 Nor knowing us nor known; and if by prayer Incessant I could hope to change the will Of Him who all things can, I would not cease To weary Him with my assiduous cries. But prayer against His absolute decree No more avails than breath against the wind,...  Paradise Lost: A Poem, in Twelve Books - Pagina 333door John Milton - 1750Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 692 pagina’s
...places else Inhospitable appear and desolate, Nor knowing us, nor known : and if by prayer Incessant, I could hope to change the will Of him who all things can, I would not cease To weary him with my assiduous cries : But pray'r against his absolute decree No more avails... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 pagina’s
...places else Inhospitable appear, and desolate ; Nor knowing us, nor known : and, if by prayer Incessant I could hope to change the will Of Him who all things can, I would not cease 1 To this — ie compared to this. 2 How shall we breathe, &c — The antithesis between " air"... | |
 | 1846 - 656 pagina’s
...earlier measures — just as the sublime Milton here expresses it. — " And, if by prayer, Incessant, I could hope to change the will Of him who all things can, I would not cease To weary him with my assiduous cries. But prayer against his absolute decree, No more avails... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 pagina’s
...places else Inhospitable appear and desolate, Nor knowing us, nor known : and if by prayer Incessant, To hill, cease To weary him with my assiduous cries : But pray'r against his absolute decree No more avails... | |
 | John Milton, Edward Young - 1848 - 600 pagina’s
...else 306 Inhospitable appear, and desolate ; Nor knowing us, nor known : and, if by prayer Incessant I could hope to change the will Of Him who all things can, I would not cease To weary him with my assiduous cries : 310 But prayer against his absolute decree No more avails... | |
 | John Milton - 1849 - 650 pagina’s
...else 305 Inhospitable appear, and desolate ; Nor knowing us, nor known : and, if by prayer Incessant I could hope to change the will Of Him who all things can, I would not cease To weary him with my assiduous cries : 310 lint prayer against his absolute decree No more avails... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1849 - 708 pagina’s
...places else Inhospitable appear and desolate, Nor knowing us, nor known : and if by prayer Incessant, f a cloud, and peeps over the eastern hills, thrustin ran, I would not cease To weary him with my assiduous cries : But pray'r against his absolute decree... | |
 | John Milton - 1850 - 302 pagina’s
...else 305 Inhospitablei appear and desolate ; Nor knowing us nor known : and if by prayer Incessant 1 could hope to change the will Of Him who all things can, I would not cease To weary him with my assiduous cries. 319 But prayer against his absolute decree No more avails... | |
 | John Milton, John Mitford - 1851 - 450 pagina’s
...places elfe Inhofpitable appeer and defolate, Nor knowing us nor known : and if by prayer IncefTant I could hope to change the will Of him who all things can, I would not ceafe To wearie him with my amduous cries: 310 But prayer againft his abfolute Decree No more availes then breath... | |
 | John Milton, John Mitford - 1851 - 464 pagina’s
...places elfe Inhofpitable appeer and defolate, Nor knowing us nor known: and if by prayer IncefTant I could hope to change the will Of him who all things can, I would not ceafe To wearie him with my affiduous cries : 310 But prayer againft his abfolute Decree No more availes then... | |
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