 | 1855 - 620 pages
...and the Families of Love, who held their assemblies in solitary regions beneath the open sky : — ' A numerous host of dreaming saints succeed Of the true old enthusiastic breed.' They have their representatives, in great degree, in the present generation. The argumentative part... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 382 pages
...surest scent, Yet deepest mouth'd against the government. A numerous host of dreaming saints aucceed, Of the true old enthusiastic breed : 'Gainst form and order they their power employ, Nothing to build, and all things to destroy. But far more numerous was the herd of such... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 474 pages
...meetings in the open air, and in solitary spots, nursed their fanaticism by separating themselves from the more rational part of mankind. Dryden has elsewhere...driven frantic. These men, known now by the name of Cameronians, considered popery and prelacy as synonymous terms ; and even stigmatized, as Erastians... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 472 pages
...and in solitary spots, nursed their fanaticism by separating themselves from the more rational purt of mankind. Dryden has elsewhere described them with...driven frantic. These men, known now by the name of Cameronians, considered popery and prelacy as synonymous terms ; and even stigmatized, as Erastians... | |
 | John Dryden, Thomas Park - 1808 - 374 pages
...grace? These led the pack ; though not of surest scent, Yet deepest mouth'd against the government. A numerous host of dreaming saints succeed, Of the...enthusiastic breed : 'Gainst form and order they their power employ, Nothing to build, and all things to destroy. But far more numerous was the herd of such... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 482 pages
...grace ? These led the pack ; though not of surest scent, Yet deepest mouthed against the government. A numerous host of dreaming saints succeed, Of the...enthusiastic breed ; 'Gainst form and order they their power employ, Nothing to build, and all things to destroy. But far more numerous was the herd of such,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pages
...These led ihc pack, though not of surest scent, Yet deepest mouih'd against the government. A rmin'rous his many-color'd robe conceal'd. The rebel Knave,...dares his prince engage-. Proves tlie just victim pow'r employ, Nothing to build, and all things to destroyBut far more num'ious was the herd of ?ueh... | |
 | 1809 - 402 pages
...These led the pock, thonsih notof sdrcst scent, Yet deepest muuth'd ofainst the government. A num'rous host of dreaming saints succeed, Of the true old enthusiastic breed ; •Gainst furm and order they tbeir pow'r cmploy, Nothing to build, and all things to destroy. But t'.n more... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 654 pages
...grace ? These led the pack ; though not of surest scent, Yet deepest mou, h'd against the government. A numerous host of dreaming saints succeed, Of the...enthusiastic breed : 'Gainst form and order they their power employ, Nothing to build, and all things to destroy. But far more numerous was the herd of such,... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 410 pages
...grace ? These led the pack ; though not of surest scen^ Yet deepest mouth'd against the government. A numerous host of dreaming saints succeed, Of the...enthusiastic breed : 'Gainst form and order they their power employ, Nothing to build, and all things to destroy. But far more numerous was the herd of such,... | |
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Gainst form and order they their power employ, Nothing to build and all things to destroy. But far more numerous was the herd of such Who think too little and who talk too much. These out of mere instinct, they knew not why, Adored their fathers... 
