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 day and night. Paradise Lost - Page 106by John Milton - 1850 - 296 pagesFull view - About this book
| Lindley Murray - Readers - 1822 - 312 pages
...Siiine not in vain; nor think, though men were no; That heaven would want spectators, God wam praise: Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen,...both when we wake, and when we sleep. All these with ceasless praise his works behold, Both day and night. Haw often, from the steep Of echoing; hill -r'thicket,... | |
| William Jillard Hort - English literature - 1822 - 234 pages
...sleep. AH these, with ceaseless praise, his works behold Both day and night : how often from the ste.ep Of echoing hill or thicket, have we heard 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... | |
| Mass - 1822 - 816 pages
...justified in attributing to Angel*, adoration by music. — — — — — —How often from the steep Of echoing hill or thicket have we heard Celestial voices to the midnight air, Sole, or responsive to each others notes, Singing tbeir great Creator -' Oft his bands VThile they keep watch, or nightly... | |
| Lionel Thomas Berguer - English essays - 1823 - 632 pages
...following passage : -Nor think, though men were none, That heav'n would want spectators, God want praise : Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen,...behold Both day and night. How often from the steep Of echoing hill or thicket have we heard Celestial voices to the midnight air, Sole, or responsive... | |
| Lionel Thomas Berguer - English essays - 1823 - 356 pages
...following passage : Nor think, though men were none, That heav'n would want spectators, God want praise : Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen,...behold Both day and night. How often from the steep Of echoing hill or thicket have we heard Celestial voices to the midnight air, Sole, or responsive... | |
| John Aikin - Literature, Modern - 1807 - 706 pages
...above cited, -- nor think tho" man were none, That heaven would want spectators, God want praise . Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth, Unseen,...ceaseless praise his works behold, Both day and night. foraJ. Loit, ir. 61 1, | V«nw nucui. in 1m account of tlie vast transmarine comment, which is taken... | |
| British essayists - 1823 - 884 pages
...That heav'n would want spectators, God want praise : Millions of spiritual creatures walk the eurth Unseen, both when we wake and when we sleep ; All...behold Both day and night. How often from the steep (K echoing hill or thieket have we .heard Celestial voices to the midnight air, Sole, or responsive... | |
| John Milton - 1823 - 306 pages
...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,...sleep ; All these with ceaseless praise his works hehold Both day and night : How often from the steep Of echoing hill or thicket have we heard Celestial... | |
| James Ferguson - English essays - 1823 - 450 pages
...praise his works behold Both day and night. How often from the steep Of echoing hill or thicket hare we heard Celestial voices to the midnight air, Sole,...other's note, Singing their great Creator? Oft in bands, While they keep watch, or nightly rounding walk, With hear'nly touch of instrumental sounds, In full... | |
| Charles Bucke - Nature - 1823 - 406 pages
...Father. This description, probably, gave birth to the following passage:— How often from the steep Of echoing hill, or thicket, have we heard Celestial voices to the midnight air, Sole, or responsive to each other's note, Hymning their great Creator ! Pur. Lett, b. 4. Among the excavations of grotto-work,... | |
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