pages
...Heaven Firft-born, Or of th Eternal coeternal Beam, May I exprefs Thee unblam'd ? Since God is Lightt And. never but in unapproached Light Dwelt from Eternity ', dwelt then in Thee Bright Effluence of bright Effence increate. Or hear ft thou rather pure ethereal Stream, IVhofe Fountain whofhall tell ? Before... | |
| John Milton - English poetry - 1750 - 674 pages
...i John I. j: '.'".'' - -'.',;•-/, and in him is no dark' efs at all. And i Tim. VI. 16. imawta&y, And never but in unapproached light Dwelt from eternity, dwelt then in thee, ^ Bright effluence of bright eflence increate. Or hear'ft thou rather pure ethereal ftream, Whofe fountain who fliall tell ? before... | |
| John Milton - Fall of man - 1754 - 342 pages
...offspring of heay'n firft^born '. Or of th' eternal co-eternel beam ! May I exprefs thee unblani'd ? fince God 'is light. And never but in unapproached light Dwelt from eternity; dwelt then in thee, Bright cliluence of bright effence increate ! Or hear'ft thou rather pure ethereal flieam , VPhofe fountain... | |
| John Toland - Christian literature, Early - 1761 - 278 pages
...light ; ofspring of heaven firftborn, Or of th'eternal coeternal beam, May I exprefs thee unblam'd ? Since God is light, And never but in unapproached...eternity, dwelt then in thee Bright effluence of bright efience increate. Or hearft thou rather pure ethereal ftream, Whofe fountain who fhall tell ? Before... | |
| Francis Fitzgerald - 1787 - 772 pages
...offspring of heaven [ firft born, Or of th' Eternal co-eternal beam ! May we exprefs thee unblamed ? fmce GOD is light, And never but in unapproached light...eternity ; dwelt then in thee, Bright effluence of bright eflence increate ! Whofe fountain who (hall tell ? before the fun, Before the heavens thou wert After... | |
| William Scott - Elocution - 1789 - 416 pages
...offspring of heav'n firft-born ! Or, of th' Eternal, coetcrnal biarp ! May I exprefs thee unblam'd ! fince God is light, And never but in unapproached light...eternity ; dwelt then in thee, Bright effluence of bright eflence increate. Or, hear!it thou, rather, pure ethereal ftream, Whofe fountain who fhall tell ? Before... | |
| John Milton - 1795 - 316 pages
...Light, offspring of Heav'n first-born, Or of th - Eternal coeternal beam May I express thee' unblam"d ? Since God is light, And never but in 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... | |
| John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...Light, offspring of Heav'n firstborn, Or of th' eternal coeternal beam May I express thee unblam'd ? since God is Light, And 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 stream, Whose fountain... | |
| Johann Gottfried Herder - German literature - 1806 - 496 pages
...of- spring ef-heev'n first- boin •Г о F t h' eternal coetefnal beam may J express thee umblam'd? since God is light and never but in unapproached light dwelt from eternity — dwelt then in thee t 1 lin 93It*nber, ber bae Organ ber ©dfjopfuttjj Jefommt */ §eigt bte "ЗоипЬег Ьгб ©efíd^té,... | |
| English literature - 1807 - 752 pages
...Hail.1 holy light, offspring of heaven, firft-born, Or of the eternal, co-eternal beam, May I exprefs thee unblamed ! Since GOD is light, And never but...unapproached light Dwelt from eternity : dwelt then in thcc, Bright effluence of bright eíTcncc uncrcate. " We have already obft-rved, that creation was... | |
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