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The Judgement of the Flood

by John A. Heraud. A New Edition. Revised and Re-Arranged
Heraud, John A. (1799-1887)

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ODE ON HAVING COMPLETED THE REVISION OF THE POEM, (5 July, 1852.)
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THE JUDGEMENT OF THE FLOOD.
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Part the First. LAMECH.
  
The Lay of LILITH'S SON; Dreamer of Dreams, Seer of Visions, in the Morning Land.
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BOOK THE FIRST. THE LAND OF EDEN
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I. Noah, and his sons
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II. Elihu, and Sodi
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III. Sons of Noah
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IV. Vale of Armon
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BOOK THE SECOND. THE RACE OF CAIN
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I. The City of Enos
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II. The Shield of L amech
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III. The Prediction
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IV. Samiasa and Palal
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BOOK THE THIRD. LAMECH, AND ELIHU
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I. Lamech, and Elihu
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II. Lamech's Lamentation
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III. Lamech's Resignation
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IV. Lamech's Death
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Part the Second. ELIHU.
  
The Lay of LILITH'S SON; Dreamer of Dreams, Seer of Visions, in the Morning Land.
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BOOK THE FOURTH. SIGNS, AND WONDERS
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I. The Incarnate
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II. Burial of Lamech
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III. The Blind Prophet
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IV. Signs of the Seasons
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BOOK THE FIFTH. THE CHILDREN OF ABEL
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I. Junia and Nain
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II. Michael, and Azaziel
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III. The First Rain
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IV. Vale of Adam
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BOOK THE SIXTH. THE PREPARATION
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I. Vale of Abel
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II. Animals
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III. Edna, and Azaradel
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IV. Ham, and Elihu
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Part the Third. SAMIASA.
  
The Lay of LILITH'S SON; Dreamer of Dreams, Seer of Visions, in the Morning Land.
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BOOK THE SEVENTH. The PREACHING OF NOAH
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I. The Tomb of Adam
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II. The Sacrifice
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III. Zateel, and Samiasa
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IV. Rumel
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BOOK THE EIGHTH. THE BOOK OF ENOCH
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I. The Symbols
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II. The Tablet
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III. Death and Obsequies of Adam
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IV. Translation of Enoch
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BOOK THE NINTH. THE PYRAMIS
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I. The City
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II. Adon, and Amazarah
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III. Founding of the City
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IV. The Sanctuary
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Part the Fourth. NOAH.
  
The Lay of LILITH'S SON; Dreamer of Dreams, Seer of Visions, in the Morning Land.
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BOOK THE TENTH. METHUSELAH
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I. Samiasa, and Barkayal
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II. Hherem, and Barkayal
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III. Japhetls Vision
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IV. Mount of Paradise
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BOOK THE ELEVENTH. DUDAEL
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I. Noah Rejected
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II. The Angels
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III. Phanuel, and Samiasa
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IV. Satan, and Azaziel
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BOOK THE TWELFTH. THE JUDGEMENT
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I. Azaradel
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II. The Ark
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III. Noah's Vision
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IV. The Cherubim
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PALINODE.
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And now rose Noah early, as was wont,
On Sabbath-morn, with Japhet, Shem, and Ham,
To duly visit Adam's sepulchre,
And warn the multitudes upon the plain
Assembled, not for worship but for sport;
And ready found Zateel, and Tamiel come,
To bear them company, and aid the cause
Of piety. No loiterers they, yet were
The Youth, and Scribe arrested in their speed,
To gaze on Japhet's growing handiwork—
The yet unfinished Statue of the Seed
Who should the Serpent bruise—unfinished yet,
Yet all but finished, moulded to that point
Of execution, where alike begins
The Artist's pleasure and the Admirer's both;
Almost adorable, yet something left,
To shew the labour human, not divine.
Brief space for converse, none for censure now;
Noah broceeded forth, and, on each hand,
The frendly train. With Tamiel was the Book
Of Enoch, and with Shem the yearling Lamb.
Along he vales they went; between the hills;
And into that mid vale, which opened wide
Upon the plain, and by the leafy way.
—Forthight into the plain, they now immerge,
Emerging to the people. There, behold,
As on a continent the enormous throng.
Well knew they him. “Ho, ho;—the Prophet comes—
The Ark-builder, and his Sons. Hence, ye profane.”
The scorn of multitudes was in the air,
And everyecho heard it loud, and long.
The noise of waters, when their demon howls
Round some predestined bark, less than that din
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Of multitudes, the universal din,
Which made heaven's vault to tremble, as with shout
Titanian. Then surceased heroic spot.
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