 He was half maddened by glorious or terrible illusions. He heard the lyres of angels, or the tempting whispers of fiends. He caught a gleam of the Beatific Vision, or woke screaming from dreams of everlasting fire. Like Vane, he thought himself intrusted...  The Works of Lord Macaulay - Page 53by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1898Full view - About this book
 | 1825 - 570 pages
...lyres of angels, or the tempting whispers of fiends. He caught a gleam of the Beatific Vision, or woke screaming from dreams of everlasting fire. Like Vane,...thought himself intrusted with the sceptre; of the niilleiininl year. Like Fleetwood, he cried, in the bitterness of his soul, that God had hidden his... | |
 | Baptists - 1825 - 582 pages
...lyres of angels, or the tempting whispers of fiends. He caught a gleam of the Beatific Vision, or woke screaming from dreams of everlasting fire. Like Vane, he thought himself intrusted with Ibe sceptre of the millennial year. Like Fleetwood, ho cried, in the bitterness of his soul, that God... | |
 | Presbyterianism - 1826 - 596 pages
...Vision, or woke screaming from dreams of everlasting fire. Like Vane, he thought himself entrusted with the sceptre of the millennial year. Like Fleetwood,...cried in the bitterness of his soul that God had hid Ins face from him. But, when he took his seat in the council, or girt on his sword for war, these tempestuous... | |
 | Ant The - 1827 - 366 pages
...lyres of angels, or the tempting whispers of fiends. He caught a gleam of the beatific vision, or woke screaming from dreams of everlasting fire. Like Vane,...thought himself intrusted with the sceptre of the millenial year. ' Like Fleetwood, he cried in the bitterness of his soul that God had hid his face... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1828 - 414 pages
...He heard the lyres of angels, or the tempting whispers of fiends. He caught a gleam of the beatifick fire. Like Vane, he thought himself intrusted with...from him. But, when he took his seat in the council, 70 or girt on his sword for war, these tempestuous workings of the soul had left no perceptible trace... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1828 - 452 pages
...He heard the lyres of angels, or the tempting whispers of fiends. He caught a gleam of the beatifick fire. Like Vane, he thought himself intrusted with...God had hid his face from him. But, when he took his scat in the council, 70 or girt on his sword for war, these tempestuous workings of the soul had left... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - Great Britain - 1830 - 592 pages
...337. of God till the blood rose to the bridle-reins." This Puritan, or this Covenanter, " like \rane thought himself intrusted with the sceptre of the...Fleetwood he cried in the bitterness of his soul that God hid his face from him : but when he took his seat in the hall of debate or in the field of battle,"... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1833 - 420 pages
...dreams of everlasting fire. Like Vane, he thought himself intrusted with the sceptre of the millenial year. Like Fleetwood, he cried in the bitterness of...from him. But, when he took his seat in the council, 70 or girt on his sword for war, these tempestuous workings of the soul had left no perceptible trace... | |
 | 1835 - 932 pages
...lyres of angels, or the tempting whispers of fiends. He caught a gleam of the beatific vision, or woke screaming from dreams of everlasting fire. Like Vane,...the millennial year. Like Fleetwood, he cried in the bilterness of his soul that God had hid his face from him. But when he look his seat in the council,... | |
 | Jesse Olney - Readers - 1838 - 346 pages
...caught a gleam of the beatific vision, or woke screaming from dreams of everlasting fire. 9. Like Vane,f he thought himself intrusted with the sceptre of the millennial year. Like Fleetwood,f he cried in the bitterness of his soul that God had hid his face from him. But, when he... | |
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