 They, looking back, all the eastern side beheld Of Paradise, so late their happy seat, Waved over by that flaming brand, the gate With dreadful faces thronged and fiery arms. Some natural tears they dropped, but wiped them soon: The world was all before...  Dissertations Moral and Critical - Page 195by James Beattie - 1809Full view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1795 - 282 pages
...the gate With dreadful faces throng' d and fiery arms : Some natural tears they dropt, but wip'd then soon ; The world was all before them, where to choose Their place of rest, and Providence their guide : They hand in hand, with wand'ring steps and slow, Through Eden took... | |
 | English poetry - 1800 - 322 pages
...flaming brand, the gate With dreadful faces throng'd, and fiery arms: Some natural tears theydropt ; but wip'd them soon. The world was all before them, where to choose Their place of rest, and Providence their guide: They hand in hand, with wand'ring steps and slow, Through Eden took... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1802 - 600 pages
...bappy seat. Wa'v'd over by that flaming brand, the gate With dreadful faces throng'd and fiery arms : Some natural tears they dropp'd, but wip'd them soon...was all before them, where to choose Their place of rest, and Providence their guide.' If I might presume to offer at the smallest afte-- ration in this... | |
 | Poetry - 1806 - 330 pages
...flaming brand, the gate With dreadful faces throng'd, and fiery arms : Some natural tears they dropt ; but wip'd them soon. The world was all before them, where to choose Their place of rest, and Providence their guide: They hand in hand, with wand'ring steps and slow, Through Eden took... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 514 pages
...flaming brand, the gate With dreadful faces throng'd and fiery arms: Some natural tears they dropt, but wip'd them soon; The world was all before them, where to choose Their place of rest, and Providence their guide. They hand in hand, with wand'ring steps and slow, Through Eden took... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1810 - 384 pages
...happy seat, Wav'd over by that flaming brand, the gate With dreadful faces throng'd and fiery arms ! Some natural tears they dropp'd but wip'd them soon...was all before them, where to choose Their place of rest, and Providence their guide.' If I might presume to offer at the smallest altefation in this divine... | |
 | Robert Hawker - Christian life - 1810 - 214 pages
...applicable to my case ; and I quoted the passage to my mind as I crossed the court-yard. ' Some nat'raltears they dropp'd, but wip'd them soon. The world was all before them, where to choose Then- place of rest, and Providence their guide.' The time was now arrived, when a reverse... | |
 | John Walker - 1811 - 568 pages
...happy seat, Wav'd over by that flaming brand, the gate With dreadful faces throng'd and fiery arms. Some natural tears they dropp'd, but wip'd them soon....was all before them, where to choose Their place of rest, and Providence their guide." " If I might presume," says Mr. Addison, " to offer at the smallest... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 514 pages
...brand, the gate With dreadful faces throng'd and fiery arms : Some natural tears they dropp'd, but wiped them soon. The world was all before them, where to choose Their place of rest, and Providence their guide. If I might presume to offer at the smallest alteration in this divine... | |
 | Robert Gilmour, Douthal - English poetry - 1815 - 372 pages
...though Satan is to be punished for his tempting Eve,, yet, " Some natural tears they dropped, but wiped them soon. " The world was all before them where to choose " Their place of rest, and Providence their guide ; " They, hand in hand, with wandering- steps and slow, " Thro' Eden... | |
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