Lumen de Lumine

Name: Lumen de Lumine
Author: Thomas Vaughan (Eugenius Philalethes)

A New Magical Light · The Complete 1651 First Edition

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Light From Light · Page 5 · Passage B

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Original English

The Light which I had formerly admir'd, proved now at last to be her Attendant, for it moved like an Usher before her. This Service added much to her Glorie, and it was my only care to observe her, who though she wandr'd not, yet verily she followed no known path.

Modern English

The light I had admired now proved to be her attendant, moving before her like an usher. This service greatly increased her glory. My sole concern was to observe her: though she did not wander, she certainly followed no known path.

About This Reading Edition

The complete 1651 Lumen de Lumine, or A New Magical Light, by Thomas Vaughan (Eugenius Philalethes), with original and modern English, fresh translations of the Latin, Greek and Hebrew passages, the historical emblem and its inscriptions, all twelve Magical Aphorisms, 105 annotations and the complete supplied Diotimos study apparatus.

Historical Text and Translation

Thomas Vaughan (Eugenius Philalethes), Lumen de Lumine, or A New Magicall Light. London: H. Blunden, 1651. Governing witness: Wellcome Collection EPB/A/69096.4, digitisation b30340160, Wing V150, ESTC R146. Source credit: Wellcome Collection; Public Domain Mark.

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