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the darkened hemisphere, addressing them 
with exultation, and a display of his own 
cuaning ; they fly off to their pristine hell. 
The ark, secure in ambient fire, stands un- 
shaken in the clash of elements; invocation 
of Truth—(Commencement of the episode) 
Noah, in the third person, begins to explain 
to his children the reason of God's destroy- 
ing mankind, commencing with Abel’s death, 
and the expulsion of Cain, who, after found- 
ing a colony i the distant country, commits 
suicide, leaving his sons in a state of idolatry ; 
their arts, inventions, &c.3; various views 
and descriptions of primitive society. 
Boox 53rd. 
Address to the dawn; increase of the 
flood; its effects upon animate and inani- 
‘mate nature; mingled storms of fire, hail, 
and rain ; view of the internal changes of 
the glabe, made by the flood, at this day 
evident in fossils, &c.; retreat of the living 
to the mountains; the deluge reaches the 
mountains’ tops ; death of all flesh; burst- 
ing of a volcanic mountain; total subjuga- 
tion of all things by the victorious waters. 
(Episode continued )—Noah relates how the 
children of Seth (called sons of God) conti- 
nued to adore the true God under Adam ; 
their laws, employments, amusements 5 
Adam’s annual sacrifice and festival; letters 
taught to Enoch ; death of Adam 3 extension 
ef the sons of God; mix with the children 
of men, of whom are the giants; idolaters 
threaten the death of Enoch, who is caught 
up by angels to heayen ; temple of Zaham, an 
allegory. 
Boox 4th. 
Total darkness surrounded the waters, 
which rolled on the earth forty days; Satan, 
from the throne of heil, sends a messenger 
to this creation, to observe the situation and 
appearance ofthe world ; his journey through 
hell’s territory, and the regions of night ; 
first entrance into the planetary system 5 
passes the constellations ; view of the earth 5 
description thereof to Satan on his return ; 
meanwhile, Utiel assembles five angels in 
the lowest heaven; description of that hea. 
“wen after relating the Almighty’s will, that 
earth shall not utterly perish, he sends Urim 
and Zinghiel down to the internal part of the 
globe to stop the fountains of the great deep; 
their voyage through the circumambient 
flood; Zinghiel’s speech; closing of the 
deep; alteration of the shape of the earth ; 
‘formation of continents, lakes, &c.; their 
conversation ; travel through the globe; re- 
light all the internal fires ; physiological de- 
scription ; Iri stops the firmarhental sluices 5 
binds up the snow, hail, &c. 5 Zetiel com- 
mands the winds to their receptacles, and 
opens upon the earth a hot thirsty blast 5 the 
sinking of the waters; the angels ascend to 
a heavenly festival. 
Boox Sth. 
The sons of men make war upon the sons 
of God, calling in, as auxiliaries, the giants, 
whose chief, Gorkan, king of Anak, assem 
Cutline of a Poem on the Deluge. 
[Dec. ¥, 
bles his forces ; the angel of night warns 
Methuselah, who sends for assistance to the 
different tribes; their numbers and names ; 
Methuselah’s address; their reply 3 sacrifice 5 
token of fire from heaven 3 election of Me- 
thuselah as chief 3 his speech, camp, coun- 
cil; army described ; arms, horses, approach 
of the enemy, appearance of the giants, ele- 
phants, stores, &c. ; order of battle ; defeat of: 
the footmen; success of the chariots; ac- 
tions of Noah (thena young man), and Jok- 
tan his friend ; general battle ; acts of Gor- — 
kan; death of Gezoranek the prowess of 
Tinal and Achor, two giants; Noah’s at- — 
tack on Tinal; Tinal slain by a shower of 
arrows 3 in falling, he buries Noah and others 
beneath his shield; the sons of God pursue 
the retiring rebel forces; are recalied by 
Methuselah; the army refreshed, and a 
watch appointed. 
EBoox 6th. 
Night.—-Noah and his friend Joktan exe 
tricate themselves from under the giant's 
shield ; reconnoitre the enemy’s camp; view 
thereof at night; taken prisoners; grand 
council of the Anakims 3 idolarrous rites ; 
Gorkan, Migdol, Gisgah, and others, debate 
respecting the battle; breaking up of the 
council; feasts and orgies; their quarrels. 
Morning.—-Both armies prepare for battle 5 
Methuselah’s instructions to his leaders 5 on- 
set; godly are repulsed; acts of Methuselah 3 
they rally 5 general battle ; ambuscade ; rout 
of the giant and elephantine force 5 collect 
ing the wounded ; godly sacrifice ; victorious 
hymn and song of the surviving ; lamenta- 
tion of young Joktan and Noah. 
Boox 7th. 
Ominous appearance ; the Anakims super- 
stitiously terrified; withdraw their forces ; 
march described 3 court of Gorkan} allure- 
ments of Mezirima, daughter of Ormal ; se- 
duction of Joktan ; Noah’s fidelity 5 war with 
the Azgads ; worship and offering to the idel; 
Noah’s imprisonment 5 his temptations, and 
condemnation ; his vision; released by the 
angel Raphael ; return to his friends ; meet- 
ing of Noah and Hara ; their marriage, &e. 
Boox 8th. 
The subsiding of the waters; description 
of the formation of the upper strata of the 
earth ; resting of the ark on Mount Ararat ; 
the dove sent out ; appearance of the globe 5 
Uriel, inthe lowest heaven, assembles tlic 
tutelary angels of the earth ; informs them of 
Satan’s intention to revisit the globe; in= 
structions thereon ; are sent out to cause ve- 
getation, and prepare the earth with food, 
é&c. for man and beast; their operations de- 
scribed. 
Boox 9th. 
Address ; (Continuation of the Episode), 
After a series of years, idolatry having spread 
amongst the sons of God, the children of men 
again make war upon thém, in another part 
of their territory ; embassy to Methuselah ta 
request assistance, and that he would take the 
command of the holy tribes. Noah a 
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