 Nor knowing us nor known; and if by prayer Incessant I could hope to change the will Of Him who all things can, I would not cease To weary Him with my assiduous cries. But prayer against His absolute decree No more avails than breath against the wind,...  Paradise Lost: A Poem, in Twelve Books - Page 333by John Milton - 1750Full view - About this book
 | David James Burrell - Apologetics - 1894 - 318 pages
...statement is substantially that which Milton assigns to the Prince of Darkness : " If by prayer Incessant I could hope to change the will Of Him who all things can, I would not cease To weary Him with my assiduous cries ; But prayer against his absolute decree No more avails... | |
 | Mottoes - 1896 - 1224 pages
...unask'd, in mercy grant; The ill, though ask'd, deny. m. MERRICK — Hymn. And if by prayer Incessant ery, from his cease To weary Him with my assiduous cries. n. MILTON — Paradise Lost. Bk. XI. L. 307. But that from... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - Quotations, English - 1896 - 794 pages
...innocent, and to their thoughts Firm peace recover'd soon, and wonted calm. MILTON. If by pray'r Incessant I could hope to change the will Of Him who all things can, I would not cease To weary Him with my assiduous cries. MILTON. But that from us aught should ascend to heav'n... | |
 | John Milton - 1900 - 588 pages
...places else Inhospitable appeer and desolate, Nor knowing us nor known : and if by prayer Incessant I could hope to change the will Of him who all things can, I would not cease To wearie him with my assiduous cries: 310 But prayer against his absolute Decree No more availes... | |
 | W. V. Byars - Oratory - 1901 - 616 pages
...without thoughts, never to heaven go. — Shakespeare: • Hamlet.' Act III. If by prayer Incessant, I could hope to change the will Of him who all things can, I would not cease To weary him with my assiduous cries ; But prayer against his absolute decree No more avails... | |
 | William Vincent Byars - Orators - 1901 - 614 pages
...without thoughts, never to heaven go. — Shakespeare: • Hamlet.' Act III. If by prayer Incessant, I could hope to change the will Of him who all things can, I would not cease To weary him with my assiduous cries ; But prayer against his absolute decree No more avails... | |
 | John Milton - 1903 - 396 pages
...places else Inhospitable appear, and desolate, Nor knowing us, nor known. And, if by prayer Incessant I could hope to change the will Of him who all things can, I would not cease To weary him with my assiduous cries ; 310 But prayer against his absolute decree No more avails... | |
 | Laurie Magnus, Cecil Headlam - Religious poetry - 1903 - 390 pages
...places else Inhospitable appear, and desolate, Not knowing us, or known. And if by prayer Incessant I could hope to change the will Of Him who all things can, I would not cease To weary Him with my assiduous cries ; But prayer against His absolute decree No more avails... | |
 | John Milton - 1904 - 328 pages
...places else Inhospitable appear, and desolate, Nor knowing us, nor known. And, if by prayer Incessant I could hope to change the will Of him who all things can, I would not cease To weary him with my assiduous cries; 310 But prayer against his absolute decree No more avails... | |
 | John Milton - 1905 - 398 pages
...till The ground whence thou wast taken, fitter soil." PARADISE LOST, BOOK XI. IF by prayer Incessant I could hope to change the will Of him who all things can, I would not cease To weary him with my assiduous cries ; But prayer against his absolute decree No more avails... | |
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