 | Edward Bysshe - 1710 - 620 psl.
...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 - 1718 - 490 psl.
...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,... | |
 | John Milton - 1746 - 464 psl.
...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 psl.
...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 - 1759 - 608 psl.
...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 - 1761 - 278 psl.
...increate. Or hearft thou rather pure ethereal ftream, Whofe fountain who fhall tell ? Before the fun, Before the heavens 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. Thee... | |
 | John Milton - 1763 - 670 psl.
...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 psl.
...thou rather pure ethereal ftream, Whofe fountain who (hall tell ? before the fun, Before the heav'ns thou wert, and at the voice Of God, as with a mantle did inveft The rifmg world of waters dark and deep, Won from the void and formlefs infinite. Thee I... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 276 psl.
...thou rather pure ethereal ftream, Whofe fountain who mall tell ? before the fun, Before the Heav'ns thou wert, and at the voice Of God, as with a mantle didft inveft 10 The rifmg world of waters dark and deep, Won from the void and formlefs infinite. Thee... | |
 | Select lessons - 1785 - 156 psl.
...thou rather pure zthereal Stream Whofe Fountain who fhalltell ? before the Sun, Before the Heav'ns Thou wert, and at the Voice Of God, as with a Mantle didft invert The rifmg World of Waters dark and deep, Won from the void and fornilefs Infmite. Thee... | |
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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 who shall tell? Before the sun, Before the Heavens... 
