...with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth. . . . How art thou fallen from heaven, 0 Lucifer, son of the morning / ... 7s this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms ; that made the world...

...complete fulfilment, we may take up the song of the prophet, whose vision alone extended to futurity, " How art thou fallen from heaven, 0 Lucifer, son of the morning !" The subversion of the empire by Cyrus, gave Babylon its first and terrible blow, when, by the turning...

...heaven; and the beauty of the passage is greatly heightened by a bold and striking persomfication. " How art thou fallen from heaven, 0 Lucifer, son of the morning L How art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations ! " Then comes a description...

...among the ranks of the archangels, and no tree in the garden of God was to he compared to him. But how art thou fallen from heaven, 0 Lucifer, son of the morning ! thy day has set in the blackness of darkness for ever. Unfallen man has had his day, it was a lovely...

...to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee. How art thou fallen from heaven, 0 Lucifer, son of the morning ! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations ! for thou hast said in thine...

...ancients generally conceived it to be an affecting the throne of God, grounding it on Isa. xiv. 12, 13. " How art thou fallen from heaven, 0 Lucifer, son of the morning ! — for thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God."...

...the grave, and the noise of thy viols : the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee. 12 how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations ? 13 For thou hast said in thine...

...he hates ; and painfully sensible of their superiority, not only in power, but in intelligence. But how art thou fallen from heaven, 0 Lucifer, son of the morning ! How art thou cut down to the ground, that didst weaken the nations ! If we overleap a hundred years,...

...justified in borrowing the language of one of the ancient bards of the children of Israel, and exclaim, "How art thou fallen from heaven, 0 Lucifer, son of the morning!" — how art thou fallen from the heaven of thy once republican glory, to rise no more out of the slough...

..." And the sound of thy harps. " Vermin have become thy couch, " And earth worms thy covering. 12 " How art thou fallen from heaven ! " 0 Lucifer, son of the morning ! " How art thou cast down to the ground, " Thou that didst trample upon the nations ! 13 « Thou saidst...