His bounteous gift! or saw him toward the deep[311]
Sink, with a retinue of flaming clouds
Attended; then, my spirit was entranced
With joy exalted to beatitude;[EA]
The measure of my soul was filled with bliss,
And holiest love; as earth, sea, air, with light,
With pomp, with glory, with magnificence!
"Those fervent raptures are for ever flown;[EB]
And, since their date, my soul hath undergone
Change manifold, for better or for worse: