 | John Milton - 1813 - 270 oldal
...scum, and settled to itself, $95 It shall be in eternal restless change Self-fed, and self-consumed : if this fail, The pillar'd firmament is rottenness, And earth's base built on stubble.— But come, let's On. Against th' opposing will and arm of Heaven 600 May never this just sword be lifted... | |
 | John Moore - 1816 - 266 oldal
...meant most harm,. Shall in the happy trial prove most glory ; But evil on itself shall back recoil. If this fail, The pillar'd firmament is rottenness, And earth's base built on stubble. MrtTOIf. AN occurrence took place a little before this period, which did much honour to Edward. He... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 oldal
...settled to itself, ' It shall be in eternal restless change 3 c 2 BOOK IV. Self fed, and self-consumed: if this fail, The pillar'd firmament is rottenness, And earth's base built on stubble. § 13. Patience. MILTON. MANY are the sayings of the wise, In ancient and in modern books inroll'd,... | |
 | Robert Huish - 1820 - 848 oldal
...recoil, And mix no more with goodness ; when at last, Gather'd like scum, and settled to itself, It shall in eternal restless change, Self-fed and self-consum'd....is rottenness, And earth's base built on stubble. AMONGST the motley group which had assembled in the hall to celebrate the marriage of Adeline, were... | |
 | John Moore - 1820 - 578 oldal
...meant most harm, Shall in the happy trial prove most glory ; But evil on itielfifiall back recoil. If this fail, The pillar'd firmament is rottenness, And earth's base built on stubble. MlLTOX. AN occurrence took place a little before this period, which did much honour to Edward. He had... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens - 1820 - 428 oldal
...plight requires it. Do not weep, good fools ; There is no cause: when you shall know, your mistress « if this fail, " The pillar'd firmament is rottenness, " And earth's base built on stubble." Steevens. * He, who shall speak for her, is afar off guilty, But that he speaks.] Far off guilty, signifies,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 446 oldal
...Milton, in his Masque at Ludlow Castle, has expressed the same thought in more exalted language : " if this fail, " The pillar'd firmament is rottenness, " And earth's base built on stubble." STEEVENS. 4 He, who shall speak for her, is afar OFF guilty, But that he speaks.] " Far off guilty,"... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1823 - 380 oldal
...foundation can be trusted. JOHNSON. Milton has expressed the same thought in more exalted language : r — " if this fail, The pillar'd firmament is rottenness, And earth's base built on stubble." bTEEVENS. • • I must be patient, till the heavens look With an aspect more favourable.8 — Good... | |
 | John Milton - 1823 - 220 oldal
...like scum, and settled to itself, It shall be in eternal restless change Self-fed and self-consumed: If this fail, The pillar'd firmament is rottenness, And earth's base built on stubble. — But come, let's on. Against the opposing will and arm of Heaven May never this just sword be lifted... | |
 | British anthology - 1824 - 460 oldal
...like scum, and settled to itself, It shall be in eternal restless change Self-fed, and self-consumed : if this fail, The pillar'd firmament is rottenness, And earth's base built on stubble. — But come, let's on. Against the opposing will and arm of Heaven May never this just sword be lifted... | |
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Yea, even that which mischief meant most harm, Shall in the happy trial prove most glory ; But evil on itself shall back recoil, And mix no more with goodness, when at last Gather'd like scum, and settled to itself, It shall be in eternal restless change... 
