 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 Fairy Queen - Page 269by Edmund Spenser - 1758Full view - About this book
 | 1860 - 708 pages
...want! Full 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 ward, And their bright squadrons round about as plant ; And all for love, and nothing for reward: Oh why should heavenly God... | |
 | George Henry Borrow - Romanies - 1907 - 426 pages
...want ? How oft do they with golden pinions cleave The flitting skyes 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... | |
 | Elizabeth Godfrey - Calendars - 1908 - 460 pages
...oft do they with golden pinions cleave The flitting skies, like flying pursuivant, Against foul fiend 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... | |
 | Methodist Church - 1858 - 688 pages
...— 15 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 ward, And their bright squadrons round about us plant ; And all for love, and nothing for reward : 0 why should heavenly God... | |
 | Sermons, American - 1913 - 224 pages
...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 ward, And their bright squadrons round about us plant; And all for love and nothing for reward. Oh, why should heavenly God... | |
 | Walker Gwynne - Church year - 1915 - 170 pages
...The flitting skies like flying pursuivant, Against foul fiends to aid us militant! iS. Matt. iv. n 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... | |
 | Philosophical theology - 1922 - 56 pages
...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 ward, And their bright squadrons round about us material Universe in their agency and ministries; justifying the view of their... | |
 | English poetry - 1924 - 296 pages
...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 ward, And their bright squadrons round about us plant ; And all for love, and nothing for reward : O ! why should heavenly... | |
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