... the spirits of light and darkness looked with anxious interest, who had been destined, before heaven and earth were created, to enjoy a felicity which should continue when heaven and earth should have passed away. Macaulay's Essay on Milton - Page 25by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1895 - 89 pagesFull view - About this book
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...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 his account. For his sake empires had risen and flourished and decayed. For his sake the Almighty had proclaimed his will by the pen of the Evangelist,... | |
| 1825 - 570 pages
...imposition of a mightier hand. The very meanest of them was a being to whose fate a ni3s620 521 tenons and terrible importance belonged — on whose slightest...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
...imposition of a mightier hand. The very meanest of them was a being to whose fate * rnjs520 ' .¡..us and terrible importance belonged — on whose slightest action the spirits of light and darkness luukcd with anxious interest — who had been destined, before heaven and earth were created, to enjoy... | |
| Presbyterianism - 1826 - 596 pages
...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 his account. For his sake empires had risen, and flourished, and decayed. For bis sake the Almighty had proclaimed his will by the pen of the evangelist,... | |
| John White (A.M.) - 1826 - 340 pages
...meanest of them was a being to whose fate a mfysteirious and terrible importance belonged-*-ori'-^*hbse slightest action the spirits of light and darkness...his account. For his sake, empires had risen, and flourished, and decayed. For his sake, the Almighty had proclaimed his will by the pen of the evangelist,... | |
| Ant The - 1827 - 366 pages
...their diadems crowns of glory which should never fade away ! The very meanest of them was a being to whose fate a mysterious and terrible importance belonged;...on his account. For his sake empires had risen, and flourished, and decayed. For his sake the Almighty had proclaimed his will by the pen of the evangelist... | |
| Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1828 - 452 pages
...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 40 and darkness looked with anxious interest, who had been destined, before heaven and earth were created,... | |
| Samuel Phillips Newman - English language - 1829 - 270 pages
...creation, and priests by the imposition (/ a mightier hand. The very meanest of them was a being to whose fate a mysterious and terrible importance belonged...on his account. For his sake empires had risen, and flourished, and decayed. For his sake the Almighty had proclaimed his will by the pen of the evangelist,... | |
| Edward Robinson - 1848 - 590 pages
...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...with anxious interest ; who had been destined before the heavens and earth were created, to enjoy a felicity which should continue when heaven and earth... | |
| James Hedderwick - Oratory - 1833 - 232 pages
...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 his account. For his sake empires had risen, and flourished, and decayed. For his sake, the Almighty had proclaimed his will by the pen of the Evangelist,... | |
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