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The Wars of Jehovah, in Heaven, Earth and Hell [a Poem].
The Wars of Jehovah in Heaven Earth and Hell - a Poem Author:Thomas Hawkins General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1844 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: BOOK I. The solemn song begin to boding sound Of woful wars which yet no bard divine Attempting sacred Muse! do thou attune, Before the Trinal Throne accepted found And O! inspired by Almighty God Who thund'ring shook the universe ere the earth Swung pendant round, or hell existence had. When the proud prince of the archangels rose Ambitious of th' eternal Crown of Heaven, With myriad angels terrorless as himself 10 Arming with deadly arms, nor impotent Their threat as then appear'd so long great God Delay'd them to exterminate, or drive Blast-stricken from his immeasurable realm Where now they suffer. Smother'd in thy strains Be the deep sughs that from the Stygian gulf Perpetual come, like the resurging waves Which some lone shipwreck'd mariner on his rock Lists with erected hair. But first the blank 20 Of void recall, in which awaken'd up Quick life with effervescence indescript, Cours'd through my frame, th' ideal arms outstretched Unto the listless spaces its own parts A moment deem'd and th' unfathomable, Wild ignorant soul! thine own. Immortal sprite! Such was thy constitutional such time Thou rised'st to the mystery of change Keen and intensely tidal from the sea Of nothingness dispos'd instant to act 30 Omnipotence: resume thy wonted power, The past evoke ! and with no wizard wand Grown on Norwegian nor Laplandish soil, Nor from slim Greek from a Necropolis stolen, But with Mnemosyne! (my midnight lamp Attending,) thine: Titan! thy tablets from Oblivion sav'd produce with figures traced Such as the antiquary in old tombs...« less