Fame, whose tales of saddest sound Far distant he descries Father, thy word is pass'd, Man shall find grace Fly, envious Time, till thou run out thy race For it is of no little consequence, O citizens For when the church without temporal support Foul distrust and breach From her husband's hand her hand From his radiant seat he rose From the bough Full forty days he pass'd-whether on hill Gabriel, this day by proof thou shalt behold God at last Goddess of shades, and Huntress, who at will God of our fathers! what is Man God said, "Let there be firmament Great acts require great means of enterprise Hail, holy Light, offspring of Heaven first-born Hail, Son of the Most High, heir of both Worlds Hail, wedded Love, mysterious law, true source He look'd, and saw what numbers numberless Henceforth I learn that to obey is best He soon He who comes thy Saviour shall recure He, who was my guide High in the midst, exalted as a god Him there they found His malice served but to bring forth How first began this heaven which we behold I am the Power I can at will, doubt not, as soon as thou I esteem those names of men so poor If by prayer If the religion be pure, spiritual, simple I . . . in a moment will create I know no spells, use no forbidden arts I laugh, when those who at the spear are bold I who erewhile the happy Garden sung Jehovah, to my words give ear Judge not what is best Just are the ways of God Know'st thou not that my rising is thy fall Lady! it cannot be but that thine eyes Lawrence, of virtuous father virtuous son Less bright the moon Let my due feet never fail Let not my words offend thee, Heavenly Power "Let the Earth" "Let the Earth bring forth soul living in her kind" Let them serve "Let there be light!" said God; and forthwith light Let those Let us be convinced that those have acquired 44 Let us make now Man in our image, Man' Let us with a gladsome mind Long the decrees of Heaven Meanwhile, the Eternal eye, whose sight discerns March 29 April 9 Sept. I No man, who knows ought, can be so stupid Now came still Evening on, and Twilight gray "O by what name, for thou above all these Of celestial bodies, first the sun Of Man's first disobedience, and the fruit O Heaven! in evil strait this day I stand O Heaven! that such resemblance of the Highest O much deceived, much failing, hapless Eve One Almighty is, from whom On Earth the seventh One thing yet remains to be done O nightingale, that on yon bloomy spray O prophet of glad tidings, finisher O thou in Heaven and Earth the only peace Our Saviour camly thus replied Our Saviour, lifting up his eyes, beheld Our Saviour, meek and with untroubled mind O Woman, best are all things as the will Paradise Raphael Rather seek Repent the sin; but if the punishment Revere the fond expectations which we cherish Sabrina fair Said Michael "If thou well observe Satan Satan, now first inflamed with rage, came down "Say, what mean those colour'd streaks in Heaven She. 46 though divinely brought Silence, ye troubled waves, and, thou Deep, peace! Sin, his fair Sire of Men Six wings he wore, to shade So dear to Heaven his saintly chastity So hand in hand they pass'd, the loveliest pair Soon as the force of that fallacious fruit Such sweet compulsion doth in music lie Sweet Echo, sweetest nymph, that livest unseen |