His form was of the manliest beauty,

His heart was kind and soft;

Faithful below he did his duty,

But now he's gone aloft.

Charles Dibdin (1745-1814): Tom Bowling.

But thinks, admitted to that equal sky,

His faithful dog shall bear him company.

Alexander Pope (1688-1744): Essay on Man. Epistle i. Line 111.

So spake the seraph Abdiel, faithful found;

Among the faithless, faithful only he.

John Milton (1608-1674): Paradise Lost. Book v. Line 896.

Statesman, yet friend to truth! of soul sincere,

In action faithful, and in honour clear;

Who broke no promise, serv'd no private end,

Who gain'd no title, and who lost no friend.

Alexander Pope (1688-1744): Epistle to Mr. Addison. Line 67.

Fierce warres and faithful loves shall moralize my song.

Edmund Spenser (1553-1599): Faerie Queene. Introduction. St. 1.

So spake the seraph Abdiel, faithful found;

Among the faithless, faithful only he.

John Milton (1608-1674): Paradise Lost. Book v. Line 896.

Be thou faithful unto death.

New Testament: Revelation ii. 10.