 He was half maddened by glorious or terrible illusions. He heard the lyres of angels, or the tempting whispers of fiends. He caught a gleam of the Beatific Vision, or woke screaming from dreams of everlasting fire. Like Vane, he thought himself intrusted...  Self-education - Page 161by Edwin Paxton Hood - 1851Full view - About this book
 | 1825 - 570 pages
...of everlasting fire. Like Vane, he thought himself intrusted with the sceptre; of the niilleiininl year. Like Fleetwood, he cried, in the bitterness of his soul, that God had hidden his face from him. But, when he took his seat in the council, or girt on his sword for war,... | |
 | Presbyterianism - 1826 - 596 pages
...the Almighty had proclaimed his will by the pen of the evangelist, and the harp of the prophet. Hi-, had been wrested by no common deliverer from the grasp...cried in the bitterness of his soul that God had hid Ins face from him. But, when he took his seat in the council, or girt on his sword for war, these tempestuous... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1828 - 414 pages
...whispers of fiends. He caught a gleam of the beatifick fire. Like Vane, he thought himself intrusted with the sceptre of the millennial year. Like Fleetwood,...from him. But, when he took his seat in the council, 70 or girt on his sword for war, these tempestuous workings of the soul had left no perceptible trace... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1828 - 452 pages
...whispers of fiends. He caught a gleam of the beatifick fire. Like Vane, he thought himself intrusted with the sceptre of the millennial year. Like Fleetwood,...God had hid his face from him. But, when he took his scat in the council, 70 or girt on his sword for war, these tempestuous workings of the soul had left... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - Great Britain - 1830 - 592 pages
...rose to the bridle-reins." This Puritan, or this Covenanter, " like Vane thought himself intrusted with the sceptre of the millennial year ; like Fleetwood he cried in the bitterness of his soul that God hid his face from him : but when he took his seat in the hall of debate or in the field of battle,"... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1833 - 420 pages
...dreams of everlasting fire. Like Vane, he thought himself intrusted with the sceptre of the millenial year. Like Fleetwood, he cried in the bitterness of...from him. But, when he took his seat in the council, 70 or girt on his sword for war, these tempestuous workings of the soul had left no perceptible trace... | |
 | 1835 - 932 pages
...vision, or woke screaming from dreams of everlasting fire. Like Vane, he thought himself intrusted with the sceptre of the millennial year. Like Fleetwood, he cried in the bilterness of his soul that God had hid his face from him. But when he look his seat in the council,... | |
 | Jesse Olney - Readers - 1838 - 346 pages
...Like Vane,f he thought himself intrusted with the sceptre of the millennial year. Like Fleetwood,f he cried in the bitterness of his soul that God had...in the council, or girt on his sword for war, these tempcstous workings of the soul had left no perceptible trace behind them. People who saw nothing of... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English essays - 1840 - 464 pages
...Vision, or woke screaming from dreams of everlasting fire. Like Vane, he thought himself intrusted with the sceptre of the millennial year. Like Fleetwood,...sword for war, these tempes.tuous workings of the soul bad left no perceptible trace behind them. People, who saw nothing of the godly but their uncouth visages,... | |
 | Charles Hodge, Lyman Hotchkiss Atwater - Bible - 1840 - 644 pages
...fire. Like Vane, he thought himself intrusted with the sceptre of the millennial year. Like Fleelwood, he cried in the bitterness of his soul that God had...workings of the soul had left no perceptible trace behind him. People, who saw nothing of the godly but their uncouth visages, and heard nothing from them but... | |
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