 ... Amongst all holy and consecrated things, which the devil ever stole and alienated from the service of the Deity, as altars, temples, sacrifices, prayers, and the like, there is none that he so universally and so long usurpt, as poetry. It is time...  The Works of the English Poets: Cowley - Page 21by Samuel Johnson - 1779Full view - About this book
 | Abraham Cowley - 1772 - 230 pages
...the wretched affe&ation offcunil laughter, or at beft on the confufed antiquated dreams of fenfelefs fables and metamorphofes. Amongft all holy and confecrated...kingdom of God, who is the father of it. It is time to baptise it in Jordan, for it will never become clean by bathing in the water of Damafcns. There wants,... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1777 - 266 pages
...fenfelefs fables and metamorphofes. Amongft all holy and confecrated things, which the devil ever dole and alienated from the fervice of the .Deity; as altars,...but the converfion of that, and the Jews, for the accompjifhment of the kingdom of Chrift. And as men, before their receiving of the faith, do not without... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 740 pages
...univcrfally and fo long ufnrped as poetry. it is time to lecovcr it out of the tyrant's hands, and to reflore it to the kingdom of God, who is the father of it....water of Damafcus. There wants, methinks, but the converlion of that and the Jews, for the accomplifliment of the kingdom of Chrilt. And a* men, before... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 842 pages
...'«erfilly, and fo long, ufurpt, as poetry. It is time to recover it out of the tvrai I'l ls, and to reltorc it to the kingdom of God who is the Father of it. It u ;.i.:ic to baptize it in Jordan, for it will never become clean by bathing in the water of Damafcu».... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1806 - 294 pages
...recover it out of the tyrant's hands, and to restore it to the kingdom of God, who is the father ef it. It is time to baptize it in Jordan, for it will vnever become clean by bathing in the water of Damascus. There wants, methinks, but the conversion... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 296 pages
...and so long, usurped, as poetry. It is time to. recover it out of the tyrant's hands, and to restore it to the kingdom of God, who is the father of it....will never become clean by bathing in the water of Damascus. There wants, methinks, but the. conversion of that, and the Jews, for the accomplishment... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 pages
...and so long, usurpt, as poetry. It is time to recover it out of the tyrant's hands, and to restore it to the kingdom of God, who is the father of it. It ii timt to baptize it in Jordan, for it will never become clean by bathing in the water of Damascus.... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 348 pages
...and so long, usurped, as poetry. It is time to recover it out of the tyrant's hands, and to restore it to the kingdom of God, who is the father of it....will never become clean by bathing in the water of Damascus. There wants, methinks, but the conversion of that, and the Jews, for the accomplishment of... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1826 - 298 pages
...universally and so long usurpt, as poetry. It is time to recover it out of the tyrant's hands, and to restore it to the kingdom of God, who is the father of it....will never become clean by bathing in the water of Damascus. There wants, methinks, but the conversion of that, and the Jews, for the accomplishment of... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1826 - 298 pages
...universally and so long usurpt, as poetry. It is time to recover it out of the tyrant's hands, and to restore it to the kingdom of God, who is the father of it....will never become clean by bathing in the water of Damascus. There wants, methinks, but the conversion of that, and the Jews, for the accomplishment of... | |
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