 | John Milton - 1847 - 604 pages
...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...bolder wing, Escaped the Stygian pool ; though long detain'd In that obscure sojourn ; while, in my flight, 15 Through utter and through middle darkness... | |
 | 1848 - 486 pages
...OPTICAL AMUSEMENTS. THE MiOIO LAHTKRK. PAOE 388. " Hail, holy LIGHT ! Offspring of heaven, first-born, Before the sun. Before the heavens, thou wert ; and...invest The rising world of waters dark and deep." MILTOH. " Oh, what a noble heavenly gift is light ! By light, that blessed being, all things live."... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1849 - 466 pages
...Or, hear'st thou, rather, pure ethereal stream, Whose fountain who shall tell ? Before the sun, 35 Before the heavens, thou wert, and at the voice Of...flight, Through utter and through middle darkness borne, 5 With other notes than to the Orphean lyre, I sung of Chaos and eternal Night ; Taught by the heavenly... | |
 | William Russell - 1849 - 320 pages
...Dwelt from eternity, — dwelt then in thee, Bright effluence of bright Essence increate ! Or hear'st thou, rather, pure ethereal stream, Whose fountain...and deep, Won from the void and formless infinite." 3. Reverence. FROM THE BOOK OF PSALMS. " Bless the Lord, 0 my soul ! O Lord, my God, Thou art very... | |
 | James W. Powell - 1849 - 176 pages
...light Dwelt from eternity, dwelt then in thee, Bright effluence of bright essence increate ! Or hear'st thou rather, pure ethereal stream, Whose fountain...and deep, Won from the void and formless infinite." — Milton. The science of vision and of light, and its properties la called Optics. The nature of... | |
 | William Russell - 1849 - 310 pages
...Dwelt from eternity, — dwelt then in thee, Bright effluence of bright Essence increate ! Or hear'st thou, rather, pure ethereal stream, Whose fountain...and deep, Won from the void and formless infinite." 3. Reverence. FROM THE BOOK OF PSALMS. " Bless the Lord, O my soul ! O Lord, my God, Tl very great... | |
 | George Atkinson - 1850 - 382 pages
...Dwelt from eternity ; dwelt then in thee, Bright effluence of bright essence iucreate ! Or hear"st thou rather pure ethereal stream, Whose fountain who...formless infinite. Thee I revisit now with bolder wing, Escap'd the Stygian pool, though long detain'd In that obscure sojourn, while in my flight Through... | |
 | Daniel Scrymgeour - 1850 - 596 pages
...iu thee, Bright effluence of bright essence increate. Or hear'st thou rather, pure ctherial stream,2 Whose fountain who shall tell? Before the Sun, Before...formless infinite.* Thee I revisit now with bolder wing, Escap'd the Stygian pool,4 though long detain'd In that obscure sojourn, while, in my flight, Through... | |
 | Great Britain. Committee on Education - 1850 - 942 pages
...Dwelt from eternity ; ilwelt then in thee, Bright effluence of bright essence increate. Or hear'gt thou rather, pure ethereal stream, Whose fountain...and deep. Won from the void and formless infinite." 13. Give the above lines in prow. 14. What figure of speech does the whole passage exemplify? 15. Co-eternal... | |
 | John Milton, James Prendeville - 1850 - 452 pages
...(Ad.) Bright effluence of bright essence increate ! ' Or hear'st thou rather pure ethereal stream,1 Whose fountain who shall tell? Before the sun, —...waters dark and deep, Won from the void and formless infinite.3 Thee I revisit now with bolder wing, Escap'd * the Stygian pool, though long detain'd In... | |
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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... 
