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And hairy mane terrific, though to thee
Not noxious, but obedient at thy call.
"Now heaven in all her glory shone, and rolled
Her motions, at the great First Mover's hand500
First wheeled their course; earth, in her rich attire
Consummate lovely, smiled; air, water, earth,
By fowl, fish, beast, was flown, was swum, was walked,
Frequent; and of the sixth day yet remained.
There wanted yet the master-work, the end
Of all yet done; a creature, who not prone
And brute as other creatures, but endued
With sanctity of reason might erect
His stature, and, upright with front serene,
Govern the rest, self-knowing, and from thence510
Magnanimous to correspond with Heaven,
But grateful to acknowledge whence his good
Descends; thither with heart, and voice, and eyes
Directed in devotion, to adore
And worship God supreme, who made him chief
Of all his work: therefore the omnipotent
Eternal Father—for where is not he
Present?—thus to his Son audibly spake:
"'Let us make now Man in our image, Man
In our similitude, and let them rule520
Over the fish and fowl of sea and air,
Beast of the field, and over all the earth,