 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 էջ
...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 dark and deep, Won from...detain'd In that obscure sojourn, while in my flight 15 Thro' utter and through middle darkness borne With other notes than to th' Orphean lyre I sung of... | |
 | John Milton - 1800 - 300 էջ
...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 էջ
...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 dark and deep, Won from...detain'd In that obscure sojourn, while in my flight if Through utter and through middle darkness borne With other notes than to th' Orphean lyre I sung... | |
 | 1806 - 408 էջ
...heav'ns thou wert, and at the voice Of God, _as wi'ha mantle didst invest The rising world of water? dark and deep, Won from the void and formless infinite....through middle darkness borne, With other notes than to th' Orphe'an lyre, I suag of Chaos and eternal Night; Taught by the heav'nly Muse to venture down The... | |
 | 1810 - 482 էջ
...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...formless infinite. Thee I re-visit now with bolder wing, EscapM the Stygian pool, though long destain'd In that obscure sojourn, while in my 6ight Through utter... | |
 | Nicolas Freeman, Antoine Jay - 1812 - 442 էջ
...at the voice Of God , as with a mantle didst invest The rising world of waters dark and deep , AVon from the void and formless infinite. Thee I re-visit...middle darkness borne^ ."With other notes than to th'Orphean lyre Isung of chaos and eternal Night, Taught by the heav'nly Muse to venture down The dark... | |
 | 1818 - 400 էջ
...light Dwelt from eternity, dwelt then in thee, Bright effulgence of bright essence increate. Or bearest thou rather, pure ethereal stream, Whose fountain...and deep, Won from the void and formless infinite. The following poetical stanza is also very expressive of our knowledge of its absolute nature, and... | |
 | William Scott - 1820 - 422 էջ
...-dwelt then in thee. Bright effluence of bright essence increate. Or hear'st thou rather, pure etherial stream, Whose fountain who shall tell ? Before the...void and formless infinite. • Thee I revisit now \rith bolder wing, Escap'd the Stygian pool, though long detain'd In chat obscure sojourn ; while in... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 էջ
...then in thee, IJright effluence of bright essence increate. Or hear'st tlioti rather, pure etherial +p 1+ X 1+ 'ITiee I revisit now with bolder wing, Escap'd the Stygian pool, though long dctain'd In that obscure... | |
 | John Bowdler - 1821 - 510 էջ
...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...Escap'd the Stygian pool, though long detain'd,.. And feel thy sovereign vital lamp ; but thou Re-visit'st not these eyes, that roll in vain To find... | |
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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... 
