 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
 | Richard Hooker - Church polity - 1925 - 470 pages
...pinions cleave The flitting skies, like flying pursuivant, Against foul fiends to aid us militant 1 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... | |
 | Paul Carus - Religion - 1927 - 830 pages
...want ! How oft do they with shining pinions cleave The flirting 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... | |
 | American periodicals - 1851 - 644 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 dewly ward, And their bright squadrons round about us plant. And all for love, and nothing for reward... | |
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