But, oh, th' exceeding grace Of highest God ! that loves his creatures so, And all his works with mercy doth embrace, That blessed angels he sends to and fro, To serve to wicked man, to serve his wicked foe. How oft do they their silver bowers leave To... Tales. Reviews - Seite 98von Harriet Martineau - 1836Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Edmund Spenser - 1758 - 574 Seiten
...? How oft do they, with*golden pinions, Cleave The flitting fkies, like flying purfuivantj Againft foul fiends to aid us militant ? They for us fight, they watch and duly ward, And their bright fquadrons round about us plant,' And all for love, and nothing for reward : O why fhould heavenly... | |
| 1832 - 852 Seiten
...their silver bowers leave, To come and succour us, that succour want? How oft do they, with silver pinions, cleave The flitting skies, like flying pursuivant,...Against foul fiends to aid us militant? They for us light, they watch, and duly ward; And their bright squadrons round about us plant : And all for love,... | |
| John Ferriar - 1813 - 154 Seiten
...serve to wicked man, to serve his wicked foe. How oft do they their silver bowers leave, To come to succour us, that succour want ? How oft do they with...for us fight, they watch and duly ward, And their bright squadrons round about us plant, And all for love, and nothing for reward : O why should heavenly... | |
| John Ferriar - 1813 - 166 Seiten
...his wicked foe. How oft do they their silver bowers leave. To come to succour us, that succour want i How oft do they with golden pinions cleave The flitting...for us fight, they watch and duly ward. And their bright squadrons round about us plant. And all for love, and nothing for reward : O why should heavenly... | |
| 1843 - 752 Seiten
...succour want ! How oft do they on golden pinions cleave The flitting skies, like flying pursuivants, Against foul fiends to aid us militant ! They for us fight , they watch and duly ward ; And their bright squadrons round aboutus plant; And all for love, and nothing for reward ! Oh 1 why should heavenly... | |
| New Church gen. confer - 1848 - 494 Seiten
...serve to wicked man, to serve His wicked foe. How oft do they their silver bowers leave, To come to succour us that succour want ! How oft do they with...for us fight, they watch, and duly ward, And their bright squadrons round about us plant, And all for love, and nothing for reward : Oh, why should heavenly... | |
| Thomas Zouch, Francis Wrangham - 1820 - 466 Seiten
...serve to wicked man, to serve his wicked foe ! How oft do they their silver bowers leave, To come to succour us that succour want ? How oft do they with...for us fight ; they watch and duly ward, And their bright squadrons round about us plant ; And all for love, and nothing for reward! O why should heavenly... | |
| Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1825 - 392 Seiten
...serve to wicked man — to serve this wicked foe. How oft do they their silver bowers leave, To come to succour us, that succour want ! How oft do they with...aid us militant ! They for us fight, they watch, and daily ward, And their bright squadrons round about us plant, And all for love, and nothing for reward... | |
| 1825
...serve to wicked men, to serve his cruel foe. How oft do they their silver bowers leave, To come to succour us that succour want ! How oft do they with...for us fight, they watch and duly ward, And their bright iquadrons round about us plant, And all for love, and nothing for reward : Oh ! why should heavenly... | |
| 1823 - 536 Seiten
...serve to wicked men — to serve his cruel foe. How oft do they their silver bowers leave, To come to succour us that succour want ? How oft do they with...for us fight, they watch and duly ward, And their bright squadrons round about us plant, And all for love, and nothing for reward : Oh ! why should heavenly... | |
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