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...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,...through middle darkness borne, With other notes than to th' Orphean lyre I sung of Chaos and eternal Night; Taught by the Heav'nly Muse to venture down The...

...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...

...light, offspring of Heaven first born, Or of the Eternal co-eternal beam, May I express thee unblamed ? since God is light, And never but in unapproached...and deep, Won from the void and formless infinite. SOLAR PHENOMENA. Light. The phenomena of light and vision have always been held to constitute a most...

...never but in unapproached light Dwelt from eternity, dwelt then in thee, Bright effluence of bri ;ht essence increate. Or hear'st thou rather, pure ethereal...through middle darkness borne With other notes than the' Orphean lyre , I sung of Chaos and eternal Night ; Taught by the heavenly Muse to venture down...

...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...detain'd In that obscure sojourn, while in my flight is Through utter and through middle darkness borne, With other notes, than to th' Orphean lyre, I sung...

...first-born, Or of the eternal coeternal beam, 5 May I express thee unblam'rl? since God is light, And neyer but in unapproached light Dwelt from eternity, dwelt...through middle darkness borne With other notes than the Orphean lyre, I sung of Chaos and eternal Night; Taught by the heavenly Muse to venture down The...

...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...formless infinite. Thee I re-visit now with bolder wing, Escaped the Stygian pool, though long detain'd * Toland says, p. 129, "I must not forget that we had...

...thou rather, pure ethereal stream, Whose fountam who shall tell 7 before the sun, Before the Heav"ns thou wert, and, at the voice Of God, as with a mantle...formless infinite. Thee I re-visit now with bolder wing1, Escaped the Stygian pool, though long detain'd * Toland says, p. 129, "I must not forget that...

...in unapproached light Dwelt from eternity, dwelt then in thee, Bright effluence of bright essence0 increate, Or hear'st thou, rather, pure ethereal stream,...formless infinite. Thee I revisit now with bolder wing, Escaped the Stygian pool,though long detained In that obscure sojourn, while in my flight, Through...