Lumen de Lumine

These were her Instructions, which were no sooner delivered, but shee brought mee to a cleare, large Light, and here I saw those Things, which I must not speak of. Having thus discovered all the parts of that glorious Labyrinth, shee did lead me out again with her Clew of Sun-beams, her Light that went Shining before us. When wee were past the Rocks of Nilus, shee shewed mee a Secret Staire-Case, by which wee ascended from that deep and flowrie Vale, to the face of this our Common Earth. Here Thalia stopt in a mute Ceremonie, for I was to bee left all alone. Shee look'd upon mee in silent smiles, mixt with a pretty kind of Sadnes, for wee were unwilling to part. But her Houre of Translation was come, and taking (as I thought) our last leave, shee past before my Eyes, πρὸς Αἰῶνα, into the Æther of Nature.