 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 - Page 4321851Full view - About this book
 | John Milton - Illustration of books - 1858 - 114 pages
...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...eternal restless change, Self-fed, and self-consumed : 26 if this fail, The pillared firmament 27 is rottenness, And earth's base built on stubble. But... | |
 | Alfred Austin - 1858 - 340 pages
...unjust force, but not enthralled. But evil on itself shall back recoil, And mix no more with goodness. If this fail, The pillared firmament is rottenness, And earth's base built on stubble." Comus. THE following day -was the fourteenth of June ; day twice memorable in this our | story. When... | |
 | David Masson - 1859 - 714 pages
...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...is rottenness, And earth's base built on stubble." He is for rushing at once to the haunt of the magician and dragging him to death. The seeming Thyrsis... | |
 | David Masson - 1859 - 718 pages
...: But evil on itself shall back recoil And mix no more with goodness ; when, at last, Gathered liko scum and settled to itself, It shall be in eternal...is rottenness, And earth's base built on stubble." He is for rushing at once to the haunt of the magician and dragging him to death. The seeming Thyrsis... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1859 - 550 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...change, Self-fed, and self-consumed ; if this fail. The pillar' d firmament is rottenness, And earth's base built on stubbie. *>" The chewing flocks,' &c —... | |
 | John Milton, Thomas Keightley - 1859 - 492 pages
...like seum, and settled to itself, It shall be in eternal restless ehange Self-fed, and self-eonsumed. If this fail, The pillared firmament is rottenness, And earth's base built on stubble. — But eome, let 's on. Against the opposing will and arm of Heaven 600 May never this just sword... | |
 | George Gilfillan - Bible - 1859 - 342 pages
...is ministering, comfort, peace, and hope — how living and life-giving to thousands ! — and if it fail — " The pillared firmament is rottenness, And earth's base built on stubble." We leave the machinery, the meaning and the manners of Solomon's Song, to Charles Taylor, Pye Smith,... | |
 | John Milton - English poetry - 1860 - 574 pages
...happy trial prove most glory: But evil on itself shall back recoil, And mix no more with goodness; what at last Gathered like scum, and settled to itself....firmament is rottenness, And earth's base built on stubble.—But come, let's on. Against the opposing will and arm of Heaven May never this just sword... | |
 | Thomas Whittemore - Universalism - 1860 - 420 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, restless change Self-fed and self-consum'd,— if this faU The pillar'd firmament is rottenness, And earth's base built on stubble."... | |
 | Erwin House - Sermons, American - 1860 - 510 pages
...and vital faith in Christ are our defense and our victory. I know of nothing else on which to depend. "If this fail, The pillared firmament is rottenness, And earth's base built on stubble." HpMILY LXVI. AN EVER-GEOWING ARGUMENT FOR EVANGELISM. Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall... | |
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