 | Gotthold Ephraim Lessing - 1766 - 534 pages
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 | 1776 - 478 pages
...Earth, self-balanc'd, on her centre hung. Let there be light, said God, and forthwith light Ethereal, first of things, quintessence pure, Sprung from the...the airy gloom began, Spher'd in a radiant cloud, for yet the sun Was not ; she in a cloudy tabernacle Sojourn'd the while. God saw the light was good... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 278 pages
...felf-balanc'd on her center hung. Let there be light, faid God, and forthwith light Ethereal, firft of things, quintessence pure Sprung from the deep, and from her native eaft z45 To journey through the aery gloom began, Spher'd in a radiant cloud, for yet the fun Was not... | |
 | John Milton - 1795 - 282 pages
...Earth self-balanc'd on her centre hung. Let there be light, said God, and forthwith light Ethereal, first of things, quintessence pure Sprung from the...the airy gloom began, Spher'd in a radiant cloud, for yet the sun Was not ; she in a cloudy tabernacle Sojourn'd the while. God saw the light was good... | |
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...Earth, self-balanc'd, on her centre hung. Let there be light, said God ; and forthwith light Ethereal, first of things, quintessence pure, Sprung from the deep, and from her native eaft To journey through the aery gloom began, 246" Spher'd in a radiant cloud ; for yet the sun Was... | |
 | 1800 - 322 pages
...earth, self-balanc'd, on her centre hung. Let there be light, said GOD, and forthwith light /Ethereal, first of things, quintessence pure, Sprung from the...deep, and from her native east To journey through the aery gloom began. Spher'd in a radiant cloud, for yet the sun \Vas not, she in a cloudy tabernacle... | |
 | John Milton - 1801 - 396 pages
...Earth self-balanc'd on her centre hung; LET there be light, said God, and forthwith light Ethereal, first of things, quintessence pure Sprung from the deep, and from her native east 245 To journey through the airy gloom began, Spher'd in a radiant cloud, for yet the sun "Was not ;... | |
 | 1806 - 330 pages
...earth, self-balanc'd, on her centre hung. Let there be light, said GOD, and forthwith light ^Ethereal, first of things, quintessence pure, Sprung from the...deep, and from her native east To journey through the aery gloom began. Spher'd in a radiant cloud, for yet the sun Was not, she in a cloudy tabernacle Sojourn'd... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 514 pages
...Earth, self-halanc'd, on her centre hung. Let there be light, said God, and forthwith light Ethereal, first of things, quintessence pure, Sprung from the...the airy gloom began, Spher'd in a radiant cloud, for yet the sun Was not ; she in a cloudy tabernacle Sojourn' d the while. God saw the light was good... | |
 | James Beattie - 1809 - 406 pages
...myself encompassed with the darkness of chaos; that I hear the Almighty * Let there be light, God said; and" Forthwith light Etherial, first of things, quintessence...deep, and from her native east To journey through the aery gloom began, Sphered in a radiant cloud; for yet the sun Was not; she in a cloudy tabernacle Sojourn'd... | |
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Let there be light, said God ; And forthwith light Ethereal, first of things, quintessence pure, Sprung from the deep ; and from her native east To journey through the... 
