Shine not in vain ; nor think, though men were none, That heaven would want spectators, God want praise : Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake, and when we sleep : All these with ceaseless praise his works behold Both... Paradiso perduto di Milton - Page 220by John Milton - 1852Full view - About this book
| Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 416 pages
...men were none, 1 hat lieav'n would want spectators, God want praise : Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake and when...their great Creator? Oft in bands, While they keep watch, or nightly rounding walk, AVith heav'nly touch of instrumental sounds, In full harmonic number... | |
| Spectator The - 1808 - 348 pages
...earth Unseen, hoth when we wake and when we sleep; All these with ceaseless praise his work- hehold Both day and night. How often from the steep Of echoing...thicket, have we heard Celestial voices to the midnight lir, Sole, or responsive each to others note, Singing their great Creator f Oft in hands, While they... | |
| James Beattie - Classical education - 1809 - 406 pages
...Urchins Shall exercise upon thee Prospero to Calyban in the Tempest. See Pope's Iliad, XIII. 199. (j,) How often from the steep Of echoing hill or thicket...voices, to the midnight air, Sole,— or responsive to each other's note, Singing their great Creator! Par. Lost, b. 4. And over them triumphant Death... | |
| Greek tragic theatre - 1809 - 526 pages
...Orientales, p. 90. Milton knew how to make the finest use of this idea of the harmony of the spheres, How often from the steep Of echoing hill, or thicket,...Celestial voices, to the midnight air (Sole, or responsive to each other's note) Singing their great Creator ? oft in bands While they keep watch, or nightly... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1810 - 394 pages
...men were none, That heav'n would want spectators, God want praise : Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake and when...their great Creator ? Oft in bands, While they keep watch, or nightly rounding walk, With heav'nly touch of instrumental sounds, In full harmonic number... | |
| Lindley Murray - Readers - 1810 - 262 pages
...men were none, That heaven would want spectators^ God want praise : Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake and when...voices to the midnight air, Sole, or responsive each to others' note, Singing their great Creator ? Oft in bands, While they keep watch, or nightly rounding... | |
| William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 484 pages
...men were none, That Heaven would want spectators, God want praise: Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake, and when...voices to the midnight air, Sole, or responsive each to others note, K2 Singing their great Creator ? oft in bands While they keep watch, or nightly rounding... | |
| John Robinson, Piomingo - National characteristics, American - 1810 - 328 pages
...traditionary belief of Jews, as well as christians, has said or sung, Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake and when...Celestial voices to the midnight air, Sole or responsive to each other's note, Singing- their great Creator! C c It must indeed be acknowledged that men, as... | |
| 1810 - 482 pages
...walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake, and when we «le«-p : All these with ceaseless praise big works behold Both day and night : how often from the...Celestial voices to the midnight air, Sole, or responsive to each other's note, Singing (heir great Creator? Oft in bands YVhile they keep watch, or nightly... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...want Millions of spiritual creatures walk the Earth Unseen, both when we wake, and when we-sleep : All these with ceaseless praise his works behold Both...day and night : how often from the steep Of echoing bill or thicket have we heard Celestial voices to the midnight air, Sole, or responsive each to other's... | |
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