 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, Gathered like scum, and settled to itself, It shall be in eternal restless change...  Eclectic Magazine: Foreign Literature - Pagina 4321851Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1871 - 870 pagina’s
...love, are in truce with absurdity and wrong ; and evil extinguishes itself by an apotheosis into good. "If this fail, The pillared firmament is rottenness, And earth's base built on stubble." 2. The same is evident from the nature of love, as the real principle of law. As we have seen, the... | |
 | 1874 - 990 pagina’s
...doubts once. Those soul certainties which men can plant their feet upon, and feel with Milton that — If this fail The pillared firmament is rottenness, And earth's base built on stubble — were nearly all dangerous heresies at one period of their history. The strength of the Christian... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 372 pagina’s
...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...change, Self-fed, and self-consumed; if this fail, The pillar'd firmament is rottenness, And earth's base built on stubble. * " The chewing fleets, &c."—"... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 280 pagina’s
...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...change, Self-fed, and self-consumed; if this fail, The pillar ' d firmament is rottenness, And earth's base built on stubble. «" The chewing flocks," &c—"The... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 278 pagina’s
...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, Self-fed, and self-consumid ; if this fail, The pillar'd firmament is rottenness, And earth's base built on stubble.... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 278 pagina’s
...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, Self-fed, and self-consumtd ; if thin fail, The pillar ' d firmament is rottenness, And earth's base built on stubble.... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 372 pagina’s
...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, Self-fed, and self -consumed ; if this fail, The pillar' d firmament is rottenness, And earth's hose built on stubble.... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 278 pagina’s
...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, Self -fed, and self-consumed; if this fail, The pillar' d firmament is rottenness, And earth's base... | |
 | 1917 - 482 pagina’s
...work, the other to the promise of youth and innocence : — " But evil on itself shall back recoil, And mix no more with goodness, when at last, Gathered...is rottenness, And earth's base built on stubble." Evil shall perish, but good shall remain. " Mortals, that would follow me, Love Virtue ; she alone... | |
 | Frederick ROWTON - 1846 - 366 pagina’s
...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...change Self-fed, and self-consumed ; if this fail The pillar'd firmament is rottenness, And earth's base built on stubble." Again ; hear the Spirit in Comus... | |
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