And though all the winds of doctrine were let loose to play upon the earth, so Truth be in the field, we do injuriously, by licensing and prohibiting, to misdoubt her strength. Let her and Falsehood grapple; who ever knew Truth put to the worse, in a... American Monthly Knickerbocker - Page 625edited by - 1855Full view - About this book
| Charles Knight - Great Britain - 1859 - 536 pages
...civilised world by the most eloquent of freedom's advocates : " Though all the winds of doctrine were let loose to play upon the earth, so truth be in the field, we do injuriously, by licensing and prohibiting, to misdoubt her strength. Let her and falsehood grapple. Who ever knew... | |
| Sermons - 1860 - 632 pages
...never uttered a nobler sentiment than when he said, " Though all the winds of doctrine were let loose upon the earth, so truth be in the field, we do injuriously to misdoubt her strength. Let her grapple with falsehood. Whoever knew truth put to the worse in a free... | |
| Great Britain - 1861 - 876 pages
...we have been somewhat losing the grand Miltonic faith, that "though all the winds of doctrine were let loose to play upon the earth, so Truth be in the...doubt her strength. Let her and Falsehood grapple! Who ever knew Truth put to the worse in a free and open encounter?" We have become afraid of the movements... | |
| 1862 - 492 pages
...attributed to me, I shall exclaim with the magnanimous Miltont — " Though all the winds of doctrine were let loose to play upon the earth, so truth be in the field, we do injuriously to misdoubt her strength. Let her and falsehood grapple ; whoever knew truth pnt to the worse in a free... | |
| John Bickford Heard - 1862 - 196 pages
...his day rebuked this intolerant timidity of Orthodox men : " Though all the winds of doctrine were let loose to play upon the earth, so truth be in the field, we do injuriously, by licensing and prohibiting, to misdoubt her strength. Let her and falsehood grapple. Who ever knew... | |
| John [prose Milton (selected]) - 1862 - 396 pages
...schisms. HERESY AND SCHISM NOT DANGEROUS, IF TROTH BE SET FREE. Though all the winds of doctrine were let loose to play upon the earth, so truth be in the field, we do injuriously, by licensing and prohibiting, to misdoubt her strength. Let her and falsehood grapple ; who ever knew... | |
| Antislavery movements - 1863 - 938 pages
...believing that the more the great question is discussed, the more light and truth will be evolved. "Though all the winds of doctrine be let loose to...doubt her strength. Let her and Falsehood grapple! "Who ever knew Truth put to the worse by a free and open encounter !"* We have not space to enumerate... | |
| Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - Readers (Elementary) - 1863 - 614 pages
...of their peace and joy. VI. TRUTH AND FALSEHOOD. — MILTON.' THOUGH all the winds of doctrine were let loose to play upon the earth, so Truth be in the field, we do injuriously, by licensing and prohibiting, to doubt her strength. Let her and Falsehood grapple : who ever knew... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1863 - 788 pages
...notions and suppositions. THE ALL-CONQUERING POWER OF TRUTH. Though all the winds of doctrine were let loose to play upon the earth, so Truth be in the field, we do injuriously, by licensing and prohibiting, to misdoubt her strength. Let her and falsehood grapple; who ever knew... | |
| Thomas Budd Shaw, sir William Smith - 1864 - 554 pages
...gabble, would prognosticate a year of sects and schisms. » » * Though all the winds of doctrine were let loose to play upon the earth, so Truth be in the field, we do injuriously, by licensing and prohibiting, to misdoubt her strength. Let her and falsehood grapple ; who ever knew... | |
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