So spake the seraph Abdiel, faithful found, Among the faithless faithful only he; Among innumerable false unmoved, Unshaken, unseduced, unterrified, His loyalty he kept, his love, his zeal ; Nor number nor example with him wrought To swerve from truth,... Selections from modern authors, for the use of schools, by mrs. Gething - Page 98by Gething - 1838 - 80 pagesFull view - About this book
| John Newton - 1814 - 318 pages
...faithless, faithful only he : Among innumerable false, unmoved, Unshaken, unseduced unterrify'd, His loyalty he kept, his love, his zeal : Nor number, nor example,...truth, or change his constant mind Though single. Methinks your Lordship's situation particularly resembles that in which the poet has placed Abdiel.... | |
| 1828 - 498 pages
...adherence to principle, in his description of Abdiel, " Unshaken, unseduced, unterrifi'd, His loyalty he kept, his love, his zeal, Nor number, nor example,...To swerve from truth, or change his constant mind." You intimate a fear that by refusing to join in the pleasures referred to, may give your friends "... | |
| Richard Cecil, Josiah Pratt - Theology - 1816 - 602 pages
...Rubicon was now passed ; Among innumerable raise, immuv'd, Unshaken, nnseduc'd, unterrify'd, Hu Loyalty he kept, his Love, his Zeal ; Nor number, nor example...truth, or change his constant mind, Though single. From amidst them forth he pais'd, Long way through hostile scorn, which he sustain'd Superior— —... | |
| William Leechman, James Wodrow - 1816 - 926 pages
...faithlefs, faithful only Ht Among innumerable falfe, unmov'd, Unlhaken, unfeduc'd, unterrify'd. His loyalty he kept, his love, his zeal; Nor number, nor example with him wrought To fwerve from truth, or change his conftant mind, Tho' fingle. From atnidft them forth he pal's' J Long... | |
| James Ferguson - English essays - 1819 - 378 pages
...faithless, faithful only he; Among initumeiable false, unmov'd, Unshaken, unseduc'd, untemfy'd; His loyalty he kept, his love, his zeal: Nor number nor example...truth, or change his constant mind, Though single. From amidst them forth he pass'd, Long way thro' hostile scorn, which he sustained t Superior^ nor... | |
| British essayists - 1819 - 376 pages
...faithful only he ; Among innumerable false, unmov,d, Unshaken, unseduc,d, nnterrify,d; His loyalty he kept, his love, his zeal : Nor number nor example with him wrought To'swervc from truth, or change his constant mind, Though single. From amidst them forth he pass,d,... | |
| Thomas Zouch, Francis Wrangham - Theology - 1820 - 466 pages
...our view. In the midst of a corrupted people, Obadiah preserved his integrity pure and untainted : Nor number nor example with him wrought To swerve...truth, or change his constant mind, Though single. Promoted to the most honourable department in the state, he debased himself by no mean or servile compliances.... | |
| John Aikin - English poetry - 1820 - 832 pages
...unseduc'd, unterrined, His loyalty he kept, his love, his zeal ; Nor number, nor example, with liim , Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown From amidst them forth he pass'd, Long way through hostile scorn, which he sustain'd Superior, nor... | |
| John Milton - Fall of man - 1820 - 342 pages
...innumerable false, unniov'd, Unshaken, unsednc'd, unterrify'd, His loyalty he kept, his love, his zeal ; 900 Nor number, nor example with him wrought To swerve from truth, or chi.nge his constant mind, Tho' single. From amidst them forth he past'd, Lone way thro1 hostile scorn... | |
| John Milton - Bible - 1821 - 226 pages
...faithful only he ; Among innumerable false, unmoved, Unshaken, unseduced, unterrificd, His loyalty he kept, his love, his zeal ; Nor number, nor example,...truth, or change his constant mind, Though single. From amidst them forth he pass'd, Long way through hostile scorn, which he sustain'd Superior, nor... | |
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