 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...virtue)- and publie civility ; to allay the perturbations of the miacl>. and set the affections in ri^ht tune ; to celebrate in glorious and lofty hymns the throne and equipage of God's almigUtiness, and; what he suffers to be wrought with "high providence in his church ; to sing victorious... | |
 | John Milton, Henry John Todd - 1809 - 670 pages
...feeds of virtue and publick civility, to allay the perturbations of the mind, and fet the affieftions in right tune : to celebrate in glorious and lofty hymns the throne and equipage of God's Ahnightincfs, and what he works, and what he fuft'ers to be wrought, with high providence in his church... | |
 | John Milton, Henry John Todd - 1809 - 544 pages
...351 By light of Nature, not in all quite loft. people the feeds of virtue and publick civility, &c. to celebrate in glorious and lofty hymns the throne and equipage of God's almig/itinefs, and what he works, &c. to fing victorious agonies of martyrs and faints, &c." TODD.... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1813 - 546 pages
...hymns the throne and equipage of God's almijihtiness, and what he suffers to be wrought with. liigh providence in his church ; to sing victorious agonies of martyrs and saints, the deeds and triumph* of just and pious nations, doing valiantly through feith against the enemies of Christ; to... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 524 pages
...seeds of virtue and public civility ; to alky the perturbations of the mind, and set the affection in right tune ; to celebrate in glorious and lofty...throne and equipage of God's almightiness, and what he suffers to be wrought with high providence in his Church ; to sing victorious agonies of martyrs and... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 366 pages
...since he could conceive himself any thing worth to his country, the intention had lived within him, to celebrate in glorious and lofty hymns the throne...wrought, with high providence in his church; to sing — whatsoever in religion is holy and sublime, in virtue amiable or grave, what~ soever hath passion... | |
 | John Milton - Freedom of the press - 1819 - 464 pages
..." office of a Pulpit, to inbreed and cherish " in a great People the seeds of Virtue, and " public Civility, to allay the perturbations " of the Mind, and set the affections in right " tune." In these passages we perceive the fine touches of an ardent imagination bent on improving the moral... | |
 | John Milton - Freedom of the press - 1819 - 484 pages
..." office of a Pulpit, to inbreed and cherish ** in a great People the seeds of Virtue, and " public Civility, to allay the perturbations " of the Mind, and set the affections in right 4* tune." In these passages we perceive the fine touches of an ardent imagination bent on improving... | |
 | John Milton - Theology, Doctrinal - 1825 - 514 pages
...beside the office of a pulpit, to inbreed and cherish in a great people the seeds of virtue and public civility, to allay the perturbations of the mind,...glorious and lofty hymns the throne and equipage of God's alrnightiness, and what he works, and what he suffers to be wrought with high providence in his church... | |
 | 950 pages
...poetic genius " is of power to inbreed and cherish in a great nation the seeds of virtue and public civility ; to allay the perturbations of the mind, and set the affections in a right tune ; to celebrate in glorious and lofty hymns the throne and equipage of God's Almightiness."*... | |
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These abilities, wheresoever they be found, are the inspired gift of God, rarely bestowed, but yet to some (though most abuse) in every nation : and are of power, beside the office of a pulpit, to inbreed and cherish in a great people the seeds of virtue... 
