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? The Works of Edmund Spenser - Page 98by Edmund Spenser - 1872 - 562 pagesFull view - About this book
| Edmund Spenser - Epic poetry, English - 1758 - 800 pages
...want ? How oft do they with golden pineons cleave The flitting fkyes, like flying purfuivant, Againft fowle feendes to ayd us militant ? They for us fight, they watch and dewly ward, And their bright fquadrons round about us plant ; And all for love and nothing for reward : O why fhould hevenly God... | |
| Edmund Spenser - English poetry - 1805 - 554 pages
...want ! How oft do they with golden pineons cleave The flitting fkyes, like flying purfuivant, Againft fowle feendes to ayd us militant ! They for us fight, they watch and dewly ward, And their bright fquadrons round about us plant; '. '." I. 9. To ferve to Kicked man,} The old Englifh writers, as they... | |
| Edmund Spenser - 1805 - 568 pages
...want ! How oft do they with golden pineons cleave The flitting fkyes, like flying purfuivant, Againft fowle feendes to ayd us militant ! They for us fight, they watch and dewly ward, And their bright fquadrons round about us plant ; I.9. To ferve to wicked man,] The old Englilh writers, as they faid... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 610 pages
...creatures so, And all his workcs with mrrcy doth embrace, That blessed angels he sends to and fro, To serve to wicked man, to serve his wicked foe ? How...flitting skyes, like flying pursuivant, Against fowle fcendes to ayd us militant ! The}' for us fight, they watch and dewly ward, And their bright squadrons... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 600 pages
...embrace, That blessed anjcls he sends to and fro, To serve to wicked man, to serve his wicked foe I How oft do they their silver bowers leave To come...us that succour want ! How oft do they with golden piiieons cleave The flitting skyes, like flying pursuivant, Against fowle feendes to ayd us mil tant... | |
| John Ferriar - Apparitions - 1813 - 154 pages
...creatures so, And all his works with mercies doth embrace, That blessed angels he sends to and fro, To serve to wicked man, to serve his wicked foe. How...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 ?... | |
| John Ferriar - Apparitions - 1813 - 166 pages
...with mercies doth embrace, That blessed angels he sends to and fro, To serve to wicked man, to aerve his wicked foe. How oft do they their silver bowers leave. To come to succour us, that succour want i How oft do they with golden pinions cleave The flitting skies, like flying pursuivant; • . Against... | |
| 1845 - 624 pages
...creatures so, And all his workes with mercy doth embrace, That blessed angels he sends to and fro' To serve to wicked man,— to serve his wicked foe. How...us that succour want ! How oft do they, with golden pinions, cleave The flitting skyes, like flying pursuivant Against fowle feendes to ayd us, militant... | |
| New Church gen. confer - 1848 - 494 pages
...creatures so, And all His works with mercy doth embrace, That blessed angels He sends to and fro, To serve to wicked man, to serve His wicked foe. How...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 !... | |
| Nathan Drake - Dramatists, English - 1817 - 708 pages
...creatures so, And all his workes with mercy doth embrace, That blessed Angels he sends to and fro, To serve to wicked man, to serve his wicked foe ! How...flitting skyes, like flying pursuivant, Against fowle feends to ayd us militant ! They for us fight, they watch and dewly ward, And their bright squadrons... | |
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