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... The Powers of Genius: A Poem, in Three Parts - Page 126by John Blair Linn - 1802 - 191 pagesFull view - About this book
| Elizabeth Tomkins - 1817 - 276 pages
...uul 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...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... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1817 - 708 pages
...hill or thicket have we heard Celestial voices to the midnight air, Sole, or responsive each to others note, Singing their great Creator ? oft in bands While...With heavenly touch of instrumental sounds In full harmonick number join'd, their songs Divide the night, and lift our thoughts to Heaven." f But mankind,... | |
| Henry Home (lord Kames.), Lord Henry Home Kames - 1817 - 532 pages
...Thus with the year Seasons return, but not to me returns Day || or the sweet approach of even or morn. Celestial voices to the midnight air Sole || or responsive each to other's note. And over them triumphant Death his dart Shook || but delay'd to strike. And wild uproar Stood rul'd... | |
| John Chetwode Eustace - 1818 - 694 pages
...that Milton, who had visited all this coast, had these concerts in mind when he speaks of Ceiestial voices to the midnight air Sole or responsive each to other's note Singing their great Creator. Next morning I was awakened earlier than usual by the rays of the sun shining full into my room; and... | |
| British essayists - 1819 - 370 pages
...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...While they keep watch, or nightly rounding walk, With heav'nly touch of instrumental sounds, In full harmonic number join'd, their songs Divide the night,... | |
| Increase Cooke - 1819 - 426 pages
...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,...voices to the midnight air, Sole, or responsive each to others' note, Singing their great Creator ? Oft in bands, While they keep watch, or nightly rounding... | |
| 1819 - 352 pages
...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...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... | |
| John Milton - 1820 - 342 pages
...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 680 Of echoing hill or thicket have we heard Celestial voices to the midnight air, Sole, or responsive... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1821 - 280 pages
...Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake, and when we sleep. AlUiiese with ceasless praise his works behold, Both day and...voices to the midnight air, Sole or responsive each to others' note, Singing their great Creator ? Oft in bands, While they keep watch, or nig .'y rounding... | |
| John Chetwode Eustace - 1821 - 526 pages
...almost imagine that Milton, who had visited all this coast, had these concerts in mind when be speaks of Celestial voices to the midnight air Sole or responsive...each to other's note Singing their great Creator. Par. Lost, book iv. 682. Next morning I was awakened earlier than usual by the rays of the sun shining... | |
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