 | Charles Gildon - 1718 - 490 ˹éÒ
...Off-fpring of Heav'n firll-born, Or of th' Eternal Co-eternal Beam : ^ May I exprefs dite imhlam'd ? Since God is Light, And never but in unapproached Light Dwelt from Eternity, dwelt then in tliee, Bright Effluence of hright ElTence iucreate ! Or hear'ft thou rather pure etherial Stream, Whofe... | |
 | Giles Jacob - 1723 - 402 ˹éÒ
...Heaven Firft-born, Or of th 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... | |
 | Edward Manwaring - 1744 - 152 ˹éÒ
...Offspring of Heav'n ßrß born, Or of the eternal со eternal Beam, May I exprefs íhee unblartid? Since God is Light, And never || but in unapproached Light Dwelt, from Eternity dwelt \\ then in ihee, Bright Effluence of bright Ejjence, \\ Increate. Theiè, and the following Lines, are wonderfully... | |
 | John Milton - 1750 - 674 ˹éÒ
...i John I. j: '.'".'' - -'.',;•-/, and in him is no dark' efs at all. And i Tim. VI. 16. imawta&y, And never but in unapproached light Dwelt from eternity, dwelt then in thee, ^ Bright effluence of bright eflence increate. Or hear'ft thou rather pure ethereal ftream, Whofe fountain who fliall tell ? before... | |
 | John Milton - 1754 - 342 ˹éÒ
...offspring of heay'n firft^born '. Or of th' eternal co-eternel beam ! May I exprefs thee unblani'd ? fince God 'is light. And never but in unapproached light Dwelt from eternity; dwelt then in thee, Bright cliluence of bright effence increate ! Or hear'ft thou rather pure ethereal flieam , VPhofe fountain... | |
 | John Milton - 1759 - 608 ˹éÒ
...ofspringof Heav'n,firft-born, Or of th' Eternal coeternal beam, May I exprefs thee unblam'd? fince God is light, And never but in unapproached light Dwelt from eternity,- dwelt then in thee, 5 Bright effluence ,of bright eflence.increate. Or hear'ft thou -rather pure ethereal ftream, Whofe... | |
 | John Toland - 1761 - 278 ˹éÒ
...Hail, Hail, holy light ; ofspring of heaven firftborn, Or of th'eternal coeternal beam, May I exprefs thee unblam'd ? Since God is light, And never but...eternity, dwelt then in thee Bright effluence of bright efience increate. Or hearft thou rather pure ethereal ftream, Whofe fountain who fhall tell ? Before... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 430 ˹éÒ
...off-spring of Heav'n firft-born, Or of til' Eternal coeternal beam May I exprefs thee' unblam'd? fmce God is light, And never but in unapproached light .Dwelt from eternity, dwelt then in thee, 5 Bright effluence of bright efTence increate. Or hear'ft thou rather pure ethereal ftream, Whole fountain... | |
 | John Milton - 1784 - 276 ˹éÒ
...offspring of heav'n firft-born,' Or of th' Eternal co-eternal beam !May I exprefs thee' unblam'd ? fince God is light* And never but in unapproached light Dwelt from eternity ; dwelt then in thee, 5 Bright effluence of bright eflence increate. Or hear'ft thou rather pure ethereal ftream, Whofe fountain... | |
 | Select lessons - 1785 - 156 ˹éÒ
...firft-born, Or of th' Eternal coeternal Beam, May I exprefs thee unblam'd ? fmce GOD is Light, .^nd never but in unapproached Light Dwelt from Eternity, dwelt then in thee, Bright --Effluence of bright Effence increate Or hear'il thou rather pure zthereal Stream Whofe Fountain who fhalltell ? before... | |
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Or of the eternal co-eternal 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,... 
