 | 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 advantage of... | |
 | John Milton - 1843 - 444 sider
...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; yet he pleased the ear,... | |
 | Hannah More - 1843 - 442 sider
...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 ; yet he pleased the ear.... | |
 | John Aikin - 1843 - 830 sider
...exploit: But all was false and hollow; though his tongue Dropt manna, and could make the worse appeat The better reason, to perplex and dash Maturest counsels: for his thoughts were lew, To vice industrious, but to nobler deeds Tim'rous and slothful : yet he pleas'd the ear,... | |
 | 1865 - 820 sider
...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 : yet he pleased the car,... | |
 | 1844 - 671 sider
...advocate than most men are aware of. Truth is sometimes difficult to find. There are advocates who " Could make the worse appear The better reason, to perplex and dash Maturest counsels." Is it lawful to use this power to sustain a bad cause, or in the defence of the guilty, or what is... | |
 | 1847 - 584 sider
...parties, and how repeatedly Time, the great arbiter, has declared that Religion has been employed " to make the worse appear The better reason, to perplex and dash Maturest counsels." Position after position has been occupied, only to be ignominously abandoned ; till men's eyes have... | |
 | John Milton, Edward Young - 1848 - 600 sider
...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 : for his thoughts were low 115 To vice industrious, but to nobler deeds Timorous and slothful : yet he pleased the ear,... | |
 | William Frederick Mylius - 1849 - 472 sider
...motion for an address, took occasion to comment upon this part of the speech. "The speech," said he, "talks of associations in the plural, and not without...discern one of those ' subtle equities' so familiar to a court over which a noble and learned lord presides. Let the proposed measure be carried, and the... | |
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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... 
