| 1855 - 620 pages
...and the Families of Love, who held their assemblies in solitary regions beneath the open sky : — ' A numerous host of dreaming saints succeed Of the true old enthusiastic breed.' They have their representatives, in great degree, in the present generation. The argumentative part... | |
| John Dryden - 1808 - 382 pages
...surest scent, Yet deepest mouth'd against the government. A numerous host of dreaming saints aucceed, Of the true old enthusiastic breed : 'Gainst form and order they their power employ, Nothing to build, and all things to destroy. But far more numerous was the herd of such... | |
| John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 480 pages
...meetings in the open air, and in solitary i,pots, nursed their fanaticism by separating themselves I : ma the more rational part of mankind. Dryden has elsewhere...driven frantic. These men, known now by the name of Caraeroniaus, considered popery and prelacy as synonymous terms ; and even stigmatized, as Erastians... | |
| John Dryden - 1808 - 476 pages
...grace? These led the pack ; though not of surest scent. Yet deepest mouthed against the government. A numerous host of dreaming saints succeed, Of the...enthusiastic breed ; 'Gainst form and order they their power employ, Nothing to build, and all things to destroy. But far more numerous was the herd of such,... | |
| John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 482 pages
...grace ? These led the pack ; though not of surest scent, Yet deepest mouthed against the government. A numerous host of dreaming saints succeed, Of the...enthusiastic breed ; 'Gainst form and order they their power employ, Nothing to build, and all things to destroy. But far more numerous was the herd of such,... | |
| John Dryden, Thomas Park - 1808 - 374 pages
...grace? These led the pack ; though not of surest scent, Yet deepest mouth'd against the government. A numerous host of dreaming saints succeed, Of the...enthusiastic breed : 'Gainst form and order they their power employ, Nothing to build, and all things to destroy. But far more numerous was the herd of such... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...These led ihc pack, though not of surest scent, Yet deepest mouih'd against the government. A rmin'rous his many-color'd robe conceal'd. The rebel Knave,...dares his prince engage-. Proves tlie just victim pow'r employ, Nothing to build, and all things to destroyBut far more num'ious was the herd of ?ueh... | |
| 1809 - 402 pages
...These led the pock, thonsih notof sdrcst scent, Yet deepest muuth'd ofainst the government. A num'rous host of dreaming saints succeed, Of the true old enthusiastic breed ; •Gainst furm and order they tbeir pow'r cmploy, Nothing to build, and all things to destroy. But t'.n more... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 654 pages
...grace ? These led the pack ; though not of surest scent, Yet deepest mou, h'd against the government. A numerous host of dreaming saints succeed, Of the...enthusiastic breed : 'Gainst form and order they their power employ, Nothing to build, and all things to destroy. But far more numerous was the herd of such,... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 410 pages
...grace ? These led the pack ; though not of surest scen^ Yet deepest mouth'd against the government. A numerous host of dreaming saints succeed, Of the...enthusiastic breed : 'Gainst form and order they their power employ, Nothing to build, and all things to destroy. But far more numerous was the herd of such,... | |
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