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Lettered inside image: "The Atlantic Mountains where Giants dwelt in Intellect: | Now given to stony Druids, and Allegoric Generation, | To the Twelve Gods of Asia, the Spectres of those who Sleep: | Sway'd by a Providence oppos'd to the Divine Lord Jesus: | A murderous Providence! A Creation that groans, living on Death, | Where Fish & Bird & Beast & Man & Tree & Metal & Stone | Live by Devouring, going into Eternal Death continually! | Albion is now possess'd by the War of Blood! the Sacrifice | Of envy Albion is become, and his Emanation cast out: | Come Lord Jesus, Lamb of God descend! for if, O Lord! | If thou hadst been here, our brother Albion had not died. | Arise sisters! Go ye & meet the Lord, while I remain. | Behold the foggy mornings of the Dead on Albion's cliffs: | Ye know that if the Emanation remains in them | She will become an Eternal Death, an Avenger of Sin, | A Self-righteousness: the proud Virgin-Harlot! Mother of War! | And we also, & all Beulah, consume beneath Albion's curse. | So Erin spoke to the Daughters of Beulah. Shuddering | With their wings they sat in the Furnace, in a night | Of stars, for all the Sons of Albion appear'd distant stars, | Ascending and descending into Albion's sea of death. | And Erin's lovely Bow enclos'd the Wheels of Albion's Sons. | Expanding on wing, the Daughters of Beulah replied in sweet response. | Come, O thou Lamb of God, and take away the remembrance of Sin. | To Sin & to hide the Sin in sweet deceit, is lovely! | To Sin in the open face of day is cruel & pitiless! But | To record the Sin for a reproach: to let the Sun go down | In a remembrance of the Sin; is a Woe & a Horror, | A brooder of an Evil Day, and a Sun rising in blood! | Come then, O Lamb of God, and take away the remembrance of Sin. | End of Chap 2d."