| John Wesley - 1811 - 454 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, filletli both heaven and earth:... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1812 - 378 pages
...not in vain ; nor think, though men were none, 1 hat heav'n would want hpectators, God wani praise : Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake, and when we sleep. An these with ceaseless praise his works bt hold, Both day and night. How otten, from the steep... | |
| John Milton - 1813 - 342 pages
...not in vain ; nor think, though men were none* That Heav'n 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 (fay ant* night : how often from the... | |
| 1813 - 802 pages
...though qualified concession, the first sentence of which reminded me of bis cotemporary Milton ; — Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen; both when we wake and whe» we sleep. " I firmly believe there are many thousands of spirits, made of an incorporeal matter,... | |
| New Church gen. confer - 1853 - 500 pages
...of a heated imagination, are far more real than our bodies of flesh and blood. They endure for ever, whereas the latter are but temporary consolidations...True, they have ceased to be alive in the vulgar, physical sense ; yet are they really living and immortal, to man's intelligence ; and one of our greatest... | |
| Joseph Taylor - 1814 - 240 pages
...passage : — ' Nor think, though men were none, That Heav'n 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 da) and night. How often from the steep... | |
| Joseph Taylor - 1815 - 268 pages
...passage: — * Nor think, though men were none, That I lea v" n would want spectators, God want praise: Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake and when we sleepj All these with ceaseless praise his works behold, Both day and night. How often from the steep... | |
| Spectator The - 1816 - 348 pages
...following passage: Nor think, though men were none, That hcav'n 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 often from the steep... | |
| Spectator The - 1816 - 372 pages
...following passage. 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 deep; All these with ceaseless praise his works behold Both day and night. How often from the steep... | |
| Samuel Whelpley - 1816 - 362 pages
...spurt with the laws of reason, I was surprised at what I saw, and recollected the words of the poet : " Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake, and when we sleep." At that moment tr.y curiosity was awakened to know whether I had not one of these aerial attendants... | |
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