...which, without one exception, happen to be metaphysical, must and will victoriously return upon us. " Of Providence, Foreknowledge, Will, and Fate, Fixed Fate, Free Will, Foreknowledge Absolute," the ruined angels of Milton (Par. Lost, b. ii.) converse, as of the highest themes which could occupy...

...retired, In thoughts more elevate, and reason'd high Of providence, foreknowledge, will, and fate ; Fix'd fate, free will, foreknowledge absolute ; 560 And...much they argued then. Of happiness and final misery rx Passipljyand agatlyf, 'and glory and shame ; Vain wisdom all, and false philosophy ! 565 Yet, with...

...high Of providence, foreknowledge, will, and fate ; Fix'd fate, free will, foreknowledge ahsolute ; And found no end, in wandering mazes lost. Of good and evil mnch they argued then, Of happiness and final misery, Passion and apathy, and glory and shame ; Vain...

...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, De l'aurore au couchant l'affreux orage gronde. De leurs bruyans ébats troublant la nuit profonde...

...only one place of rest, and long may it be ere he lies in its stillness. VOL. II.— 9 METAPHYSICS. ' and reasoned high Of Providence, foreknowledge, will,...fate, Fixed fate, free will, foreknowledge absolute, And found no end, in wandering mazes lost. Of good and evil much they argued then, Of happiness and...

...loftier order than their unhappy companions in ruin : — Others apart, sat on a hill retired In thought more elevate, and reasoned high Of providence, fore-knowledge, will, and fate, Fixed fate, free-will, fore-knowledge absolute, And found no end, in wandering mazes lost. Of good and evil, much...

...wonderful that the discussion of them has given rise to endless controversies ; and that they who have Reasoned high Of Providence, foreknowledge, will,...fate ; Fixed fate, free will, foreknowledge absolute, Have found no end, in wandering mazes lost. (5.) It cannot be denied that one reason why the epistles...

...The thronging audience. In discourse more sweet 555 (For eloquence the soul, song charms the sense) Others apart sat on a hill retired, In thoughts more elevate, and reason'd high Of providence, foreknowledge, will, and fate, Fix'd fate, free will, foreknowledge ahsolute,...

...lose, though full of pain, this intellectual being, those thoughts that wander through eternity ? 240. Others apart, sat on a hill retired, in thoughts more...providence, fore-knowledge, will, and fate, — fixed fate, free-will, and fore-knowledge absolute, and found no end in wandering mazes lost. 241. Free they stood...

...had frequent disputes on metaphysical theology. Often by the wild wood side, we sat apart — — " In thoughts more elevate, and reasoned high Of providence, foreknowledge, will and fate ; Fixed fate, free-will, foreknowledge absolute ; And found no end in wandering mazes lost." I remember I was, for...