 These are thy glorious works, Parent of good, Almighty, thine this universal frame, Thus wondrous fair; thyself how wondrous then ! Unspeakable, who sitt'st above these heavens, To us invisible, or dimly seen In these thy lowest works; yet these declare...  The Quarterly Review - Page 431edited by - 1829Full view - About this book
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 610 pages
...serious silence, contemplating on those subjects.] Then sing MILTON'S HYMN TO THE CREATOR. These are thy glorious works, Parent of Good ! Almighty ; thine this universal frame, Thus wondrous fair ! Thyself how wondrous then ! Speak ye who best can tell, ye sons of light, Angels, for ye behold him... | |
 | Timothy Dwight - Clergy - 1818 - 650 pages
...naturally do our first Parents exclaim, in the language of the great English Poet, " These are thy glorioiu works, Parent of good, Almighty ! thine this universal frame, Thus wondrous fair ; thyself how wondrous then, Un'peakable !" What an astonishing act must it have been to create a world,... | |
 | 1823 - 626 pages
...fragrant perfumes of a thousand sweets, must charm inevitably the most savage breast ! "These are th j glorious works, Parent of good, Almighty, thine this universal frame; Thus wondrous fair, thyself how wondrous then!" How full the concert, how complete, how charming! every performer plays... | |
 | English essays - 1819 - 728 pages
...indubitably proved by the subsequent discoveries of Galileo, Kepler, and Sir Isaac Newton. " These are thy glorious works, parent of good, Almighty, thine this universal frame, Thus wwidruus fair; thyself how wondrous then ! [Heavens, UnspeakAble, who sitfst above these To us invisible,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1819 - 520 pages
...serious silence, contemplating on those subjects.] Then sing MILTON'S HYMN TO THE CREATOR. These are thy glorious works, Parent of Good ! Almighty ; thine this universal frame, Thus won'lrous fair! Thyself how wondrous then ! Speak ye who best can tell, ye sons of light, Angels, for... | |
 | Theology - 1828 - 304 pages
...them all ; the earth is full of thy riches." Well may the celebrated poet Milton exclaim : "These are thy glorious works, Parent of good '. Almighty ! thine this universal frame ! Thus wondrous fair, thyself how wondrous then Unspeakable ! who sits above these heavens To us invisible, or dimly seen... | |
 | Hannah Harris Taylor - English poetry - 1820 - 178 pages
...formed a most delightful scene; and brought to my remembrance these lines of Milton : ftr. ' " These are thy glorious works, Parent of good, " Almighty ! Thine this universal frame. " Thus wond'rous fair, thyself how won j'rous then," fie. About the 10th of this month, I had the romjNUiy of my brother and... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1819 - 366 pages
...ambition call, From ancient story learn to scorn them alii IV. — Adam and Eve's Morning Hytnn. THESE are thy glorious works ! Parent of good ! Almighty ! thine this universal frame, "Thus wond'rous fair ! Thyself how wond'rous, tlicn, Unspeakable ! who sitt'st above these heavens, To us invisible, or... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 pages
...pleases."— We can quote no geatiwent from bis writings more honourable to his memory.] THESE are thy glorious works, Parent of good, Almighty ! thine this universal frame, Thus wond'rous fair ! Thyself how wond'rous then ! Unspeakable ! who sitt'st above these heavens, To us invisible, or dimly... | |
 | John Milton - Fall of man - 1820 - 342 pages
...150 More tuneable than needed lute or harp To add more sweetness : and they thus began. " 'i hese are thy glorious works, Parent of good, Almighty, thine this universal frame, Thus wondrous fair; thyself how wondrous then ! Unspeakable, who sitt'st above these Heav'ns 156 To us invisible, or dimly... | |
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