 Mammon, the least erected spirit that fell From heaven ; for even in heaven his looks and thoughts Were always downward bent, admiring more The riches of heaven's pavement, trodden gold, Than aught divine or holy else enjoy'd In vision beatific.  The Profits of Religion - Page 200by Upton Sinclair - 2005 - 320 pagesLimited preview - About this book
 | John Milton - 1809 - 518 pages
...metallic/I, p. 520. He mentions alfo burning mountains throwing ao niafles like iron, p. 562. STILLINGFLEET. Were always downward bent, admiring more The riches...pavement, trodden gold, Than aught, divine or holy, elfe enjoy 'd In vifion beatifick: by him firft Men alfo, and by his fuggeftion taught, 635 Ver. 682.... | |
 | William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 484 pages
...Of pioneers with spade and pickax arm'd Fore-run the royal camp to trench a field Or cast a rampart. Mammon led them on; Mammon, the least erected, spirit that fell From Heaven; for e'en in Heaven his looks and thoughts Were always downward bent, admiring more The riches of heaven's... | |
 | David Peter Davies - Derbyshire (England) - 1811 - 758 pages
...pavement of heaven:— « " Mammon, the least erected spirit, that fell Prom he.iv 'n, for e'en in hcav'n his looks and thoughts Were always downward bent,...pavement, trodden gold, Than aught divine or holy, else enjoy'd ' ' ' In the vision beatific » " When I withdrew my attention from this enchanting obicct,... | |
 | John Evans - England - 1818 - 564 pages
...pavement of heaven : — Mammon, the least erected spirit that fell From heav'n, for e'en in heav'n his looks and thoughts Were always downward bent, admiring more The riches of heav'n's pavement, trodden gold, Than aught divine or holy, else enjoy'd In the vision beatific ! When... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1820 - 832 pages
...a rampart. Mammon led them on : Mammon, the least erected spirit that fell r'rom Heaven ; for e'en Thr riches of Heaven's pavement, trodden gold, Than aught, divine or holy, else enjoy'd In vision beatific... | |
 | John Milton - Bible - 1821 - 226 pages
...Mammon, the least erected Spirit that fell [thoughts From Heaven; for e'en in Heaven his looks and Were always downward bent, admiring more The riches...pavement, trodden gold, Than aught, divine or holy, else enjoy'd In vision beatific : by him first Men also, and by his suggestion taught, Ransack'd the centre,... | |
 | John Milton - 1821 - 346 pages
...pioneers, with spade and pickax arm'd, Forerun the royal camp, to trench a field, Or cast a rampart. Mammon led them on ; Mammon, the least erected Spi'rit that fell From Heav'n; for ev'n in Heav'n his looks ardl thoughts GtJO Were always downward bent, admiring more The... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 302 pages
...pioneers, with spade and pickax arm'd, Forerun the royal camp, to trench a field, Or cast a rampart. Mammon led them on ; Mammon, the least erected Spirit that fell From Heaven ; for e'en in Heaven his looks and thoughts Were always downward bent, admiring more The riches of Heaven's... | |
 | John Milton - 1823 - 306 pages
...Spirit that fell [thoughts From Heaven ; for e'en in Heaven his looks and Were always downward hent, admiring more The riches of Heaven's pavement, trodden gold, Than aught divine or holy else enjoy'd In vision heatific : hy him first Men also, and hy his suggestion taught, Ransack'd the centre,... | |
 | Richard Twopeny - Bible - 1824 - 376 pages
...more than the Divine artificer : not so, as to make us like him, of whom the poet tells us : " E'en in Heaven his looks and thoughts Were always downward...bent, admiring more The riches of Heaven's pavement Than aught divine or holy else enjoy'd In vision beatific." But if with thoughts elevated to the contemplation... | |
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