 | 734 pages
...of a retired hill, there to pursue their arrogant speculations. " Of things abstruse they reason'd high, Of providence, foreknowledge, will, and fate, Fix'd fate, free will, foreknowledge absolute. And found no end in wand'ring mazes lost." " Leave these barren disquisitions to the theologians... | |
 | 1808 - 748 pages
...have been firft begun ; who " • Apart fat on a hill retired, In thoughts more elevate, and reafoned high, Of providence, foreknowledge, will, and fate,...fate, free will, fore-knowledge abfolute, And found no end, in wandering mazes loft." His Lordfhip, however, feems to agree with Mr. Home, in that part... | |
 | 1825 - 626 pages
...hat er Hecht, sagt doch Milton, es sey der Teufel Zeitvertreib: In thoughts more elevate, to reason high Of providence , foreknowledge, will and fate Fix'd fate, f'ree will, foreknowledge absolute And find no end in wandring inazes lost. Of good and evil much to argue then Of happinefs... | |
 | John Milton - 1809 - 518 pages
...55* The thronging audience. In difcourfe more fweet, (For eloquence the foul, fong charms the fenfe,) Others apart fat on a hill retir'd, In thoughts more elevate, and reafon'd high rfl TX>i/xor 'Affrl, Tioyo; aj Js'G', iyu ft fft In fome places, for fro. force, it is quoted TV^ fortune.... | |
 | William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 484 pages
...song charms the sense,) Others apart sat on a hill retir'd, In thoughts more elevate, and reason'd high Of providence, foreknowledge, will, and fate; Fix'd fate, free will, foreknowledge absolute, And found no end, in wandering mazes lost. Of good and evil much they argued then, Of happiness... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 564 pages
...foreknown By fpontaneity, not choice, are done. Ver. 511. Iftkubefo, then prefcience bindtthe will, ] reafon'd high Of Providence, foreknowledge, will,...Fix'd fate, free will, foreknowledge abfolute, And fouud no end, in wandering mazes loft. Milton, PL », 2. 558. JOHN WARTOS, Thus galley-flaves tug willing... | |
 | Joseph Berington - Great Britain - 1813 - 536 pages
...when other controvertifis were once made to engage, it was faid, and the application is not diftant : Others apart fat on a hill retir'd, In thoughts more elevate, and reafon'd high Of Providence, toreknowledge, will, and fate ; Fixt fate, freewill, foreknowledge abiolute ; And found no end, in... | |
 | 1815 - 628 pages
...spirits in Pandemonium, as sitting " Apart on a hill retired In thoughts more elevate, aud reasou'd high Of Providence, foreknowledge, will, and fate, Fix'd fate, free will, foreknowledge absolute, And found no end in wandering mazes lost." Mr. M. we find, has remarked the singular coincidence... | |
 | 1815 - 554 pages
...spirits in Pandemonium, as sitting . " Apart on a hill retired In thoughts more elevate, and rcasou'd high Of Providence, foreknowledge, will, and fate, Fix'd fate, free will, foreknowledge absolute, And fouud no end in wandering mazes lost." Mr. M. we find, has remarked the singular coincidence... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1816 - 762 pages
...Hooker. I have thruft myfelf into this /.•;/•;.•, Haply to wive and thrive as belt I may. Shak. Others apart fat on a hill retir'd, In thoughts more...providence, foreknowledge, will, and fate, Fix'd fate, free-will, foreknowledge abfolute, And found no end, in wand'ring mazes loft. Milton. * To MAZE. va... | |
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Others apart sat on a hill retir'd, In thoughts more elevate, and reason'd high Of providence, foreknowledge, will, and fate; Fix'd fate, free will, foreknowledge absolute, And found no end, in wandering mazes lost. 
