Oengus the Culdee, The Heavenly Kingdom (1912)
“ The ramparts of the lawns, as is meet, wrought of white bronze, their height mighty in brilliance is as that from the earth to the pure sun. The measure of comparison of the three ramparts which surround the chief city, their height shows (a distance equal to that) from the earth to the firmament. ”
Oengus the Culdee, The Heavenly Kingdom (1912)
“ Therein are three ramparts undecaying, fixedly they surround heaven, a rampart of emerald crystal, a rampart of gold, a rampart of amethyst. [1] A wall of emerald, without obscurity, outside, a wall of gold next to the city, between the two, with bright fair glory, a mighty rampart of stainless purple. There, with a strong-flowing sea (?) is a spacious, perfect city, in it, with the light of peace, 1 is the eternal way of the four chief doors. ”
Oengus the Culdee, The Heavenly Kingdom (1912)
“ Beauteous the bird-flock which sustains it, (i.e. the melody) each choice bird with a hundred wings ; they chant without guile, in bright joyousness, a hundred melodies for every wing. King who created many splendid dwellings, 1 many comely, just, perfect works, through (the care of) my rich King, 2 over every sphere, no lack is felt by any of the vast array. His are the seven heavens, perfect in might, without prohibition, without evil, whitely moving around the earth, great the wonder (?) ”
