The Spacious Firmament
The Spacious Firmament on high,
With all the blue Ethereal Sky,
And spangled Heav'ns, a Shining Frame,
Their great Original proclaim:
Th' unwearied Sun, from day to day,
Does his Creator's Pow'r display,
And publishes to every
The Work of an Almighty Hand.
Soon as the Evening Shades prevail,
The Moon takes up the wondrous Tale,
And nightly to the list'ning
Repeats the Story of her Birth:
Whilst all the Stars that round her burn,
And all the Planets, in their turn,
Confirm the Tidings as they rowl,
And spread the Truth from Pole to Pole.
What though, in solemn Silence,
Move round the dark terrestrial Ball?
What tho' nor real Voice nor
Amid their radiant Orbs be found?
In Reason's Ear they all rejoice,
And utter forth a glorious Voice,
For ever singing, as they shine,
The Hand that made us is Divine.
Joseph Addison
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While haughty Gallia's dames, that preadO'er their pale cheeks, an artful red, Beheld this beauteous stranger In native charms, divinely fair; Confusion in their looks they show'd;
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In the first rise and infancy of farce, When fools were many, and when plays were The raw unpractis'd authors could, with ease, A young and unexperienc'd audience please:
How Are Thy Servants Blest O Lord!
How are Thy servants blest, O Lord How sure is their defense Eternal wisdom is their guide,
