| George Townsend - 1827 - 722 pages
...his brother, with a crowd of angelic spirits, the anxious witnesses of our thoughts and actions.' " Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake, and when we sleep :" and it Is only the fragile veil of this body that prevents us from distinguishing them; as... | |
| John Wesley - 1826 - 420 pages
...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, filleth both heaven and earth... | |
| Henry Hunter - 1828 - 356 pages
...Adam, first of men, addressed to his fair consort — " Nor think-, tho' men were none, That heaven would want spectators. God want praise. Millions of...ceaseless praise his works behold Both day and night." If our ears were not dull and limited &» our spirits — " How often, from the steep Of echoing hill... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1828 - 262 pages
...Shine not in vain ; nor think , though men were none That heav'n would want spectators, God want praisa Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen...both when we wake , and when we sleep . All these wfth ceaseless praise his works behold, Both day and night . How often , from the steep Of echoing... | |
| First steps - 1828 - 456 pages
...has also answered the question : " These then, though unbeheld in deep of night, Shine not in vain ; nor think, though men were none, That Heav'n would want spectators, God want praise." WILLIAM. Some of the stars look smaller than others. Are they really less ? MOTHER. I cannot answer... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1828 - 252 pages
...when sleep hath shut all eyes i" 7. These then, though unbeheld in deep of night, Shine not in vain; nor think, though men were none That heav'n would want spectators, God want praisa Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake, and when we sleep.... | |
| Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1829 - 318 pages
...from the sun's more potent ray. 7. These then, though unbeheld in deep of night, Shine not in vain ; nor think, though men were none. That heav'n would...All these with ceaseless praise his works behold, Uotli day and night. How often, from the steep Of echoing hill or thicket have we heard Celestial voices... | |
| William Ellis - 1829 - 610 pages
...all the spells of enchantment were thrown over its varied scenes. The sentiment of the poet that— " Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake, and when we sleep," was one familiar to their minds; and it is impossible not to feel interested in a people who... | |
| 1829 - 742 pages
...about it, and was himself poetically a Swedenborgian, makes father Adam say to Eve, not only that, ' Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake and when we sleep,' but also, ' How often from the ateep Ofechoing hill, or thicket, have we heard Celestial voices... | |
| John Milton - 1829 - 426 pages
...would want spectators, God want praise. ;Hillions of -phi'ual creatures walk the earth Unseen, hoth when we wake, and when we sleep: All these with ceaseless praise his works hehold Both duy and night. IIow often, from the steep Of echoing hill, or thicket, have we heard Celestial... | |
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