by the right of an earlier creation and priests by the imposition of a mightier hand. The very meanest of them was a being to whose fate a. mysterious and terrible importance belonged; on whose slightest action the spirits of light and darkness looked... Essays, Critical and Miscellaneous - Page 16by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1852 - 744 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1825 - 570 pages
...being to whose fate a ni3s620 521 tenons and terrible importance belonged — on whose slightest action the spirits of light and darkness looked with anxious...which should continue when heaven and earth should liave passed away. Events which short-sighted politicians ascribed to «•ai'thly causes, had been... | |
| Baptists - 1825 - 582 pages
...terrible importance belonged — on whose slightest action the spirits of light and darkness luukcd with anxious interest — who had been destined, before...passed away. Events which short-sighted politicians »scribed to earthly causes, had been ordained on his account. For his sake empires had risen, and... | |
| Presbyterianism - 1826 - 596 pages
...was a being to whose fate a mysterious and terrible importance belonged — on whose slightest action the Spirits of light and darkness looked with anxious...empires had risen, and flourished, and decayed. For bis sake the Almighty had proclaimed his will by the pen of the evangelist, and the harp of the prophet.... | |
| Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1828 - 452 pages
...a mysterious and terrible importance belonged — on whose slightest action the spirits of light 40 and darkness looked with anxious interest, who had...shortsighted politicians ascribed to earthly causes, had been 45 ordained on his account. For his sake empires had risen, and flourished, and decayed. For his sake... | |
| Edward Robinson - 1848 - 590 pages
...spirits of light and darkness looked with anxious interest ; who had been destined before the heavens and earth were created, to enjoy a felicity which...flourished, and decayed. For his sake the Almighty revealed His will by the pen of the Evangelist, and the harp of the Prophet. He had been rescued by... | |
| Literature - 1836 - 332 pages
...was a being, to whose fate a mysterious and terrible importance belonged; on whose slightest action the spirits of light and darkness looked with anxious...on his account. For his sake empires had risen, and nourished, and decayed. For his sake the Almighty had proclaimed his will by the pen of the evangelist,... | |
| Jesse Olney - Readers - 1838 - 346 pages
...importance belonged — on whose slightest action the spirits of light and darkness looked with anxiosn interest, who had been destined, before heaven and...to earthly causes, had been ordained on his account _ 7. For his sake empires had risen, and flourished, and decayed. For his sake the Almighty had proclaimed... | |
| J. Fletcher - 1842 - 478 pages
...— on whose slightest action, the spirits of light and darkness looked with anxious interest, and who had been destined, before heaven and earth were...on his account. For his sake empires had risen, and nourished, and decayed. For his sake the Almighty had proclaimed his will by the pen of the evangelist,... | |
| Congregational churches - 1844 - 602 pages
...was a being to whose fate a mysterious and terrible importance belonged, on whose slightest action the spirits of light and darkness looked with anxious...ordained on his account. For his sake, empires had risen, flourished, and decayed. For his sake the Almighty had proclaimed his will by the pen of the evangelist,... | |
| John Goldsbury, William Russell - Elocution - 1844 - 444 pages
...anxious interest, who had been destined, before heaven and earth were created, to enjoy a felicity 35 which should continue when heaven and earth should...empires had risen, and flourished, and decayed. For 40 his sake the Almighty had proclaimed his will by the pen of the evangelist, and the harp of the... | |
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