 Or hear'st thou rather pure ethereal stream, Whose fountain who shall tell? 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 the void and formless...  Milton's Theory of Poetry and Fine Art: An Essay - Page 17by Ida Langdon - 1924 - 342 pagesFull view - About this book
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 | Edward Bysshe - English language - 1710 - 620 pages
...thou rather pure etherial Stream, Whofe Fountain who fliall tell ? Before the Sun, Before the Heav'ns thou wert, and at the Voice Of God, as with a Mantle didft inveft ' The rifing World of Waters dark and deep, Won from the void and formlefs Infinite :... | |
 | Charles Gildon - Criticism - 1718 - 490 pages
...thou rather pure etherial Stream, Whofe Fountain who fhall tell ? Before the Sun, Before the Heav'ns thou wert, and at the Voice Of God, as with a Mantle didft inveft The riling World of Waters dark and def p, Won from the Void and formlefs Infinite. Milt,... | |
 | Giles Jacob - Dramatists, English - 1723 - 402 pages
...Eternal coeternal Beam, May I exprefs Thee unblam'd ? Since God is Lightt And. never but in unapproached Light Dwelt from Eternity ', dwelt then in Thee Bright Effluence of bright Effence increate. Or hear ft thou rather pure ethereal Stream, IVhofe Fountain whofhall tell ? Before... | |
 | John Milton - 1746 - 464 pages
...thou rather pure ethereal ftream, "Whofe fountain who fhall tell? Before the fun, Before the heav'ns thou wert, and at the voice Of GOD, as with a mantle, didft inveft • 10 The riling world of waters dark and deep, "Won from the void and formlefs Infinite.... | |
 | John Milton - 1746 - 260 pages
...them rather pure ethereal ftream, Whofe fountain who lhall tell ? Before the fun, Before the heav'ns thou wert, and at the voice Of God, as with a mantle didft inveft la The rifing world of waters dark and deep, Won from the void and formlefs Infinite.... | |
 | John Milton - Epic poetry, English - 1759 - 608 pages
...thou -rather pure ethereal ftream, Whofe fountain who fhall tell? before the fun, Before the Heav'ns thou wert; and at the voice Of God, as with a mantle ,didft inveft 1o The rifing world of waters,dark and deep, Won from the void and formlefs infinite.... | |
 | John Toland - Christian literature, Early - 1761 - 278 pages
...th'eternal coeternal beam, May I exprefs thee unblam'd ? Since God is light, And never but in unapproached light Dwelt from eternity, dwelt then in thee Bright effluence of bright efience increate. Or hearft thou rather pure ethereal ftream, Whofe fountain who fhall tell ? Before... | |
 | John Milton - 1763 - 670 pages
...thou rather pure ethereal ftream, Whofe fountain who fliall tell ? before the fun, Before the Heav'ns thou wert, and at the voice Of God, as with a mantle didft invert: 10 The rifing world of waters dark and deep, Won from the void and formlefs infinite.... | |
 | John Milton - 1767 - 376 pages
....cpeternal beam "", ^ ( May I exprefs thee unblam'd ? fince God is light, And never but jn unapproacbed light Dwelt from eternity, dwelt then in thee, Bright effluence of bright effence increate. Or hear' ft thou rather pure ethereal ftream, Whofe fountain who (hall tell ? before... | |
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