 So spake the seraph Abdiel, faithful found, Among the faithless faithful only he; Among innumerable false unmoved, Unshaken, unseduced, unterrified, His loyalty he kept, his love, his zeal ; Nor number nor example with him wrought To swerve from truth,...  The British Essayists: Spectator - Page 69by Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823Full view - About this book
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...denotes that generous scorn and intrepidity which attends heroic virtue. The Author, doubtless, deligned it as a pattern to those who live among mankind in their present state of degeneracy and corruption. Addian. BOOK VI. We are now entering upon the sixth book of FAR ARISE LOST, in which the Poet describes... | |
 | John Milton - 1801 - 396 pages
...devouring fire. Then who created thee lamenting learn, When who can uncreate thee thou shall know. 895 So spake the Seraph Abdiel faithful found Among the...unterrify'd , His loyalty he kept, his love, his zeal ; 900 Nor number, nor example with him wrought To swerve from truth, or change his constant mind Though... | |
 | 1803 - 422 pages
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 | Hannah More - Conduct of life - 1803 - 474 pages
...Jet me recommend the most animated "picture of a righteous singularity that ever was delineated, in The Seraph Abdiel, faithful found Among the faithless,...only he Among innumerable false unmov'd, Unshaken, imsciiuced, unteirified, His loyalty he kept, his love and zeal: Kor NUMBERS, nor EXAMPLE with him... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pages
...as the character which is given us of him denotes that generous scorn and intrepidity which attends heroic virtue. The author doubtless designed it as a pattern to those who live among man1 in their present state of degeneracy and coruoA So spake (he seraph Abdiel, faithful found; Among... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 514 pages
...devouring fire. ! lien who created thee lamenting learn, M'hcn who can uncreate thee thou shalt know. 895 .So spake the seraph Abdiel faithful found Among the...faithful only he; Among innumerable false, unmov'd, 1'iuhaken, unseduc'd, unterrify'd Hit loyalty he kept, his love, his zeal ; 909 Nor number, nor example... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 382 pages
...as the character which is given us of him denotes that generous scorn and intrepidity which attends heroic virtue. The author doubtless designed it as...in their present state of degeneracy and corruption I " So spake the seraph Abdiel, faithful found Among innumerable false, unmov'd, Among the faithless,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 398 pages
...as the character which is given us of him denotes that generous scorn and intrepidity which attends heroic virtue. The author doubtless designed it as a pattern to those who lire among mankind in their present state of degeneracy and corruption : 1 So spake the seraph Abdiel,... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1809 - 344 pages
...See Voltaire's Prophecy concerning Rousseau. Now turn to the artless, upright, and unsophisticated Abdiel. Faithful found — Among the faithless, faithful...he— Among innumerable false, unmov'd, Unshaken, unscduc'd, nnterrifyd ; His loyalty he kept, his love, his zeal. Nor number, nor example with him Wrought... | |
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