...rampart of God's house / That she was standing on'), and then in the (eternal) present: It lies in Heaven, across the flood Of ether, as a bridge. Beneath, the tides of day and night With flame and darkness ridge The void, as low as where this earth Spins like a fretful midge. Here the sense of the...

...which is Space begun; So high, that looking downward thence She scarce could see the sun. 30 It lies in Heaven, across the flood Of ether, as a bridge. Beneath, the tides of day and night With flame and darkness ridge The void, as low as where this earth Spins like a fretful midge. Around her, lovers,...

...over the sheer depth In which Space is begun: So high, that looking downward thence. She could scarce see the sun. It lies from Heaven across the flood...low as where this earth Spins like a fretful midge. But in those tracts, with her. it was The peace of utter light And silence. For no breeze may stir...

...which is Space begun; So high, that looking downward thence She scarce could see the sun. It lies in Heaven, across the flood Of ether, as a bridge. Beneath, the tides of day and night With flame and darkness ridge The void, as low as where this earth Spins like a fretful midge. Around her, lovers,...

...which is Space begun; So high, that looking downward thence She scarce could see the sun. It lies in Heaven, across the flood Of ether, as a bridge. Beneath, the tides of day and night With flame and darkness ridge The void, as low as where this earth Spins like a fretful midge. Around her, lovers,...