 | Lady Morgan (Sydney) - Irish in literature - 1819 - 298 pages
...amazement, to his lodgment in the tower, and was now solus cum solo witht the young lord. CHAPTER VI. Yea, even that which mischief meant most harm, Shall, in the happy trial, prove most goodly. Evil on itself shall back recoil. MILTON. THE following morning, an hour after sun-rise, the... | |
 | John Moore - 1820 - 578 pages
...Barnet, he expressed no reluctance, although he was by no means fond of the profession. CHAPTER XXXI. Virtue may be assail'd, but never hurt ; Surpris'd...in the happy trial prove most glory ; But evil on itielfifiall back recoil. If this fail, The pillar'd firmament is rottenness, And earth's base built... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1820 - 832 pages
...threats Of malice, or of sorcery, or that power Which erring men call Chance, this I hold firm, — + : 590 Yea, even that, which mischief meant most harm, Skill in the luippy trial prove most glory :... | |
 | John Moore, Robert Anderson - English literature - 1820 - 580 pages
...Barnet, he expressed no reluctance, although he was by no means fond of the profession. CHAPTER XXXI. Virtue may be assail'd, but never hurt ; Surpris'd by unjust force, but not entlirall'd ; Yea even that which mischief meant most harm, Shall in the happy trial prove most glory... | |
 | Children's poetry, English - 1820 - 190 pages
...VIRTUE. Against the threats Of malice or that power Which erring men call Chance, this hold I firm, Virtue may be assail'd, but never hurt, — Surpris'd by unjust force, but not inthrall'd ; Yea, even thatwhichmischiefmeantmostharm, Shall in the happy trial prove most gloiy :... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 272 pages
...erring men call Chance, this I hold firm; — , Virtue may be assail'd, but never hurt ; Surprised by unjust force, but not enthrall'd; Yea, even that,...in the happy trial prove most glory : But evil on itself shall back recoil, And mix no more with goodness ; when at last Gather'd like scum, and settled... | |
 | John Milton - Bible - 1823 - 220 pages
...hold firm ; Virtue may be assail'd, but never hurt; Surprised by unjust force, but not cnthrall'd ; Yea, even that, which mischief meant most harm, Shall in the happy trial prove most glory: But evil on herself shall back recoil, And mix no more with goodness; when at last GatherM like scum, and settled... | |
 | British anthology - 1824 - 460 pages
...Which erring men call Chance, this 1 hold firm, — Virtue may be assail'd, but never hurt, Surprised by unjust force, but not enthrall'd ; Yea, even that,...in the happy trial prove most glory : But evil on itself shall back recoil, And mix no more with goodness ; when at last Gather'd like scum, and settled... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 414 pages
...hold firm, Virtue may be assail'd, but never hurt, Surpris'd by unjust force, but not inthrall'd ; 590 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 Gather'd like scum, and settled... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...the threats Of malice or of sorcery, or that power Which erring men call chance ; this I hold firm, ? What steel, what gold, or diamond, More impassable is found ? And yet wh inthrall'd ; Yea even that which mischief meant most harm, Shall in the happy trial prove most glory... | |
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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... 
