Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, TO THE DEAR MEMORY OF THOMAS GUNTON: MR. GUNTON SHOWN AROUND HEAVEN, by ISAAC WATTS


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TO THE DEAR MEMORY OF THOMAS GUNTON: MR. GUNTON SHOWN AROUND HEAVEN, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Gentle ithuriel led him round the skies
Last Line: And took eternal leave of what he built before.
Subject(s): Heaven; Memory; Sky; Paradise


GENTLE Ithuriel led him round the skies,
The buildings struck him with immense surprise;
The spires all radiant and the mansions bright,
The roof high-vaulted with ethereal light. ...
Millions of glories reign through every part;
Infinite power, and uncreated art,
Stand here display'd, and to the stranger show
How it outshines the noblest seats below.
The stranger fed his gazing powers awhile
Transported: then, with a regardless smile,
Glanc'd his eye downward through the crystal floor,
And took eternal leave of what he built before.





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