 How oft do they their silver bowers leave To come to succour us, that succour want ! How oft do they with golden pinions cleave The flitting skies, like flying pursuivant, Against foul fiends to aid us militant ! They for us fight, they watch and duly...  The Romany Rye - Page 9by George Henry Borrow - 1907 - 392 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edmund Spenser - 1758 - 574 pages
...pinions, Cleave The flitting fkies, like flying purfuivantj Againft foul fiends to aid us militant ? They for us fight, they watch and duly ward, And their bright fquadrons round about us plant,' And all for love, and nothing for reward : O why fhould heavenly God... | |
 | John Jortin - Classical literature - 1790 - 506 pages
...pinions cleave The flitting fkies, like flying purfuivant, Again Againft foul fiends to aid us militant ? They for us fight, they watch and duly ward, And their bright fquadrons round about us plant, And all for love, and nothing for reward : O why mould heavenly God... | |
 | Religion - 1832 - 852 pages
...flitting skies, like flying pursuivant, Against foul fiends to aid us militant? They for us light, they watch, and duly ward; And their bright squadrons round about us plant : And all for love, and nothing for reward! O how can gracious God to man have such regard ! " The... | |
 | John Ferriar - Apparitions - 1813 - 154 pages
...pinions cleave The flitting skies, like flying pursuivant, Against foul fiends to aid us militant ? They for us fight, they watch and duly ward, And their bright squadrons round about us plant, And all for love, and nothing for reward : O why should heavenly God to men have such regard ? Faerie... | |
 | Missions - 1843 - 752 pages
...pinions cleave The flitting skies, like flying pursuivants, Against foul fiends to aid us militant ! They for us fight , they watch and duly ward ; And their bright squadrons round aboutus plant; And all for love, and nothing for reward ! Oh 1 why should heavenly God to man have... | |
 | New Church gen. confer - 1848 - 494 pages
...pinions cleave The flitting skies, like flying pursuivant. Against foul fiends to aid us militant ! They for us fight, they watch, and duly ward, And their bright squadrons round about us plant, And all for love, and nothing for reward : Oh, why should heavenly God to men have such regard 1 MISCELLANEOUS... | |
 | Thomas Zouch, Francis Wrangham - Theology - 1820 - 466 pages
...pinions cleave The flitting skies, like flying pursuivant, Against foul fiends to aid us militant ? They for us fight ; they watch and duly ward, And their bright squadrons round about us plant ; And all for love, and nothing for reward! O why should heavenly God to man have such regard ?' Thus... | |
 | Decoration and ornament - 1825
...pinions cleave The flitting skies, like flying pursuivant, Against foul fiends to aid us militant ! They for us fight, they watch and duly ward, And their bright iquadrons round about us plant, And all for love, and nothing for reward : Oh ! why should heavenly... | |
 | English literature - 1823 - 816 pages
...pinions cleave The flitting skies, like flying pursuivant, Against foul fiends, to aid us militant ! They for us fight, they watch and duly ward, And their bright squadrons round about us plant, And all for love, and nothing for reward : Oh,why should heavenly God to men have such regard ? Faerie... | |
 | English essays - 1823 - 536 pages
...pinions cleave The flitting skies, like flying pursuivant, Against foul fiends to aid us militant ? They for us fight, they watch and duly ward, And their bright squadrons round about us plant, And all for love, and nothing for reward : Oh ! why should heavenly God to men have such regard !"... | |
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