Stedman and Hutchinson, comps. A Library of American Literature: An Anthology in Eleven Volumes. 1891. Vols. III: Colonial Literature, 16071764 | | The Ascent of the Saint | By Benjamin Coleman (16731747) |
| [A Poem on Elijahs Translation. 1707.] |
| TWAS at high noon, the day serene and fair, | |
Mountains of lumnous clouds rolld in the air, | |
When on a sudden, from the radiant skies, | |
Superior light flasht in Elishas eyes. | |
The Heavns were cleft, and from the imperial throne | 5 |
A stream of glory, dazzling splendor, shone; | |
Beams of ten thousand suns shot round about, | |
The sun and every blazond cloud went out; | |
Bright hosts of angels lind the heavenly way, | |
To guard the saint up to eternal day. | 10 |
Then down the steep descent a chariot bright, | |
And steeds of fire, swift as the beams of light. | |
Wingd seraphs ready stood, bowd low to greet | |
The favrite saint, and hand him to his seat. | |
Enthrond he sat, transformed with joys his mien, | 15 |
Calm his gay soul, and, like his face, serene. | |
His eye and burning wishes to his God, | |
Forward he bowd, and on the triumph rode. | | |
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