 | John Milton - 1835 - 264 pages
...side uprose Belial, in act more graceful and humane : A fairer person lost not heaven ; he seem'd HO For dignity composed, and high exploit; But all was...tongue Dropt manna, and could make the worse appear sit we here projecting peace or war?' hut Juhnson, in his Diet, uuder Douht, quotes the passage, '... | |
 | William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - Great Britain - 1835 - 838 pages
...seemed For dignity composed, and high exploit: Bnt all was false and hollow ; though his tongue Dropped manna, and could make the worse appear The better reason, to perplex and dash Maturest counsels; ror his thoughts were low — To vice industrious, but to nobler deeds Timorous and slothful... | |
 | English poetry - 1836 - 558 pages
...battle dangerous To less than gods. On the other side up rose Belial, in act more graceful and humane; A fairer person lost not Heaven ; he seemed For dignity...exploit: But all was false and hollow ; though his tongne Dropt manna, and could make the worse appear The better reason, to perplex and dash Maturest... | |
 | François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand - 1837 - 430 pages
...side up rose Belial , in act more graceful and humane : A fairer person lost not heaven; he seem'd For dignity composed and high exploit : But all was false and hollow ; though his tongue Dropp'd manna , and could make the worse appear The better reason , to perplex and dasli Maturest counsels... | |
 | Hannah More - English literature - 1836 - 452 pages
...Principle. Survey the picture of Belial, drawn by the sublimest hand that ever held the' poetic pencil. A fairer person lost not heaven ; he seemed For dignity composed, and high exploit ; Put all was false and hollow, though his tongue Dropped manna, and could make the worse appear The... | |
 | John Milton - 1837 - 524 pages
...side up rose Belial, in act more graceful ana humane : A fairer person lost not heaven ; he seem'd For dignity composed and high exploit : But all was false and hollow ; though his tongue « doivent nous éprouver sans espérance de finir , « nous les vassaux de la Colère , quand le Fouet... | |
 | John Milton - 1837 - 426 pages
...side up rose Belial , in act more graceful and humane : A fairer person Jost not heaven; he seem'd. For dignity composed and high exploit : 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 counsels... | |
 | François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand - 1837 - 470 pages
...seem'd For dignity composed and high exploit : Rut all was false and hollow ; though his tongue Dropp'd manna , and could make the worse appear The better reason , to perplex and dash Matures! counsels ; for his thoughts were low; . 1ère , quand le Fouet inexorable et l'heure de v... | |
 | Bible - 1838 - 586 pages
...in act more graceful and humane : A fairer person lost not Heaven ; he seem'd For dignity compos'd, and high exploit : But all was false and hollow ;...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... | |
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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 reason, to perplex and dash Maturest counsels... 
