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ATLANTIS.
17
The whirlwind died along its scathful line;
The tempest-herded clouds did shrink and fade,
And rolling seas of light pursued the fleeting shade.
The tempest-herded clouds did shrink and fade,
And rolling seas of light pursued the fleeting shade.
VI.
Lo, the sheen azure of the crystal vault
Rose, arch on arch, beyond the ravished sight!
Effulgent hues noon's glory did exalt
Of sapphire, ruby, and fair chrysolite,
Opal and pearl, and chalcedony white,
And pure, pellucid beryl; soft did blaze
Their sevenfold splendors: while from infinite height,
As one whose voice the skyey realm obeys,
Descended all serene the god of countless days.
Lo, the sheen azure of the crystal vault
Rose, arch on arch, beyond the ravished sight!
Effulgent hues noon's glory did exalt
Of sapphire, ruby, and fair chrysolite,
Opal and pearl, and chalcedony white,
And pure, pellucid beryl; soft did blaze
Their sevenfold splendors: while from infinite height,
As one whose voice the skyey realm obeys,
Descended all serene the god of countless days.
VII.
Supernal radiance sphered his sovran head:
The lustrous sun before him paled and pined;
In golden rest the seas unbillowed spread,
And whelming light entranced the songless wind.
Worldward the Sire his awful eyes declined,
Supernal radiance sphered his sovran head:
The lustrous sun before him paled and pined;
In golden rest the seas unbillowed spread,
And whelming light entranced the songless wind.
Worldward the Sire his awful eyes declined,
