 | John Milton - 1795 - 316 pagina’s
...compos'd and high exploit: But all was false and hollow ; though his tongue Dropt manna, and could make the worse appear The better reason, to perplex and dash Maturest counsels: for his thoughts were low ; To vice industrious, but to nobler deeds Timorous and slothful: yet he... | |
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pagina’s
...compos'd and high exploit : But all was false and hollow, though his tongue Dropt manna, and could make the worse appear The better reason, to perplex and dash Maturest counsels : for his thoughts were low ; To vice industrious, but to nobler deeds 1 1 6 Tim'rous and slothful... | |
 | John Bristed - 1803 - 326 pagina’s
...and in his manner; * But all was false and hollow, though his tongue , ' * Dropp'd manna, and could make the worse appear ' The better reason, to perplex and dash • '. "' ' Maturest Coxmse!,-but his thoughts were loWj' To vice industrious, but to nobler deeds u :••>'• ' Timorous... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 514 pagina’s
...compos'd and high explon : But all was false and hollow ; though bis tongue Dropt manna, and could make the worse appear The better reason, to perplex and dash Maturest counsels: for his thoughts were low; 115 To vice industrious, but to nobler deeds Timorous and slothful : yet... | |
 | 1809 - 344 pagina’s
...compos'd, and high exploit ; But all was false and hollow — though his tongue Dropt manna, and could make the worse appear The better reason, to perplex and dash Maturest counsels; for his thoughts were low; To vice industrious, but to nobler deeds Tim'rous and slothful ; yet be... | |
 | John Quincy Adams - 1810 - 446 pagina’s
...inflaming against it the rancour of jealousy. Eloquence, we are told by these eloquent de- * traders, is the purveyor of fraud, and the pander of delusion....ready to rescue the culprit from punishment, and to turn the bolt of public vengeance upon innocence. Upon every breeze her breath wings the pestilence... | |
 | John Quincy Adams - 1810 - 466 pagina’s
...inflaming against it the rancour of jealousy. Eloquence, we are told by these eloquent detracters, is the purveyor of fraud, and the pander of delusion. Her tongue drops manna, but to make j the worse appear the better reason ; to perplex and dash maturest counsels. She fills the trump of... | |
 | William Hayley - 1810 - 484 pagina’s
...compos' d, and high exploit : But all was false and hollow ; though his tongue Dropt manna, and could make the worse appear The better reason to perplex and dash Maturest counsels.: for his thoughts were low; To vice industrious, but to nobler deeds Timorous and slothful : yet he... | |
 | François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand - 1812 - 334 pagina’s
...compos'd and high exploit : But all was false and hollow ; though his tongue Dropt manna, and could make the worse appear The better reason, to perplex and dash Maturest counsels : for his thoughts were low, To tice industrious, but to nobler deeds Timorous and slothfulj yet he... | |
 | John Milton - 1821 - 346 pagina’s
...compos'd and high exploit: But all was false and hollow ; though his tongue Dropt manna, and could make the worse appear The better reason, to perplex and dash Maturest counsels; for his thoughts were low; 115 To vice industrious, but to nobler deeds Timorous and slothful; yet... | |
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On the other side up rose Belial, in act more graceful and humane; A fairer person lost not Heaven; he seemed For dignity composed and high exploit: But all was false and hollow; though his tongue Dropt manna, and could make the worse appear The better... 
