For he was of that stubborn crew Of errant saints, whom all men grant To be the true church militant ; Such as do build their faith upon The holy text of pike and gun ; Decide all controversies by Infallible artillery ; And prove their doctrine orthodox... The Works of the English Poets: Butler - Página 15por Samuel Johnson - 1779Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| William Stevens Perry - 1885 - 720 páginas
...quality. Upon that field we cannot enter; much of it, indeed, reminds us of Butler's " Errant saints, whom all men grant To be the true church militant, Such as do build their faith upon The holy teal of pike and gun." They were nothing, if not fiercely militant. John Cotton wrote a letter... | |
| 1885 - 668 páginas
...small pain The sores of faith are cured again. THE PRESBYTERIANS. THAT stubborn crew Of errant saints whom all men grant To be the true Church Militant. Such as do build their faith upon The holy text of pike and gun; Decide all controversies by Infallible artillery; , And prove their... | |
| William Swinton - 1886 - 690 páginas
...learning and his wit : *T was Presbyterian true blue ; For he was of that stubborn crew Of errant* saints, whom all men grant To be the true church militant — Such as do build their faith upon The holy text of pike and gun ; Decide all controversies by Infallible artillery ; And prove their... | |
| Henry Davenport Northrop - 1888 - 712 páginas
...! FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS. THE RELIGION OF HUDIBRAS. *E was of that stubborn crew Of arrant saints, whom all men grant To be the true church militant ; Such as do build their faith upon The holy text of pike and gun ; Decide all controversies by Infallible artillery, And prove their doctrine... | |
| Nicholas Darnell Davis - 1887 - 286 páginas
...given by BUTLER, for it is equally applicable to the latter, as it runs thus* : — ' Of errant Saints whom all men grant ' To be the true Church Militant ; ' Such as do build their faith upon 1 The holy text of pike and gun ; ' Decide all controversies by ' Infallible artillery : " And prove... | |
| Sarah Warner Brooks - 1890 - 518 páginas
...learning and his wit. 'T was Presbyterian true-blue ; For he wag of that stubborn crew Of errant saints, whom all men grant To be the true church militant ; Such as do build their faith upon The holy text of pike and gun ; Decide all controversy by Infallible artillery ; And prove their doctrine... | |
| Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Charles Gibbon - 1893 - 516 páginas
...learning and his wit, 'Twas Presbyterian true-blue ; For he was of that stubborn crew Of errant saints, whom all men grant To be the true church militant ; Such as do build their faith upon The holy text of pike and gun ; Decide all controversy by Infallible artillery ; And prove their doctrine... | |
| Royal Society of Literature (Great Britain) - 1895 - 944 páginas
...learning and his wit ; 'Twas Presbyterian true blue, For he was of that stubborn crew Of errant saints whom all men grant To be the true church militant ; Such as do build their faith upon The holy text of pike and gun ; Decide all controversy by Infallible artillery ; And pave their doctrine... | |
| Thomas Humphry Ward - 1895 - 530 páginas
...small pain The sores of faith are cured again. THE PRESBYTERIANS. That stubborn crew Of errant saints whom all men grant To be the true Church Militant. Such as do build their faith upon The holy text of pike and gun ; Decide all controversies by Infallible artillery ; And prove their... | |
| 1896 - 1224 páginas
...learning and his wit ; 'Twas Presbyterian true blue ; For he was of that stubborn crew Of errant saints, oke! i. FITZ-GREENE HALLECK — Marco Bozzaris. Come when the heart beats high and wa The holy text of pike and gun ; Decide all controversies by Infallible artillery ; And prove their... | |
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