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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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Such was their Converse, gladdening well their way
Between the hills. At length, they came to where
The paths concluded in three Vales; that soon
Blended again into a wider one,
More distant, opening to a continent.
Through the mid Vale they passed, a fertile spot,
Planted with trees; and from the mountains flowed
A pleasant stream of waters musical,
Skirting its sides, and, in a shallow ford,
Crossing the footroad: odourous the trees,
And clustered like the palm; the waters sweet
To many senses—hearing, sight, and scent,
And feeling,—nor ungrateful to the taste;
And, from the current, Noah stooped to take
Refreshing liquid, healing to the lips,
And palate, parched by long, though loved, discourse.
And there was harmony among the trees:
The breath of morning shook the Poplar leaves;
And, like the babbling of the brooks, they spake
Oracular: the Oaks were eloquent:
And the tall grass, within the valley-depths,
And on the hill's-side, swelled and murmured, like
The Ocean-billows breaking 'gainst the shore.
For, not by chance produced, they prophesy
Of their Creatour; singing to his praise,
Who made the leaf, and grass so thin—so soft—
So fragile; yet so hardy, to endure
Both cold, and heat, and every change of wind,
And influence of weather: nay, and, since,
The Rain, and Snow—with Spirit of Life endowed,
Surviving palaces, and pyramids.
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