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What though th’ Almighty’s regal throne High o’er yon azure heaven’s exalted dome, By mortal eye unkenned; where east, nor west, Nor south, nor blustering north has breath to blow: Albeit he then with angels and with saints Holds conference, and to his radiant host E’en face to face, stands visibly confest; Yet know that not in presence nor in power, Shines he less perfect here: ’tis man’s dim eye That makes the obscurity.
What though th’ Almighty’s regal throne High o’er yon azure heaven’s exalted dome, By mortal eye unkenned; where east, nor west, Nor south, nor blustering north has breath to blow: Albeit he then with angels and with saints Holds conference, and to his radiant host E’en face to face, stands visibly confest; Yet know that not in presence nor in power, Shines he less perfect here: ’tis man’s dim eye That makes the obscurity.
In print by 1888 AD · industrial
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- Christopher Stuart (identity unresolved)
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- In print by 1888 AD · industrial
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- A Cyclopædia of Sacred Poetical Quotations (catalogued1888) (1888 AD)
Page 25 · printed citation: Christopher Stuart · subject: ALMIGHTY
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