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1. Again God said let there be firmament

First Line:
Again God said let there be firmament
Last Line:
And morning chorus sung the second day
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
9784

2. Again the almighty spake let there be lights

First Line:
Again the almighty spake let there be lights
Last Line:
Glad evening and glad morn crowned the fourth day
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
9788

3. And God said let the waters generate

First Line:
And God said let the waters generate
Last Line:
Draws in and at his trunk spouts out a sea
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
9789

4. And now on earth the seventh

First Line:
And now on earth the seventh
Last Line:
With hallelujahs thus was sabbath kept
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
33044

5. And saw that it was good and said let the earth

First Line:
And saw that it was good and said let the earth
Last Line:
So even and morn recorded the third day
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
9787

6. As new waked from soundest sleep

First Line:
As new waked from soundest sleep
Last Line:
Had lively shadowed
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
37216

7. At once came forth whatever creeps the ground

First Line:
At once came forth whatever creeps the ground
Last Line:
By fowl fish beast was flown was swum was walked
DMI number:
39395

8. At once came forth whatever creeps the ground

First Line:
At once came forth whatever creeps the ground
Last Line:
Frequent and of the sixth day yet remained
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
9791

9. Before their eyes in sudden view appear

First Line:
Before their eyes in sudden view appear
Last Line:
Chance governs all
DMI number:
39346

10. First in his east the glorious lamp was seen

First Line:
First in his east the glorious lamp was seen
Last Line:
With thousand lesser lights dividual holds
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
37213

11. Forthwith the sounds and seas each creek and bay

First Line:
Forthwith the sounds and seas each creek and bay
Last Line:
Draws in and at his trunk spouts out a sea
DMI number:
39393

12. For man to tell how human life began

First Line:
For man to tell how human life began
Last Line:
Above or round about thee or beneath
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
27062

13. For man to tell how human life began

First Line:
For man to tell how human life began
Last Line:
This paradise I give thee count it thine
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
32717

14. God ended or I heard no more for now

First Line:
God ended or I heard no more for now
Last Line:
About her as a guard angelic placed
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
9760

15. He ended or I heard no more for now

First Line:
He ended or I heard no more for now
Last Line:
As flesh to mix with flesh or soul with soul
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
28072

16. Here finished he and all that he had made

First Line:
Here finished he and all that he had made
Last Line:
Magnificent his six days work a world
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
27032

17. Let there be light said god and forthwith light

First Line:
Let there be light said god and forthwith light
Last Line:
Sphered in a radiant cloud
DMI number:
39388

18. Must I thus leave thee paradise thus leave

First Line:
Must I thus leave thee paradise thus leave
Last Line:
Less pure accustomed to immortal fruits
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
35234

19. I saw when at his word this formless mass

First Line:
I saw when at his word this formless mass
Last Line:
And earth self balanced on her centre hung
DMI number:
39387

20. Meanwhile the son

First Line:
Meanwhile the son
Last Line:
And Earth self balanced on her centre hung
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
37212

21. Meanwhile the son

First Line:
Meanwhile the son
Last Line:
This be thy just circumference O world
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
31498

22. Meanwhile the tepid caves and fens and shores

First Line:
Meanwhile the tepid caves and fens and shores
Last Line:
Evening and morn solemnized the fifth day
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
9790

23. Meanwhile the tepid caves and fens and shores

First Line:
Meanwhile the tepid caves and fens and shores
Last Line:
Of rainbows and starry eyes
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
37214

24. Now came still evening on and twilight grey

First Line:
Now came still evening on and twilight grey
Last Line:
On to their blissful bower
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
35694

25. Now heaven in all her glory shone and rolled

First Line:
Now heaven in all her glory shone and rolled
Last Line:
Of all his works
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
37215

26. On heavenly ground they stood and from the shore

First Line:
On heavenly ground they stood and from the shore
Last Line:
So even and morn accomplished the sixth day
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
24932

27. So saying a noble stroke he lifted high

First Line:
So saying a noble stroke he lifted high
Last Line:
Had to her centre shook
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
37210

28. So spake the cherub and his grave rebuke

First Line:
So spake the cherub and his grave rebuke
Last Line:
Virtue in her own shape how lovely saw and pined | His loss
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
25242

29. So spake the godlike power and thus our sire

First Line:
So spake the godlike power and thus our sire
Last Line:
Above or round about thee or beneath
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
27033

30. So high as heaved the tumid hills so low

First Line:
So high as heaved the tumid hills so low
Last Line:
Of congregated waters he called seas
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
9786

31. So high as heaved the tumid hills so low

First Line:
So high as heaved the tumid hills so low
Last Line:
Stream and perpetual draw their humid train
DMI number:
39390

32. That day I oft remember when from sleep

First Line:
That day I oft remember when from sleep
Last Line:
And wisdom which alone is truly fair
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
31475

33. The creator from his work

First Line:
The creator from his work
Last Line:
Magnificent his six days work a world
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
40457

34. The grassy clods now calved no half appeared

First Line:
The grassy clods now calved no half appeared
Last Line:
His vastness fleeced the flocks and bleating rose
DMI number:
39394

35. The earth was formed but in the womb as yet

First Line:
The earth was formed but in the womb as yet
Last Line:
Into the clouds their tops ascend the sky
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
9785

36. Then god made | The firmament expanse of liquid pure

First Line:
Then god made | The firmament expanse of liquid pure
Last Line:
Of this great round
DMI number:
39389

37. Then of celestial bodies first the sun

First Line:
Then of celestial bodies first the sun
Last Line:
Spangling the hemisphere
DMI number:
39392

38. The sixth and of creation last arose

First Line:
The sixth and of creation last arose
Last Line:
The river horse and scaly crocodile
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
9826

39. The son | on his great expedition now appeared

First Line:
The son | on his great expedition now appeared
Last Line:
Magnificent his six days work a world
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
32715

40. The son | on his great expedition now appeared

First Line:
The son | on his great expedition now appeared
Last Line:
With hallelujahs thus was sabbath kept
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
34433

41. The womb of nature and perhaps her grave

First Line:
The womb of nature and perhaps her grave
Last Line:
Casts pale and dreadful
DMI number:
39344

42. These are thy glorious works parent of good

First Line:
These are thy glorious works parent of good
Last Line:
Disperse it as now light dispels the dark
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
9815

43. Then the earth | Desert and bare unsightly unadorned

First Line:
Then the earth | Desert and bare unsightly unadorned
Last Line:
With tufts the valleys and each fountain side | With borders
DMI number:
39391

44. There wanted yet the master work the end

First Line:
There wanted yet the master work the end
Last Line:
So even and morn accomplished the sixth day
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
9792

45. There wanted yet the master work the end

First Line:
There wanted yet the master work the end
Last Line:
While the bright pomp ascended jubilant
DMI number:
39396

46. Two of far nobler shape erect and tall

First Line:
Two of far nobler shape erect and tall
Last Line:
And sweet reluctant amorous delay
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
37207

47. Up he rode

First Line:
Up he rode
Last Line:
Magnificent his six days work a world
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
30099

48. When out of hope behold her not far off

First Line:
When out of hope behold her not far off
Last Line:
On his hill top to light the bridal lamp
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
31501

49. Yet when I approach

First Line:
Yet when I approach
Last Line:
About her as a guard angelic placed
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
37217