 | John Bell - English drama - 1791 - 294 pages
..." But evil on itself shall tack 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-consum'd. If this fail " The pillar1 d firmament is rottenness, " And earth's base built on stubble.... | |
 | English drama - 1797 - 468 pages
...meant most barm " 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...shall be in eternal restless change, " Self-fed and self -consumed. If this fail " The pillar ]d firmament is rottenness, " dnd earth's base built onstulilile.... | |
 | John Milton - English drama - 1797 - 484 pages
...But evil on itself shall bach recoil, " And mix no more with goodness ; when at last " Gathered lihe scum, and settled to itself, " It shall be in eternal restless change, " Self-fed and self -consum'd. If this fail " The pillar' d firmament is rottenness, " And earth's base built on stubble.... | |
 | John Milton, Thomas Warton - English drama - 1799 - 148 pages
...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. But come, let's on. Against th'... | |
 | John Milton - 1808 - 96 pages
...recoil, And mix no more with goodness ; when at last Gather'd like scum, and settled to itself, 595 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... | |
 | William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 418 pages
...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-consum'd; If this fail, The pillar'd firmament is rottenness, And earth's base built on stubble.... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 pages
...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-oonsum'd; If this fail, The pillar'd firmament is rottenness, And earth's base built on stubble.... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 414 pages
...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-consum'd ; If this fail, The pillar'd firmament is rottenness, And earth's base built on stubble.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...glory : But evil on itself shall back recoil, And mix no more with goodness ; when at last Gather'dlike scum, and settled to itself, It shall be in eternal restless change Self-fed, and >elf-consumed : if this fail, The pillar'd firmament is rottenness, And Earth's base built on stubble.... | |
 | English drama - 1811 - 620 pages
...glory: But evil on itself shall buck recoil, And mix no more witl^ goodlier ; when nt la;t, Gather'd like scum, and settled to itself, It shall be in eternal restless change, Self-fed and self-coiiMiin'd. If this fail, The pillar'd firinament is rottenness, And earth's base built on stubble.... | |
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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, Gathered like scum, and settled to itself, It shall be in eternal restless change... 
