,
broughtforththetendergrass,lad
heruniversalfacehpleasantgreen;
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thenherbsofeveryleaf,thatsuddenfloweredopeningtheirvariouslours,anddegay
herbososllings:and,thesescarceblown,
forthflourishedthicktheclusteringvine,forthcreptthesoodtheyreed
eattledinherfield,andthehuleshrub,
andbushplicit:last
rose,asindance,thestatelytrees,andspreadtheirbrancheshungd
theirblosso:hhighhehillsrowned;
htuftsthevalleys,andeachfountainside;
hborderslongtherivers:thatearthnow
seedliketoheaven,aseatightdwell,
orhdelight,andlovetohaunt
hersacredshades:thoughgodhadyetnotrainedupontheearth,andntotilltheground
noheearthadeist
up,anderedalltheground,andeach
plantofthefield;heearth,
godde,andeveryherb,beforeitgrew
onthegreenstegodsahatitwasgood:
soevenandrerdedthethirdday
againthealghtyspake,lettherebelights
highintheexpanseofheaven,todivide
thedayfroight;andlettheeforsigns,
forseasons,andfordays,andcirclingyears;andlettheeforlights,asiordain
theirofficeinthefitofheaven,
togivelightontheearth;anditwasso
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andgoddetlights,greatfortheiruse
ton,thegreatertohaverulebyday,
thelessbynight,alte;anddethestars,
andsetthenthefitofheaven
toillunatetheearth,andruletheday
intheirvicissitude,andrulethenight,
andlightfroarknesstodividegodsaw,
surveyinghisgreathatitwasgood:
forofcelestialbodiesfirstthesun
aghtyspherehefrad,unlightsofirst,
thoughofetherealuld:thenfordtheon
globose,andeverygnitudeofstars,
andsohstarstheheaven,thickasafield:
oflightbyfarthegreaterparthetook,
transplantedfroercloudyshrine,andplacedinthesunsorb,deporoustoreceive
anddrinktheliquidlight;firoretain
hergatheredbea,greatpalaceno
hither,astotheirfountain,otherstars
repairing,intheirgoldenusdra,
andhencetheingplagildsherhos;
bytinent
theirsllpehunsight
sofarrete,inutionseen,
firstinhiseastthegloriouslawasseen,
regentofday,andallthehorizonround
investedhbrightrays,jocundtorun
hislongitudethroughheavenshighroad;thegraydadanced,
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sheddingsoon,
butoppositeinlevelled,
hisrrour,hfullfaceborro
froiforotherlightsheneedednone
inthataspect,andstillthatdistancekeeps
tillnight;thenintheeasthertusheshines,
revolvedonheavensgreataxle,andherreign
hthousandlesserlightsdividualholds,
hthousandthousandstars,thatthenappearedspanglingthehesphere:thenfirstadoed
inariesthatsetandrose,
gladeveningandgladcrohefourthday
andgodsaid,lettheersgenerate
reptilehspa,livingsoul:
andletfoheearth,hwings
displayedontheopenfitofheaven
andgodcreatedthegreath
soulliving,eachthatcrept,eously
theersgeneratedbytheirkinds;
andeverybirdoferhiskind;
andsa,saying
befruitful,ltiply,andintheseas,
andlakes,andrunningstrea,theersfill;
andletthefoultiplied,ontheearth
forthhthesoundsandseas,eachcreekandbay,erables,andshoals
offishthaththeirfins,andshiningscales,
glideunderthegreenhatoft
bankthedsea:partsingle,orate,
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grazetheseaheirpasture,andthroughgrovesofralstray;or,sportinghquickglance,
shoothesuntheirsdropthgold;
or,intheirpearlyshellsatease,attend
istnutrint;orunderrockstheirfood
injointedarurooththeseal
andbendeddolphinsplay:parthugeofbulk
heirgait,
teesttheocean:thereleviathan,
hugestoflivingcreatures,onthedeep
stretchedlikeaprontorysleepsorss,
andseeavingland;andathisgills
drahistrunkspoutsout,asea
anhetepidcaves,andfens,andshores,
theirbroodasnuroushatch,froheeggthatsoonburstinghkindlyruptureforthdisclosed
theircallofeatheredsoonandfledge
theysuedtheirpens;and,soaringtheairsubli,hclangdespisedtheground,underacloud
inprospect;theretheeagleandthestork
oncliffsandcedartopstheireyriesbuild:
partlooselyorewise
inn,rangedinfigure,heirway,
intelligentofseasons,andsetforth
theiraerycaravan,highoverseas
flying,andoverlands,utualwing
easingtheirflight;sosteerstheprudentcraneherannualvoyage,boeonheair
floatsastheypass,fannedberedplus:
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froranallerbirdshsong
solacedtheheirpaintedwings
tilleven;northenthesolenightingale
ceasedallnighttundhersoftlays:
others,onsilverlakesandrivers,bathed
theirdo;thesharchedneck,
betantlingproudly,rows
herstatehoaryfeet;yetofttheyquit
thedank,and,risingonstiffpennons,tower
thedaerealsky:othersongroundthecrestedcklarionsoundsthesilenthours,andtheotherrain
adoshilouredhthefloridhue
ofrainboarryeyestheersthus
hfishreplenished,andtheairhfowl,
eveningandsoleizedthefifthday
thesixth,andofcreationlast,arose
atin;whengodsaid,
lettheearthbringforthsoullivinginherkind,cattle,andcreepingthings,andbeastoftheearth,eachintheirkindtheearthobeyed,andstraightopeningherfertilebteedatabirth
innurouslivings,
liedandfullgroofthegrounduprose,
asfroislair,thewherehewons
inforesthicket,brake,orden;
angthetreesinpairsthey
