 | John Milton - 1807 - 514 pages
...in vain; nor think, though men wert none, 675 That Heav'n would want spectators, God warn praise i Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake, and whefi we s!etp: All these with ceaseless praise his works behoM Both day and night: how often from... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 296 pages
...given countenance to this opinion by the well-known passage which he puts into the mouth of Adam : " Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth, Unseen, both when we wake and when we sleep, Kc. "And more strongly still by the description wherein Satan is represented in the act of mspiring... | |
 | Alexander Crombie - English language - 1809 - 456 pages
...Definite or Indefinite, not in respect to action, but to time. When, in the passage from Milton, u Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth, " Unseen, both when we wake, and when we sleep.'' he considers " walk" as Indefinite, is it in regard to action? No. " It is," says he., " because... | |
 | 1810 - 482 pages
...not in vain . nor think, though men were none, That Ilcav'n would want spectators, God want praise : Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake, and when we «le«-p : All these with ceaseless praise big works behold Both day and night : how often from the... | |
 | John Robinson, Piomingo - National characteristics, American - 1810 - 326 pages
...epic poet, when delivering the traditionary belief of Jews, as well as christians, has said or sung, 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: how often from the steep... | |
 | William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 484 pages
...Shine 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, both when we wake, and when we sleep: All these with ceaseless praise his works behold Both day and night: How often from the steep... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1810 - 262 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, both when we wake and when we sleep. All these with ceaseless praise his works behold, Both day and night. How often, from the steep... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...not in vain ; nor think, though men were none, [praise : That Heaven would want spectators, God want 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 : how often from the... | |
 | John Wesley - Methodism - 1811 - 454 pages
...more perceive any part of this, by our sight, than by our feeling. Should we allow with the ancient Poet, that " Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth, Unseen, both when we wake, and when we sleep ;" Should we allow, that the great Spirit, the Father of all, filletli both heaven and earth:... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 pages
...following passage. -Nor think, though men were none, That Htav'n 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. How often from the steep... | |
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Of echoing hill or thicket have we heard Celestial voices, to the midnight air, Sole, or responsive... 
