...doctrines of the evangelical churches of the Alpine valleys, of those ' — — ^— who kept the faith so pure of old When all our fathers worshipped stocks and stones,' had now made a deep and lasting impression in the eastern parts of France, and in the adjoining provinces...

...O Lord, thy slaughter'd saints, whose bones Lie scattcr'd on the Alpine mountains cold ; Ev'n ihrm who kept thy truth so pure of old, When all our fathers worshipt stocks and stones Forget not: in thy book record their groans Who were thy sheep, and in their...

...1674. — MILTON DIED. On the late MASSACRE in PUMOST-*. Avenge, O Lord, thy slaughtered saints, wbose bones Lie scattered on the Alpine mountains cold ;...kept thy truth so pure of old. When all our fathers worshipt stocks and stones, Forget not : in thy book record their gruant Who were thy sheep, and in...

...truth so pure of old. When all our father* worship'd stocks and stones, Forget not ; in thy book rcrord their groans Who were thy sheep, and In their ancient fold, Slain by thi? Moody Piedmontesp that roll'd Mother with infant down the rocks. Their moans The vales redoubled...

...of the nations, written for them, and thrilled Europe with his indignant words : " Avenge, 0 Lord 1 thy slaughtered saints, whose bones Lie scattered on the Alpine mountains cold," etc. ? And was there not a great man rising, in the Protestant North, William of Orange, the enemy...

...AVENGE, O Lord, thy slaughter'd saints, whose bones Lie scatter'd on the Alpine mountains cold ; Ev'n them who kept thy truth so pure of old, When all our fathers worship'd stocks and stones, Forget not : in thy book record their groans Who were thy sheep, and in...

...cold ; EV'H them who kept thy truth so pure of old, When all oar fathers worsbipt stocks and stonei Forget not : in thy book record their groans Who were thy sheep, aud in their ancient fold Slain by the bloody Piemontese that roll'd Mother with infant down the rocks....

...FRENCH REFUGEES. 193 LETTER XI. Avenge, oh Lord ! thy slaughtered saints, whose bones Lie scatter'd on the Alpine mountains cold ; Even them who kept thy truth so pure of old, When all our fathers worshipp'd stocks and stones — Forget not — in thy book record their groans MILTON'S Sonnet on...

...Milton wrute that beautiful sonnet : " Avenge, O Lord, thy slaughter'd saints, whose bones Lie scatter'd on the Alpine mountains cold; Even them who kept thy truth so pure of old, When all our fathers worshipp'd stocks and stones "Forget not : in thy book record their groans, Who were thy sheep, and...

...servant of the Court. LETTER XL Avenge, oh Lord! thy slaughter'd saints, whose bones Lie scatter'd on the Alpine mountains cold ; Even them who kept thy truth so pure of old, When all our fathers worshipp'd stocks and stones— Forget not—in thy book record their groans.— MILTON'S Sonnet on...