The history of The Old Testament In verse With One Hundred and Eighty sculptures: In Two Volumes. Vol. I. From the Creation to the Revolt of the Ten Tribes from the House of David. Vol. II. From that Revolt to the End of the Prophets. Written by Samuel Wesley ... The Cuts done by J. Sturt |
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| CCXLVIII. | CCXLVIII. Daniel, Chap. IV. to Ver. 27. |
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CCXLVIII. Daniel, Chap. IV. to Ver. 27.
Nebuchadnezzar's Second Dream. Daniel's Interpretation.
Agen a Dream of wondrous Sence and Weight
To Daniel thus did Shinars Lord relate:
Methought I saw a spatious Tree arise
Whose Root the Centre touch'd, whose Head the Skies:
From East to West it shot its ample Boughs,
Beneath whose Shade did all the Forest browze:
Fair were its Leaves, its lovely Fruits entice
The Sight and Smell like those of Paradice:
The Fowls of Heav'n, of various Note and Wing,
Within its Branches rest, and feed, and sing:
I saw, till in the Visions of my Head
An heav'nly Watcher came, and thus he said:
—Hew down the Tree, let keen-edg'd Axes sound,
On ev'ry Branch, and spread the groaning Ground:
Shake off its Leaves and Fruit!—Ye Beasts, away!
Nor, O ye Fowls! within its Branches stay!
Yet the strong Root shall still in Earth remain,
Fix'd with a brazen Band and Iron Chain:
O're the broad Stump the Dew of Heav'n shall pass,
His Portion with the Beasts among the Grass:
With Reason and with Mind no longer grac'd,
To brutal Sense his nobler Soul debas'd:
Sev'n rolling Years shall o're his Head proceed,
For thus 'tis by the heav'nly Pow'r decreed;
That ev'ry Breather round the spatious Ball
May know 'tis the Most High disposes All:
He gives the Kingdom, he dethrones agen,
And sinful Realms where-e're he please, and when,
Plagues with the basest and the worst of men.
To Daniel thus did Shinars Lord relate:
Methought I saw a spatious Tree arise
Whose Root the Centre touch'd, whose Head the Skies:
From East to West it shot its ample Boughs,
Beneath whose Shade did all the Forest browze:
Fair were its Leaves, its lovely Fruits entice
The Sight and Smell like those of Paradice:
The Fowls of Heav'n, of various Note and Wing,
Within its Branches rest, and feed, and sing:
I saw, till in the Visions of my Head
An heav'nly Watcher came, and thus he said:
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On ev'ry Branch, and spread the groaning Ground:
Shake off its Leaves and Fruit!—Ye Beasts, away!
Nor, O ye Fowls! within its Branches stay!
Yet the strong Root shall still in Earth remain,
Fix'd with a brazen Band and Iron Chain:
O're the broad Stump the Dew of Heav'n shall pass,
His Portion with the Beasts among the Grass:
With Reason and with Mind no longer grac'd,
To brutal Sense his nobler Soul debas'd:
Sev'n rolling Years shall o're his Head proceed,
For thus 'tis by the heav'nly Pow'r decreed;
That ev'ry Breather round the spatious Ball
May know 'tis the Most High disposes All:
He gives the Kingdom, he dethrones agen,
And sinful Realms where-e're he please, and when,
Plagues with the basest and the worst of men.
Such was my Dream; th'Interpretation shew!
'Tis more than all th'Astrologers can do.
'Tis more than all th'Astrologers can do.
Silent the Prophet stood, in Thought profound,
And long he fix'd his Eyes upon the Ground:
Delay not, said the King; I nothing fear!
Whate're th'Event, but stand prepar'd to hear.
The Dream to those that hate thee, he replies,
Th'Interpretation to thy Enemies!
'Tis Thou, O King! art by this Tree design'd,
Whose Empire only with the World confin'd:
O what a Change! From Men thou shalt be driv'n,
Expos'd to all th'Inclemencies of Heav'n:
Companion with the Herd, the Grass thy Feed,
For Sev'n long Years thy Punishment decreed:
Till this to mind severe Reflexion brings,
That God alone's Supreme and King of Kings.
Then shalt thou to thy self return and see
Thy Kingdom and thy Lords return to Thee,
With double Glory, double Majesty.
And long he fix'd his Eyes upon the Ground:
Delay not, said the King; I nothing fear!
Whate're th'Event, but stand prepar'd to hear.
The Dream to those that hate thee, he replies,
Th'Interpretation to thy Enemies!
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Whose Empire only with the World confin'd:
O what a Change! From Men thou shalt be driv'n,
Expos'd to all th'Inclemencies of Heav'n:
Companion with the Herd, the Grass thy Feed,
For Sev'n long Years thy Punishment decreed:
Till this to mind severe Reflexion brings,
That God alone's Supreme and King of Kings.
Then shalt thou to thy self return and see
Thy Kingdom and thy Lords return to Thee,
With double Glory, double Majesty.
Then O my Liege! to my Advice attend,
And learn at length how Kingly 'tis to' amend!
Relieve the helpless Poor with liberal Hands,
And break the mournful Captives slavish Bands.
Repent! repent! if 'tis not yet too late,
And thus at least protract, if not reverse thy Fate!
And learn at length how Kingly 'tis to' amend!
Relieve the helpless Poor with liberal Hands,
And break the mournful Captives slavish Bands.
Repent! repent! if 'tis not yet too late,
And thus at least protract, if not reverse thy Fate!
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