【】ofoved</p>

outofhisplace,pushedbythehoedflood,</p>

hallhisverdurespoiled,andtreesadrift,</p>

dohegreatrivertotheopeninggulf,</p>

aakerootanislandsaltandbare,</p>

thehauntofseals,andordsealang:</p>

toteachtheethatgodattributestoplace</p>

nosanctity,ifhitherbrought</p>

bynherefrequent,orthereindwell.</p>

andnofurthershallensue,behold.</p>

helooked,andsahearkhullontheflood,</p>

hecloudswerefled,</p>

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driven,</p>

hefaceofdeluge,asdecayed;</p>

andtheclearsunonhiseryglass</p>

gazedhot,andofthefreshwavelargelydrew,</p>

asafterthirst;adetheirflowingshrink</p>

frotandinglaketotrippihatstole</p>

hsoftfoottohedeep;opt</p>

hissluces,astheheavenhis.</p>

thearknorenosonground,</p>

fastoopofsohighuntainfixed.</p>

andopsofhills,asrocks,appear;</p>

ourtheherapidcurrentsdrive,</p>

toheretreatiheirfurioustide.</p>

forthoutthearkaravenflies,</p>

andafterhithesurerssenger,</p>

adovesentforthondagaintospy</p>

greentreeround,aylight:</p>

thesendtiretuing,inhisbill</p>

anoliveleafhebrings,paksign:</p>

anroundappears,andfroisark</p>

theasiredesds,hallhistrain;</p>

thenhupliftedhands,andeyesdevout,</p>

gratefultoheaven,overhisheadbeholds</p>

adehecloudabow</p>

nspicuoushthreeliftedlay,</p>

betokeningpeacefrood,anew.</p>

,erstsosad,</p>

greatlyrejoiced;andthushisjoybrokeforth.</p>

othou,urethingsstrepresent</p>

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aspresent,heavenlyinstructerirevive</p>

atthislastsight;assuredthatnshalllive,</p>

hallthecreatures,andtheirseedpreserve.</p>

farlessiforonewholeworld</p>

ofroyed,thanirejoice</p>

foronenfoundsoperfedsojust,</p>

thatgodvouchsafestoraiseanotherworld</p>

froiandallhisaet.</p>

butsay,eanthoselouredstreaksinheaven</p>

distended,asthebrowofgodappeased</p>

orservethey,asafloobind</p>

thefluidskirtsofthatsaerycloud,</p>

lestitagaindissolve,andshoheearth</p>

tothearest;</p>

soithisire,</p>

thoughlaterepentinghifndepraved;</p>

grievedathisheart,</p>

thehfilledhviolendallflesh</p>

rruptiheiroved,</p>

suanfindinhissight,</p>

thatherelents,nottoblotoutnkind;</p>

andkesavenaodestroy</p>

theearthagainbyflood;hesea</p>

surpasshisbounds;norraintodroheworld,</p>

antherei;but,whenhebrings</p>

overtheearthacloud,herei</p>

histriplelouredboolook,</p>

andcalltondhisvenant:dayandnight,</p>

seedtiandharvest,heatandhoaryfrost,</p>

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shallholdtheirurse;tillfirepurgeallthingsnew,</p>

bothheaveh,hejustshalldwell.</p>

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asonoon,</p>