...thine this universal frame, Thus wondrous fair : Thyself how wondrous then ! Unspeakable ! who sitt'st above these heavens To us invisible, or dimly seen...declare Thy goodness beyond thought, and power divine. Speak, ye who best can tell, ye Sons of Light, Angels — for ye behold him, and with songs And choral...

..." THUS WOND'BOUS FAIR ; THYSELF HOW WONDROUS THEN ! " UNSPEAKABLE, WHO SITST ABOVE THESE HEAV'NS " To US INVISIBLE, OR DIMLY SEEN " IN THESE THY LOWEST..." THY GOODNESS BEYOND THOUGHT, AND POWER DIVINE." MILTON. VENICE, &c. I Have followed you, with delight, my Lord, over the course you have taken since...

...Author. As Milton later expressed the commonplace, in his Paradise Lost: To us invisible or dimly seen ID these thy lowest works, yet these declare Thy goodness beyond thought, and Power Divine. Some medieval writers, such as Aquinas and Dante (in his 'Letter to Can Grande della Scala'), had maintained...

...thine this universal frame, Thus wonderous fair : thyself how wondrous then ! Unspeakable ! who sitt'st above these heavens, To us invisible ; — or dimly...declare Thy goodness beyond thought, and power divine. Speak ye, who best can tell, — ye sons of light, Angels ! for ye behold him ; and, with songs, And...

...Thine this universal frame, Thus wondrous fair : Thyself how wondrous then. Unspeakable ! Who sitteth above these heavens To us invisible, or dimly seen...declare Thy goodness beyond thought, and power Divine . . . On Earth join, all ye creatures to extol Him first, Him last, Him midst, and without end. John...

...thine this universal frame, Thus wondrous fair; thyself how wondrous then! Unspeakable, who sittest . Speak ye who best can tell, ye sons of light, Angels, for ye behold him, and with songs And choral...

...universal frame, Thus wondrous fair! Thyself how wondrous then ! Unspeakable ! who sitt'st above the heavens, To us invisible, or dimly seen In these thy...declare Thy goodness beyond thought, and power divine!" MlLTOX. WERE a disbeliever in the "celestial influences" to be told that it could be proved by facts...

...universal frame, Thus wondrous fair ! Thyself how wondrous then ! Unspeakable ! who sitt'st above the heavens, To us invisible, or dimly seen In these thy...declare Thy goodness beyond thought, and power divine !" MlLTOX. WERE a disbeliever in the "celestial influences" to be told that it could be proved by facts...

...vegetation. As God's handiwork, even the smallest, least important life-forms are imbued with value. "In these thy lowest works, yet these declare / Thy goodness beyond thought, and Power Divine" (5.158-9), Adam and Eve announce in their "unmeditated" orison, thus anticipating Raphael's reference...

...thine this Universal frame, Thus wondrous fair; thyself how wondrous then! Unspeakable, who sit'st above these Heavens To us invisible or dimly seen...declare Thy goodness beyond thought, and Power Divine. CHAPTER 2 1. Eighteen-year-old Henrietta Baker Embree (February 18, 1834- June 1 3, 1863), married...