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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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These are the words which Seth spake, in the day
When he received the Book that Enoch wrote,
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Unto Jehovah, who created him.
Thou art Jehovah: terrible art thou
In mercy. On thy horses thou didst ride,
Thy chariots of salvation bore thee on.
From midst the myriads of the hosts of heaven,
The Holy One with glory clad the sky,
And fire consumed the mountain where he trod.
Perfect in beauty, and in wisdom full,
Anointed Cherub: who, in Paradise,
Garden of God, his new-created Man
Didst cover with unshamèd innocence,
Within the Holy Mountain; till, profane,
Thou wert cast out from 'mong the Thrones of Light.
Thine heart was for thy beauty lifted up,
Thy wisdom was corrupted, verily,
By reason of thy brightness. Thou art now
Brought to the dust, O thou who hast defiled
Thy sanctuaries with iniquities.
Therefore will God bring forth, from thee amidst,
A fire that shall devour thee. Thou shalt be
A terrour, and shalt perish utterly.
Jehovah is in judgment terrible.
When him I heard, my bowels shook, . . my lips
Quivered, and rottenness was in my bones;
They trembled under me, and for the day
Of tribulation groaned my inmost soul.
O terrible in judgements; thou in wrath
Rememberest mercy. Wherefore waxst thou hot
'Gainst Man seduced? Ah—wherefore should the Foe
Say, that for mischief thou revealedst him?
Jehovah: thou art God, and thou wilt be
Gracious to whom thou wilt, to whom thou wilt
Be merciful. Jehovah, God of gods,
Gracious, and merciful—long-suffering—
Bounteous of truth, and goodness, laying up
Mercy for thousands, and forgiving all
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Iniquity, transgression, sin; and thou
Wilt not excuse the sinner, visiting
The sire's iniquity upon the child,
Unto the generation third, and fourth.
I ever in Jehovah will rejoice,
In God, my Saviour, ever will exult—
Jehovah, the Almighty, is my strength,
And I will trust in him for evermore.
For of his Bounty he created man.
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