four zoas -- comparison of three transcriptions of p. 12

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Vala / The Four Zoas, Erdman on The Blake Digital Text Project

FZ1-12.1; E306| Night darkend as she spoke! a shuddring ran from East to West t500

FZ1-12.2; E306| A Groan was heard on high. The warlike clarions ceast. the Spirits

FZ1-12.3; E306| Of Luvah & Vala shudderd in their Orb: an orb of blood!

FZ1-12.4; E306| Eternity groand & was troubled at the Image of Eternal Death

FZ1-12.5; E306| The Wandering Man bow'd his faint head and Urizen descended

FZ1-12.6; E306| And the one must have murderd the other if he had not descended t501

FZ1-12.7; E307| Indignant muttering low thunders; Urizen descended

FZ1-12.8; E307| Gloomy sounding, Now I am God from Eternity to Eternity

FZ1-12.9; E307| Sullen sat Los plotting Revenge. Silent he eye'd the Prince t502

FZ1-12.10; E307| Of Light. Silent the prince of Light viewd Los. at length a brooded t503

FZ1-12.11; E307| Smile broke from Urizen for Enitharmon brightend more & moreFZ1-12.12; E307| Sullen he lowerd on Enitharmon but he smild on Los

FZ1-12.13; E307| Saying Thou art the Lord of Luvah into thine hands I give

FZ1-12.14; E307| The prince of Love the murderer his soul is in thine hands

FZ1-12.15; E307| Pity not Vala for she pitied not the Eternal Man

FZ1-12.16; E307| Nor pity thou the cries of Luvah. Lo these starry hosts

FZ1-12.17; E307| They are thy servants if thou wilt obey my awful Law

FZ1-12.18; E307| Los answerd furious art thou one of those who when most complacent

FZ1-12.19; E307| Mean mischief most. If you are such Lo! I am also such

FZ1-12.20; E307| One must be master. try thy Arts I also will try mineFZ1-12.21; E307| For I percieve Thou hast Abundance which I claim as mine

FZ1-12.22; E307| Urizen startled stood but not Long soon he cried

FZ1-12.23; E307| Obey my voice young Demon I am God from Eternity to Eternity

FZ1-12.24; E307| Thus Urizen spoke collected in himself in awful pride

FZ1-12.25; E307| Art thou a visionary of Jesus the soft delusion of Eternity

FZ1-12.26; E307| Lo I am God the terrible destroyer & not the Saviour

FZ1-12.27; E307| Why should the Divine Vision compell the sons of Eden

FZ1-12.28; E307| to forego each his own delight to war against his Spectre t504

FZ1-12.29; E307| The Spectre is the Man the rest is only delusion & fancy

FZ1-12.30; E307| So spoke the Prince of Light & sat beside the Seat of Los

FZ1-12.31; E307| Upon the sandy shore rested his chariot of fire


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Night darkend as she spoke! a shuddring ran from East to WestA Groan was heard on high. The warlike clarions ceast. the Spirits 200Of Luvah & Vala shudderd in their Orb; an orb of blood!

Eternity groand & was troubled at the Image of Eternal DeathThe Wandering Man bow'd his faint head and Urizen descendedAnd the one must have murderd the other if he had not descended

Indignant muttering low thunders; Urizen descendedGloomy sounding, Now I am God from Eternity to Eternity

Sullen sat Los plotting Revenge. Silent he Urizen eye'd the Prince

Ten thousand thousand were his hosts of spirits on the wind:Ten thousand thousand glittering Chariots shining in the sky:They pour upon the golden shore beside the silent ocean.Rejoicing in the Victory & the heavens were filld with blood

The Earth spread forth her table wide. the Night a silver cupFill'd with the wine of anguish waited at the golden feastBut the bright Sun was not as yet; he filling all the expanseSlept as a bird in the blue shell that soon shall burst away

Los saw the wound of his blow he saw he pitied he weptLos now repented that he had smitten Enitharmon he felt love

Arise in all his Veins he threw his arms around her loin To heal the wound of his smiting

They eat the fleshly bread, they drank the nervous wine

They

[Very faint sketches of two figures.]

OfLight.SilenttheprinceofLig

htviewdLos.atlength&brooded

SmilebrokefromUrizenforEnitharmonbrightendmore&more

SullenhelowerdonEnitharmon

buthesmildonLos

SayingThouarttheLordofLuv

ahintothinehandsIgive

TheprinceofLovethemurderer

hissoulisinthinehands

PitynotValaforshepitiednottheEternalMan

NorpitythouthecriesofLuvah.

Lothesestarryhosts

TheyarethyservantsifthouwiltobeymyawfulLaw

SospokethePrinceofLight&s

atbesidetheSeatofLos

Uponthesandyshorerestedhischariotoffire

Los answerd furious art thou one of those who when most complacent

Mean mischief most. If you are such Lo! I am also suchOne must be master. xxx try thy Arts I also will try mine

For I percieve Thou hast Abundance which I claim as mineUrizen startled stood but not Long soon he criedObey my voice young Demon I am God from Eternity to Eternity

Thus Urizen spoke collected in himself in awful pride

Art thou a visionary of Jesus the soft delusion of Eternity

Lo I am God the terrible destroyer & not the SaviourWhy should the Divine Vision compell the sons of Eden to forego each his own delight to war against his Spectre

theSpectreistheMantherestisonlydelusion&fancy


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