 How oft do they with golden pinions cleave The flitting skies like flying pursuivant, Against foul fiends to aid us militant! They for us fight, they watch and duly ward, And their bright squadrons round about us plant; And all for love, and nothing for...  Spenser,: Book II of the Faery Queene, - Page 96by Edmund Spenser - 1868 - 296 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George Willson - 1840 - 298 pages
...flying pursuivant, Against foul fiends to aid us militant ! They 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 God to man have such regard ' LESSON LXXXII. Change not Reform. — From... | |
 | Richard Hooker, Izaak Walton - 1841 - 624 pages
...flying pursuivant, 1 Against foul fiends to aid us militant ! ' They for us fight, they watch and duly ward, ' And their bright squadrons round about us...O why should heavenly God to men have such regard ?" Fairy Queen, II. vu1. 2. The three first books of the Fairy Queen were published i59o. Spenser died... | |
 | 1858 - 690 pages
...flying pursuivant, Against foul fiends to aid us militant ' They for us fight, they watch and duly ward, And their bright squadrons round about us plant;...nothing for reward : O why should heavenly God to man have such regard P" Book I, Canto VIII, v. 1, 2. When we read these lines we do not wonder that... | |
 | 1868 - 286 pages
...flying pursuivant, Against foul fiends, to aid us militant ! They for us fight ; they watch and duty ward, And their bright squadrons round about us plant ; And all for love, and nothing for reward ! " Who can marvel if Christian gave three leaps for joy— the expression of his love, and the outburst... | |
 | Gems - 1841 - 624 pages
...flying pursuivant, Against foul fiends to aid us militant ! They 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 God to man have such regard! WISDOM, TRUE RICHES. — IN vain do men The... | |
 | 1862 - 908 pages
...flying pursuivant Against foul fiends, to aid us militant; They 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, wby should heavenly God to men have such regard ! THE CHILD'S EVENING THOUGHTS. THE MOON. As here upon... | |
 | Dante Alighieri - 1842 - 450 pages
...flying pursuivant, Against foul fiends to aid us militant ! They 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 God to men have such regard!" FQ Book ii. St. 1, 2. Among the troop of spirits... | |
 | John Walker Brown - 1843 - 104 pages
...like flying pursuivant, Against foul fiends to aid us militant! They for us fight, they watch and duly ward, And their bright squadrons round about us plant;...O why should heavenly God to men have such regard. QUEEN MICHAEL AGONISTES. When dawn'd the summer morn, On Dothan's gates, of old, And round her walls,... | |
 | H. D. - 1843 - 438 pages
...with golden pinions cleave The flitting skies, like flying pursuivants Against fowle fiends to ayd us militant. They for us fight, they watch and dewly...us plant ; And all for love, and nothing for reward : Oh ! why should heav'nly God to man have such regard ! SPENSER. Father of mercies ! till the day-spring... | |
 | John Abraham Heraud - 1843 - 464 pages
...flying pursuivant, Against foul fiends to aid us militant ! They for us fight, they watch and duly ward, And their bright squadrons round about us plant...and nothing for reward. O why should Heavenly God to man have such regard ? ' The unappeasable desire for an unerring authority which the history of the... | |
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