Abdiel, faithful found, Among the faithless faithful only he; Among innumerable false unmoved, Unshaken, unseduced, unterrified, His loyalty he kept, his love, his zeal ; Nor number nor example with him wrought To swerve from truth, or change his constant... Sermons ...: To which is Prefixed Some Account of the Author's Life, and of ... - Page 404by William Leechman, James Wodrow - 1816Full view - About this book
| 1726 - 332 pages
...faithful fount Among thefaithlefs, faithful only he ; Among innumerable falfe, unmov'd Un/Jittken, unfeduc'd, unterrify'd ; His Loyalty he kept, his...Zeal: Nor Number, nor Example with him wrought To foerve from Truth, or change his conftant MlnJ, Though /ingle. From amidfl them forth he pafs'd, Long... | |
| 1739 - 312 pages
...faithful only be » dmong innumerable falfe, unmoved, Vnjhaken, unfedufd, unterrifydi His Loyalty be ktpt, his Love, his Zeal: Nor Number, nor Example with him •wrought To ftaerve frtm Truth, or change his conftant Mind, Though Jingle. From amidji them forth he pafid. Long... | |
| John Milton, William Dodd - 1762 - 284 pages
...thefaitblrfs, faithful only he ; Among innumerable Jalfe, unino-'u'd, Unjhaken, unfeduc'd, unterrlffd; His Loyalty he kept, his Love, his Zeal : Nor Number, nor Example with him Brought To f-Merve from Truth, or change his cotiftant Mtiii Though fingle. From amidft them forth... | |
| James Fordyce - 1777 - 362 pages
...found; Among the faithlefs, faithful only he ; Among innumerable falfe, unmov'd, Un/haken, unfedue'd, unterrify'd, His loyalty he kept, his love, his zeal...example, with him wrought To fwerve from truth, or ehange his eonftant mind, Though fingle. From amidft them forth he pafs'd, Long way through hoftile... | |
| 1786 - 670 pages
...Among innumerable faile, unmov'd, Uniruken, unfeduc'd, unterrify'd, His loyally he kept, his lave, his zeal; Nor number, nor example with him wrought To fwerve from truth, or change hi» confiant mind Thcu¿h tingle. From am!dft thtm forth he pafs'd, Long way thro' hoftile fcorn,which... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 278 pages
...thou fhalt know. 805 So fpake the Seraph Abdiel faithful found Among the faithlefs, faithful only he ; Among innumerable falfe, unmov'd, Unlhaken, unfeduc'd, unterrify'd, His loyalty he kept, his love, his 2eal ; 900 Nor number, nor example with him wrought To fwerve from truth, or change his conftant mind... | |
| Robert Anderson - 1795 - 740 pages
...faithful found Among the faithlefs, faithful only he ; Among innumerable falfe, unmov'd, Unihaken, unfeduc'd, unterrify'd, His loyalty he kept, his love,...zeal ; Nor number, nor example with him wrought To fwervefronrtruth, or change bis conflant mind, Though tingle. From umidlt them forth he pafs'd, Long... | |
| Joseph Wilcocks - 1797 - 672 pages
...Faithful found Among the faithlefs ; faithful only he ; Among innumerable falfe, unmov'd, Unfliaken, unfe'duc'd, unterrify'd, His loyalty he kept, his...zeal ; Nor number, nor example with him wrought, To hvcrve from truth, or change his conflant mind, Though Angle. MILTON. PL br 896. ftould ihould be difturbed.... | |
| Stories - 1799 - 188 pages
...old schoolfellow Alfred, he had stood firm against the temptations with which he was surrounded. " His loyalty he kept, his love, his zeal ; Nor number nor example with him wrought, To swerve from truth, or change his constant mind, Though single" . Ah, but that was the objection, the... | |
| Freeman of Dublin - 1800 - 674 pages
...and loyal part, as then gained him deferved refpeft, and will ever refleft upon him true honour. " His loyalty he kept, his love, his zeal ; " Nor number, nor example with him wrought " To fvverve from troth, or change his conftant mind — " yet, in defiance of law, reraonftrance, and confiftency»... | |
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