 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1839 - 572 sider
...seemed 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 Matures! counsels ; for his thoughts were lota; To vice industrious, but to nobler deeds Timorous and... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1839 - 536 sider
...seemed 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 Matures! counsels ; for his thoughts were low ; To vice industrious, but to nobler deeds Timorous and... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 1839 - 854 sider
...earth ; Or as a stone, that shall to pieces doth All monarchies beeiden throughout the world. Dropped manna, and could make the worse appear The better reason, to perplex and dtuh Maturest councils. Jd, If a woman once doth upon the rock of reproach, ihe hardly ever recruits... | |
 | Edwin Francis Hatfield - 1841 - 360 sider
...great that when he fell off to infidelity he drew scores, not a few, with him into that vortex. , " His tongue Dropp'd manna, and could make the worse...appear The better reason, to perplex and dash Maturest counsels." When his star was in the zenith, he published a volume of ' Lectures' which were then regarded... | |
 | John Milton - 1841 - 492 sider
...seem'd For dignity compos'd, 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 ; for his thoughts were low : To vice industrious, but to nobler deeds Timorous, and slothful... | |
 | John Milton - 1841 - 556 sider
...seem'd For dignity compos'd, 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 1 15 Maturest counsels ; for his thoughts were low : To vice industrious, but to nobler deeds Timorous,... | |
 | New York State Agricultural Society - 1870 - 972 sider
...enemy of the sluggard. You cannot cajole her out of her good gifts. The artful sophist may sometimes " Make the worse appear The better reason, to perplex and dash Maturest counsels." But such arts are thrown away on sharp sighted nature. If yon would plant you must take... | |
 | Hannah More - 1843 - 442 sider
...seemed For dignity composed, and high exploit ; But allwas false and hollow, though his tongue Dropped manna, and could make the worse 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... | |
 | John Milton - 1843 - 444 sider
...seem'd 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 : for his thoughts were low : To vice industrious, but to nobler deeds Timorous and slothful;... | |
 | 1865 - 820 sider
...seemed 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 : for his thoughts were low ; To vice industrious, but to nobler deeds Tiui'rous and slothful... | |
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On the other side up rose Belial, in act more graceful and humane; A fairer person lost not Heaven; he seemed 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... 
