 | William Russell - Elocution - 1861 - 448 pages
...Inflection," and " Monotone," " Slow Movement," Long Pauses, Moderate Emphasis, Powerful "Expression." " Hail holy Light ! offspring of Heaven first-born, Or of...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... | |
 | John Milton - 1864 - 584 pages
...inquires of him the place of his habitation, and is directed ; alights first on Mount Niphates. HAIL, holy Light ! offspring of Heaven first-born ! Or of...# Bright effluence of bright essence increate ! Or hear'st thou rather pure ethereal stream, Whose fountain who shall tell? Before the Sun,— Before... | |
 | esq Henry Jenkins - 1864 - 800 pages
...great argument I may assert eternal Providence, And justify the ways of God to men. — BOOK I. HAIL ! holy light, offspring of heaven, first-born, Or of...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... | |
 | Josiah Parsons Cooke (Jr.) - Chemistry - 1864 - 372 pages
...misfortune had revealed the true meaning of light! " Hail, holy Light ! offspring of Heaven first born ; Or of the Eternal co-eternal beam May I express thee...thee, Bright effluence of bright essence increate." * For a most eloquent statement of the same truth I would refer the reader to the closing chapter of... | |
 | Josiah Parsons Cooke (Jr.) - Atmosphere - 1864 - 372 pages
...meaning of light! " Hail, holy Light ! offspring of Heaven first born ; Or of the Eternal co-«ternal beam May I express thee unblamed ? since God is light,...thee, Bright effluence of bright essence increate." * For a most eloquent statement of the same truth I would refer the reader to the closing chapter of... | |
 | John Milton, Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1865 - 708 pages
...inquires of him the place of his habitation, and is directed ; alights first on Mount Niphates. HAIL, holy Light! offspring of heaven first-born, Or of...unapproached light Dwelt from eternity, dwelt then in thee, i Bright effluence of bright essence increate. Or hear'st thou rather pure ethereal stream, Whose fountain... | |
 | Charles Bilton - 1866 - 264 pages
...various names, And various idols through the heathen world. Milton. MILTON'S ADDRESS TO LIGHT. Hail, holy Light ! offspring of heaven firstborn, Or of...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... | |
 | Robert Demaus - English language - 1866 - 240 pages
...earth.' — Id. Question 16. — Parse the italicised expressions in the following passages : — ' Hail, holy light, offspring of heaven first-born, Or of...thee, Bright effluence of bright essence increate. Or hear'st thou rather, pure etherial stream, Whose fountain who shall tell?' — Milton's Paradise Lost.... | |
 | Mary Anne Marzials - English poetry - 1867 - 332 pages
...shall my harp Thy praise Forget, nor from Thy Father's praise disjoin." INVOCATION TO LIGHT. HAIL, holy Light! offspring of heaven first-born! Or of...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... | |
 | John Rolfe - 1867 - 404 pages
...he forms the future. Friends in Council. SIGHT. Milton's Lamentation for his Loss of Sight. TTATT., holy light ! offspring of heaven firstborn, Or of...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... | |
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HAIL, holy Light, offspring of heaven first-born, 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. 
