 So spake the seraph 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,...  The British Essayists: Spectator - Pagina 69door Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pagina’s
...denotes that generous scorn and intrepidity which attends heroic virtue. The Author, doubtless, deligned it as a pattern to those who live among mankind in their present state of degeneracy and corruption. Addian. BOOK VI. We are now entering upon the sixth book of FAR ARISE LOST, in which the Poet describes... | |
 | John Milton - 1801 - 396 pagina’s
...devouring fire. Then who created thee lamenting learn, When who can uncreate thee thou shall know. 895 So spake the Seraph Abdiel faithful found Among the...unterrify'd , His loyalty he kept, his love, his zeal ; 900 Nor number, nor example with him wrought To swerve from truth, or change his constant mind Though... | |
 | Hannah More - 1803 - 474 pagina’s
...Jet me recommend the most animated "picture of a righteous singularity that ever was delineated, in The Seraph Abdiel, faithful found Among the faithless,...only he Among innumerable false unmov'd, Unshaken, imsciiuced, unteirified, His loyalty he kept, his love and zeal: Kor NUMBERS, nor EXAMPLE with him... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pagina’s
...as the character which is given us of him denotes that generous scorn and intrepidity which attends heroic virtue. The author doubtless designed it as a pattern to those who live among man1 in their present state of degeneracy and coruoA So spake (he seraph Abdiel, faithful found; Among... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 514 pagina’s
...devouring fire. ! lien who created thee lamenting learn, M'hcn who can uncreate thee thou shalt know. 895 .So spake the seraph Abdiel faithful found Among the...faithful only he; Among innumerable false, unmov'd, 1'iuhaken, unseduc'd, unterrify'd Hit loyalty he kept, his love, his zeal ; 909 Nor number, nor example... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 382 pagina’s
...as the character which is given us of him denotes that generous scorn and intrepidity which attends heroic virtue. The author doubtless designed it as...in their present state of degeneracy and corruption I " So spake the seraph Abdiel, faithful found Among innumerable false, unmov'd, Among the faithless,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 398 pagina’s
...as the character which is given us of him denotes that generous scorn and intrepidity which attends heroic virtue. The author doubtless designed it as a pattern to those who lire among mankind in their present state of degeneracy and corruption : 1 So spake the seraph Abdiel,... | |
 | 1809 - 344 pagina’s
...See Voltaire's Prophecy concerning Rousseau. Now turn to the artless, upright, and unsophisticated Abdiel. Faithful found — Among the faithless, faithful...he— Among innumerable false, unmov'd, Unshaken, unscduc'd, nnterrifyd ; His loyalty he kept, his love, his zeal. Nor number, nor example with him Wrought... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 384 pagina’s
...as the character which is given us of him denotes that generous scorn and intrepidity which attends heroic virtue. The author doubtless designed it as...Among innumerable false, unmov'd, Unshaken, unseduc'd, unterrifyM; His loyality he kept, his love, his zeal ; Nor number nor example with him wrought To swerve... | |
 | David Simpson - 1810 - 422 pagina’s
...the conduct of ABDIEL in MILTON? Never character was more enviable, or more worthy of imitation : " The seraph ABDIEL faithful found Among the faithless,...unseduc'd, unterrify'd His loyalty he kept, his love, his zeaf; Nor number, nor example with him wrought To swerve from truth, or change his constant mind Though... | |
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