Several Occasions.
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See! the great Prophet stand,
Waving his Wonder-working Wand!
He strikes the stubborn Rock, and lo!
The stubborn Rock feels the Almighty Blow;
His stony Entrails burst, and rushing Torrents flow.
Waving his Wonder-working Wand!
He strikes the stubborn Rock, and lo!
The stubborn Rock feels the Almighty Blow;
His stony Entrails burst, and rushing Torrents flow.
IV.
Then did the Sun his fiery Coursers stay,
And backward held the falling Day;
The nimble-footed Minutes ceas'd to run,
And urge the lazy Hours on.
Time hung his unexpanded Wings,
And all the secret Springs
That carry on the Year,
Stopp'd in their full Career:
Then the astonish'd Moon,
Forgot her going down;
And paler grew,
The dismal Scene to view,
Then did the Sun his fiery Coursers stay,
And backward held the falling Day;
The nimble-footed Minutes ceas'd to run,
And urge the lazy Hours on.
Time hung his unexpanded Wings,
And all the secret Springs
That carry on the Year,
Stopp'd in their full Career:
Then the astonish'd Moon,
Forgot her going down;
And paler grew,
The dismal Scene to view,
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