of

Of living things both swimming things and fowls,

And of those walking, and amphibia,

And those that creep and those of double nature;

With flutter of excitement while at heart

And her cheek reddened with a sense of joy,

And spell-bound was her heart with sense of shame.

Flew into the womb, and in course of time

That obeyed God, and keepers of the herds,

And goatherds and to shepherds of the lambs;

Of the Word was chosen. . . .

And in heart practice lowliness of mind

Sprung from the holy race of the heavenly Christ

Are called of common blood, and we restrain

In worship recollection of good cheer,

And walk the paths of piety and truth.

The inmost sanctuary of the temples,

Much-pleasing of flowers, nor with light of lamps,

Much-pleasing of flowers, nor with light of lamps,

Adorn them, nor with smoke of frankincense

That sends forth flame of altars; nor do thou,

Adding unto the sacrifice of bulls

Blood of sheep-slaughtering outrage, thus to give

Nor by the smoke of flesh-consuming pyre

And odors foul pollute the light of heaven;

All-father God, of understanding mind,

O WORLD of men wide-scattered, and long walls,

Brought he in yet another race of men

A tower; and tongues of all were loosed again;

And on them hurled came wrath of God most high,

An evil strife. And then of mortal men

Of the initial letter show the name.

This letter of the acrostic of his name:

This letter of the acrostic of his name:

The East and offspring of Assyrian men

. . . of the measure of the number ten.

. . . of the measure of the number ten.

Ten strokes of judgment upon Egypt, then

Then when the people of twelve tribes shall leave

The fruitful land of ruin by command

Of the Immortal, the Lord God himself

Of doubtful native land; and Memphis he,

Dread serpent, will show outward signs of love,

Of his son's son shall lay the scepter down,

Destroyed with blows by reason of hard fights.

Of wealth abundant and of Indian birth

Of wealth abundant and of Indian birth

All things which thou, possessed of shameless soul,

Beyond the land of Meroe; wretched thou

And then an Indian of dark countenance

Upon the East by reason of hard fights;

Then every nation of a royal power

Of valiant men shall put their neck again

And of its own free will again obey.

Because of counsels of the mighty God;

Because of counsels of the mighty God;

And he the temple of the mighty God

Of fathers and the helpless little ones,

And of the eighteenth letter show the sign.

Of his time, there shall be as many kings

As there are tribes of men, as there are clans,

But one of these shall be a mighty king,

Of lofty spirit shall submit to him,

Give portions on account of royal power.

Decades of decades, eight ones upon these

Of years shall they rule, and at last shall end.

What an outpouring of the blood of men

What an outpouring of the blood of men

Moans of young children by a fountain pure,

In shady cavern off spring of wild beast

Revolt of men around thee, then great land

Of fine ears, high-souled Egypt; but again

Shall there be a revolt of thine own men.

Tamer of horses, there shall conquest come

And war and plague by reason of hard fights.

Mixed with a deadly sting; and most of all

By far the noblest heroes of the Greeks

Who are to Ares dear. And one of these

Shall be a strong brave king; of foulest deeds

Of Phrygian Troy; when of the rolling years

Of Phrygian Troy; when of the rolling years

Of savage war, a wooden artifice

O cause of grievous woe. Alas, alas,

And what spoils of the old man weeping much

Of the first letter of the alphabet;

Of the first letter of the alphabet;

And the blood of Assaracus, renowned

Of heroes, both a strong and valiant man.

And he shall come out of the mighty fire

Of ravaged Troy, fleeing from fatherland

By reason of the fearful toil of war;

By reason of the fearful toil of war;

He shall perform a pious work of law,

The onset of the fire of burning Troy,

The onset of the fire of burning Troy,

For the beginning of the alphabet

Destroyed by waters in the depths of sea,

Shall he lay hold on the event of death.

But him though dead the nations of mankind

Of the Assyrians, where the Parthians

According to their power of thoughts will write.