 ... -by the right of an earlier creation, and priests by the imposition of a mightier hand. The very meanest of them was a being to whose fate a mysterious and terrible importance belonged, on whose slightest action the spirits of light and darkness looked...  Critical and Miscellaneous Essays - Sivu 58tekijä(t) Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843Koko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | 1825 - 582 sivua
...— on whose slightest action the spirits of light and darkness luukcd with anxious interest — who had been destined, before heaven and earth were created,...passed away. Events which short-sighted politicians »scribed to earthly causes, had been ordained on his account. For his sake empires had risen, and... | |
 | 1825 - 570 sivua
...— on whose slightest action the spirits of light and darkness looked with anxious interest — who had been destined, before heaven and earth were created,...which should continue when heaven and earth should liave passed away. Events which short-sighted politicians ascribed to «•ai'thly causes, had been... | |
 | 1826 - 596 sivua
...belonged — on whose slightest action the Spirits of light and darkness looked with anxious interest, who had been destined, before heaven and earth were created,...empires had risen, and flourished, and decayed. For bis sake the Almighty had proclaimed his will by the pen of the evangelist, and the harp of the prophet.... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1828 - 452 sivua
...— on whose slightest action the spirits of light 40 and darkness looked with anxious interest, who had been destined, before heaven and earth were created,...shortsighted politicians ascribed to earthly causes, had been 45 ordained on his account. For his sake empires had risen, and flourished, and decayed. For his sake... | |
 | Edward Robinson - 1848 - 590 sivua
...spirits of light and darkness looked with anxious interest ; who had been destined before the heavens and earth were created, to enjoy a felicity which...flourished, and decayed. For his sake the Almighty revealed His will by the pen of the Evangelist, and the harp of the Prophet. He had been rescued by... | |
 | 1836 - 332 sivua
...belonged; on whose slightest action the spirits of light and darkness looked with anxious interest, who had been destined, before heaven and earth were created,...on his account. For his sake empires had risen, and nourished, and decayed. For his sake the Almighty had proclaimed his will by the pen of the evangelist,... | |
 | Jesse Olney - 1838 - 346 sivua
...belonged — on whose slightest action the spirits of light and darkness looked with anxiosn interest, who had been destined, before heaven and earth were created,...to earthly causes, had been ordained on his account _ 7. For his sake empires had risen, and flourished, and decayed. For his sake the Almighty had proclaimed... | |
 | J. Fletcher - 1842 - 478 sivua
...on whose slightest action, the spirits of light and darkness looked with anxious interest, and who had been destined, before heaven and earth were created,...on his account. For his sake empires had risen, and nourished, and decayed. For his sake the Almighty had proclaimed his will by the pen of the evangelist,... | |
 | 1844 - 602 sivua
...belonged, on whose slightest action the spirits of light and darkness looked with anxious interest, who had been destined, before heaven and earth were created,...ordained on his account. For his sake, empires had risen, flourished, and decayed. For his sake the Almighty had proclaimed his will by the pen of the evangelist,... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - 1844 - 444 sivua
...anxious interest, who had been destined, before heaven and earth were created, to enjoy a felicity 35 which should continue when heaven and earth should...empires had risen, and flourished, and decayed. For 40 his sake the Almighty had proclaimed his will by the pen of the evangelist, and the harp of the... | |
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