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... light appeared ; the firmament expanded , to divide the upper from the lower waters ; the congregated floods retired to their destined beds , and the dry land was crowned with a rich profusion of herbage , fruits , and flowers . 3 ...
... light appeared ; the firmament expanded , to divide the upper from the lower waters ; the congregated floods retired to their destined beds , and the dry land was crowned with a rich profusion of herbage , fruits , and flowers . 3 ...
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... light was good ; And ight from darkness by the hemisphere Divided ; light the day and darkness night He nam'd . Thus was the first day ev'n and morn ; Nor past uncelebrated , nor unsung By the celestial quires , when orient light ...
... light was good ; And ight from darkness by the hemisphere Divided ; light the day and darkness night He nam'd . Thus was the first day ev'n and morn ; Nor past uncelebrated , nor unsung By the celestial quires , when orient light ...
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... light obscure— Evening not wholly clos'd- The moon still pale and faint , — An awful light obscure , Broken by many a mass of blackest shade ; Long columns stretching dark through weeds and moss ; Broad length of lofty wall , Whose ...
... light obscure— Evening not wholly clos'd- The moon still pale and faint , — An awful light obscure , Broken by many a mass of blackest shade ; Long columns stretching dark through weeds and moss ; Broad length of lofty wall , Whose ...
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