...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...

...formless infinite. Thee I re-visit now with bolder wing, Escaped the Stygian pool, though long detain'd In that obscure sojourn,* while in my flight Through utter and through middle darkness borne, With other notes than to th' Orphean lyre, I sung of Chaos and eternal night, Taught by th' Heav'nly...

...been abolished during the Protectorate, but was restored, with other corruptions, at the Restoration. In that obscure sojourn,* while in my flight Through utter and through middle darkness borne7 With other notes than to th' Orphean lyre, I sung of Chaos and eternal night, Taught by th'...

...the Sun, Before the Heavens, T/im wert, and at the voice Of God, as with a mantle didst invest ITie rising world of waters dark and deep, Won from the void and formless infinite, "f How pathetic is the very beauty of this invo• Cray, de Princip. Copt lib. IT a t I'aradiw I ni....

...increate, 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...revisit now with bolder wing, Escaped the Stygian pool,though long detained In that obscure sojourn, while in my flight, Through utter and through middle...

...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, didst invest 10 The rising world of waters dark and deep, Won from the void and formless infinite, Thee I revisit...

..." 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...deep, " Won from the void and formless infinite." " And chiefly thou, O Spirit, that dost prefer "' Before all temples the upright heart and pure, "...

...ethereal Stream ' Whose fountain who shall tell : Before the Sun, Before the heavens, Thou wen, nnd at the voice Of God, as with a mantle didst invest...waters dark and deep, Won from the void and formless infinite."t How pathetic is the very beauty of this invocation, when we consider the feelings with...

...beam, Bright effluence of bright essence increate— Thy fountain who shall tell ? Before the sun, Before the heavens thou wert, and at the voice Of...mantle, didst invest The rising world of waters dark and deep.'"—pp. 192, 193. Our author states, in relation to the nature, hahit, and character of light...

...increate. 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 ID The rising world of waters dark and deep, 2. ' Or may I without hlame call thee the coeternal heam...