. Poetical works of James Montgomery . star, But soon of this my lady gave me warning, For she had grown more beautiful. Del Paradiso, canto viii. Their first flight from the Hill of Purgatory was to the moon. Their entrancewithin the sphere of that eternal pearl is thus described. The native-born and everlasting thirst For that pure realm, resembling God hirnself, Carried us thither, swift as move the heavens. My lady lookd aloof, and I on her;Then, in as brief a space as, on the arrow rests, escapes, and flits away,^I found myself transported, and a strange thing surp
. Poetical works of James Montgomery . star, But soon of this my lady gave me warning, For she had grown more beautiful. Del Paradiso, canto viii. Their first flight from the Hill of Purgatory was to the moon. Their entrancewithin the sphere of that eternal pearl is thus described. The native-born and everlasting thirst For that pure realm, resembling God hirnself, Carried us thither, swift as move the heavens. My lady lookd aloof, and I on her;Then, in as brief a space as, on the arrow rests, escapes, and flits away,^I found myself transported, and a strange thing surprised me ; but my guide,From whom naught in my heart could be conceald,Turnd, with a sweet and gracious countenance,Exclaimincf, Now, thank God ! that we have reachdThe nearest star,*—Methought a lucid, brilliant cloud, like diamond, which the sunTranspierces, compassd us on every side :Within the orb of that eternal pearl,We enterd,—as a ray of light pervadesThe crystal wave, united yet unbroken. Del Paradiso, canto
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