...in length. We can here give only the few stanzas which serve as an introduction to the trial scene. SAINT PETER sat by the celestial gate : His keys were...was full, But since the Gallic era " eighty-eight " l The devils had ta'en a longer, stronger pull, And " a pull all together," as they say At sea —...

...shamm'd, 16 And if you won't,— you may be damn'd, My Murray. THE VISION OF JTJDGMENT2 .282.1 1822 1 t their fan, To catch the breezy air; And I must think,...such be Nature's holy plan, Have I not reason to lam "eighty-eight"8 The devils had ta'en a longer, stronger pull, And "a pull all together," as they say...

...gate with the keys has become a colloquialism. Byron's " Vision of Judgment" opens with the lines : " Saint Peter sat by the celestial gate : His keys were rusty and the lock was dull." In similar vein are Milton's lines : " Last came and last did go The pilot of the Galilean Lake ; Too...

...teachers of "great moral lessons" are apt to be found in strange company.] THE VISION OF JUDGMENT I SAINT PETER sat by the celestial gate: His keys were...was full. But since the Gallic era "eighty-eight," 13 The devils had ta'en a longer, stronger pull, And "a pull altogether," as they say At sea—which...

...our youth are the days of our glory; (1. 1-2) EnRP; GTBS; GTBS-P; NAEL-2 The Vision of Judgment 67 . (1. 1—2) 68 The angels all were singing out of tune. And hoarse with having little else to do, Excepting...

...teachers of "great moral lessons " are apt to be found la strange company. THE YISIOÏT OF JUDGMEÍTT. i. ur own and fellow nations sneer, To view these champions...cheated of their fame, By foes in fight o'erthrown, bad ta'en a longer, stronger pull, And "a pull altogether," as they say At sea— which drew most souls...

...teachers of 'great moral lessons' are apt to be found in strange company. 753 THE VISION OF JUDGMENT I Saint Peter sat by the celestial gate: His keys were...of late; Not that the place by any means was full, 5 But since the Gallic era 'eighty-eight' The devils had ta'en a longer, stronger pull, And 'a pull...

...little boys wanted, anyway. It was about what was best for him—and for Evelyn Ruddick. Chapter 5 Saint Peter sat by the celestial gate, His keys were...of late; Not that the place by any means was fulL — Lord Byron, "The Vision of Judgment" 're joking. Aren't you?" Lucinda stopped beside the Barrett...

...to come to tea, We muffled up in cloak and plaid, And trotted home behind the lad. JANE TAYLOR. 183 The Vision of Judgment SAINT PETER sat by the celestial...devils had ta'en a longer, stronger pull, And 'a pull all together', as they say At sea — which drew most souls another way. The angels all were singing...

...opening lines of Byron's The Vision of Judgment (1822), established the tone of urbane scepticism: Saint Peter sat by the celestial gate: His keys were...of late; Not that the place by any means was full. Byron made fun of the Laureate's parade of religiosity. Southey had gloried in the exploits of war:...