Once to every man and nation comes the moment to decide, In the strife of Truth with Falsehood, for the good or evil side ; Some great cause, God's new Messiah, offering each the bloom or blight, Parts the goats upon the left hand, and the sheep upon... The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell - Page 67by James Russell Lowell - 1896 - 492 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1891 - 850 pages
...by heart; but hackneyed as they are one cannot be blind to the effect of such verses as these : — Hast thou chosen, O my people, on whose party thou...from its worn sandals shakes the dust against our land ? Though the cause of evil prosper, yet 'tis Truth alone is strong, And, albeit she wander outcast... | |
| Universalism - 1887 - 544 pages
...cause, God's new Messiah, Offering each the bloom or blight, Part* the goats upon the left hand, Parts the sheep upon the right; And the choice goes by forever ' Twixt that darkness and that light." He comes also in the experiences of the individual soul. He comes in every impulse by which the soul... | |
| American literature - 1846 - 302 pages
...of one race, all the rest have equal claim. Once to every man and nation comes the moment to decide, In the strife of Truth with Falsehood, for the good...goes by forever 'twixt that darkness and that light. Have ye chosen, O my people, on whose party ye shall stand, Ere the Doom from its worn sandals shake... | |
| American literature - 1846 - 308 pages
...of one race, all the rest have equal claim. Once to every man and nation comes the moment to decide, In the strife of Truth with Falsehood, for the good...God's new Messiah, offering each the bloom or blight, Farts the goats upon the left hand, and the sheep upon the right, And the choice goes by forever 'twbrt... | |
| James Russell Lowell - 1848 - 210 pages
...of one race all the rest have equal claim. Once to every man and nation comes the moment to decide, In the strife of Truth with Falsehood, for the good...and the sheep upon the right, And the choice goes by for ever 'twixt that darkness Hast thou chosen, O my people, on whose party thou shalt stand, Ere the... | |
| Joseph Tinker Buckingham - Boston courier - 1852 - 270 pages
...of one race all the rest have equal claim. Once to every man and nation comes the moment to decide, In the strife of Truth with Falsehood, for the good...'twixt that darkness and that light. Hast thou chosen, 0 my people, on whose party thou shall stand, Ere the Doom from its worn sandals shakes the dust against... | |
| William Lloyd Garrison - Abolitionists - 1852 - 428 pages
...teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know ? ' ' Once to every man and nation comes the moment to decide, In the strife of Truth with Falsehood, for the good...and the sheep upon the right; And the choice goes by for ever 'twixt that darkness and that light. ' Have ye chosen, O my people, on whose party ye shall... | |
| Joseph Tinker Buckingham - Boston courier - 1852 - 272 pages
...of one race all the rest have equal claim. Once to every man and nation comes the moment to decide, In the strife of Truth with Falsehood, for the good or evil side ; S«me great cause, God's new Messiah, offering each the bloom or blight, Parts the goats upon the... | |
| James Russell Lowell - 1853 - 274 pages
...of one race all the rest have equal claim. Once to every man and nation comes the moment to decide, In the strife of Truth with Falsehood, for the good...upon the left hand, and the sheep upon the right, Hast thou chosen, O my people, on whose party thou shall stand, Ere the Doom from its worn sandals... | |
| James Russell Lowell - 1853 - 284 pages
...blight, Parts the goats upon the left hand, and the sheep upon the right, And the choice goes by for ever 'twixt that darkness and that light. Hast thou chosen, O my people, on whose party thou shall stand, Ere the Doom from its worn sandals shakes the dust against our land ? Though the cause... | |
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