... the spirits of light and darkness looked with anxious interest; who had been destined, before heaven and earth were created, to enjoy a felicity which should continue when heaven and earth should have passed away. Events which short-sighted politicians... Lord Macaulay's Essays and Lays of Ancient Rome - Page 24by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1885 - 898 pagesFull view - About this book
| Religion - 1832 - 852 pages
...to whose fate a mysterious and terrible importance belonged ; on whose slightest action the spirits of light and darkness looked with anxious interest,...flourished and decayed. For his sake the Almighty had proclaimed his will by the pen of the Evangelist, and the harp of the Prophet. He had been wrested... | |
| Baptists - 1825 - 582 pages
...terrible importance belonged — on whose slightest action the spirits of light and darkness luukcd with anxious interest — who had been destined, before...passed away. Events which short-sighted politicians »scribed to earthly causes, had been ordained on his account. For his sake empires had risen, and... | |
| 1825 - 570 pages
...fate a ni3s620 521 tenons and terrible importance belonged — on whose slightest action the spirits of light and darkness looked with anxious interest...which should continue when heaven and earth should liave passed away. Events which short-sighted politicians ascribed to «•ai'thly causes, had been... | |
| John White (A.M.) - 1826 - 340 pages
...whose fate a mfysteirious and terrible importance belonged-*-ori'-^*hbse slightest action the spirits of light and darkness looked with anxious interest;...flourished, and decayed. For his sake, the Almighty had proclaimed his will by the pen of the evangelist, and the harp of the prophet. He had been wresled,... | |
| Presbyterianism - 1826 - 596 pages
...whose fate a mysterious and terrible importance belonged — on whose slightest action the Spirits of light and darkness looked with anxious interest,...empires had risen, and flourished, and decayed. For bis sake the Almighty had proclaimed his will by the pen of the evangelist, and the harp of the prophet.... | |
| Ant The - 1827 - 366 pages
...to whose fate a mysterious and terrible importance belonged; on whose slightest action the spirits of light and darkness looked with anxious interest...flourished, and decayed. For his sake the Almighty had proclaimed his will by the pen of the evangelist and the harp of the prophet. He had been wrested,... | |
| Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1828 - 452 pages
...a mysterious and terrible importance belonged — on whose slightest action the spirits of light 40 and darkness looked with anxious interest, who had...shortsighted politicians ascribed to earthly causes, had been 45 ordained on his account. For his sake empires had risen, and flourished, and decayed. For his sake... | |
| Samuel Phillips Newman - English language - 1829 - 270 pages
...whose fate a mysterious and terrible importance belonged — on whose slightest action the spirits of light and darkness looked with anxious interest,...flourished, and decayed. For his sake the Almighty had proclaimed his will by the pen of the evangelist, and the harp of the prophet. He had been rescued... | |
| Edward Robinson - 1848 - 590 pages
...spirits of light and darkness looked with anxious interest ; who had been destined before the heavens and earth were created, to enjoy a felicity which...flourished, and decayed. For his sake the Almighty revealed His will by the pen of the Evangelist, and the harp of the Prophet. He had been rescued by... | |
| James Hedderwick - Oratory - 1833 - 232 pages
...whose fate a mysterious and terrible importance belonged — on whose slightest action the spirits of light and darkness looked with anxious interest...flourished, and decayed. For his sake, the Almighty had proclaimed his will by the pen of the Evangelist, and the harp of the Prophet. He had been wrested... | |
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