 | John Milton - 1795 - 316 psl.
...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...formless infinite. Thee I re-visit now with bolder wing, I;scap'd the Stygian pool, though long detain'd In that obscure sojourn, while in my flight Through... | |
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 psl.
...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...detain'd In that obscure sojourn, while in my flight 15 Thro' utter and through middle darkness borne With other notes than to th' Orphean lyre I sung of... | |
 | John Milton - 1800 - 300 psl.
...thou rather, pure ethereal stream, Whose fountain who shall tell ? hefore the sun, Before tite heav'ns thou wert, and at the voice Of God, as with a mantle...void and formless infinite. Thee I re-visit now with holder wing, Escap'd the Stygian pool, though long detain'd In that ohscure sojourn ; while in my flight... | |
 | John Milton - 1801 - 396 psl.
...Before the sun, Before the Heav'ns thou wert, and at the voice Of God, as with a mantle didst invest IO The rising world of waters dark and deep, Won from...detain'd In that obscure sojourn, while in my flight if Through utter and through middle darkness borne With other notes than to th' Orphean lyre I sung... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 514 psl.
...before the sun, Before the heav'ns thou wert, and at the voice Of God, as with a mantle didtt invest 1 0 The rising world of waters dark and deep, Won from...formless infinite. Thee I revisit now with bolder wing, Kscap'd the Stygian pool, though long detain'd In that obscure sojourn, while in my flight 15 '11i... | |
 | 1810 - 482 psl.
...pure ethereal stream, Whose fountain who shall tell ? Before the sun, Before the Hcav'ns thou wert.and at the voice Of God, as with a mantle didst invest...formless infinite. Thee I re-visit now with bolder wing, EscapM the Stygian pool, though long destain'd In that obscure sojourn, while in my 6ight Through utter... | |
 | Nicolas Freeman, Antoine Jay - 1812 - 442 psl.
...rather , pure ethereal strcam, \Vhose 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 The rising world of waters dark and deep , AVon from the void and formless infinite. Thee I re-visit now with bolder wing , Escap'd the stygian... | |
 | William Scott - 1814 - 424 psl.
...dwelt then in thee, Bright effluence of bright essence increate. Or hear'st thou rather, pure etherial stream, Whose fountain who shall tell ? Before the...heavens thou wert, and at the voice Of God, as with a mamle did invest The rising world of waters dark and deep, Won from the void and formless infinite.... | |
 | John Bonnycastle - 1816 - 490 psl.
...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...and deep, Won from the void and formless infinite." The sacred author places the formation of light four days before that of the sun; and in this he appears... | |
 | William Scott - 1817 - 416 psl.
...dwelt then in thee, Bright effluence of bright essence increate. Or hcar'st thou rather, pure etherial stream, Whose fountain who shall tell ? Before the...thou wert, and at the voice Of God, as with a mantle did invest The rising world of waters dark and deep, M on from the void and formless infinite. Thee... | |
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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... 
