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A SUGGESTION FOR A PAINTER.
Paint us two pictures, which may represent
The sorrows and the hopes of humankind.
The first, our father Adam's banishment
From Eden, where the angel-guard behind,
And flaming sword on high, all access bar
To where the trees of life and knowledge are;
The sorrows and the hopes of humankind.
The first, our father Adam's banishment
From Eden, where the angel-guard behind,
And flaming sword on high, all access bar
To where the trees of life and knowledge are;
And Eve turns back to weep, and gaze once more
On her lost home; but Adam lifts his eye,
Serene, though sad, the regions to explore
Of that vast world where he must toil and die;
And Satan, like a serpent coiled, is near,
Exulting in a triumph mixed with fear.
On her lost home; but Adam lifts his eye,
Serene, though sad, the regions to explore
Of that vast world where he must toil and die;
And Satan, like a serpent coiled, is near,
Exulting in a triumph mixed with fear.
And let the other show the Lord ascending
Up to the heavens to meet His Father's love.
Below, His faithful followers attending,
The cloud of light awaiting Him above;
The cross, the grave, the stone rolled back, and lying
Below them all, the serpent crushed and dying.
Up to the heavens to meet His Father's love.
Below, His faithful followers attending,
The cloud of light awaiting Him above;
The cross, the grave, the stone rolled back, and lying
Below them all, the serpent crushed and dying.
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