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" But if there be in glory aught of good, It may by means far different be attain'd, Without ambition, war, or violence; By deeds of peace, by wisdom eminent, By patience, temperance: I mention still Him, whom thy wrongs, with saintly patience borne. "
The Oriental herald and colonial review [ed. by J.S. Buckingham]. - Page 179
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Miscellaneous Poems ; Paradise Regain'd ; & Samson Agonistes

John Milton - 1926 - 360 pages
...thir due reward. But if there be in glory aught of good, It may by means Jar different be attain d Without ambition, war, or violence; By deeds of peace, by wisdom eminent, By patience, temperance; I mention slifl Him wlom thy wrongs with Saintly patience lorn, Made famous...
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Asoka, the Buddhist Emperor of India

Vincent Arthur Smith - 1997 - 290 pages
...assault. • . . But, if there be in glory aught of good, It may by means far different be attained, Without ambition, war, or violence — By deeds of peace, by wisdom eminent, By patience, temperance.' . . . (Paradise Regained, III, 71-92). EDICT XI TRUE ALMSGIVING (Sh. text...
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The Poetry of Praise

J. A. Burrow - Literary Criticism - 2008 - 13 pages
...of mankind' (111.82), whereas true glory, if it is to be had at all on earth, must be sought rather Without ambition, war, or violence; By deeds of peace, by wisdom eminent, By patience, temperance. in. 90-2 Heroism here is manifested in private by 'deeds of peace'; so, in...
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The Fireside annual [afterw.] pictorial annual [formerly Our own fireside ...

Fireside pictorial annual - 1880 - 810 pages
...their due reward. But if there be in glory aught of good, It may by means far different be attained, Without ambition, war, or violence; By deeds of peace, by wisdom eminent, By patience, temperance." A few lines later He is represented speaking of Himself as, — "Suffering,...
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The Fireside annual [afterw.] pictorial annual [formerly Our own fireside ...

Fireside pictorial annual - 1880 - 810 pages
...their due reward. But if there be in glory aught of good, It may by means far different be attained, Without ambition, war, or violence; By deeds of peace, by wisdom eminent, By patience, temperance." A few lines later He is represented speaking of Himself as,— "Suffering,...
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The Monthly Repository of Theology and General Literature, Volume 6

Liberalism (Religion) - 1811 - 796 pages
...fields great battles win, Great cities by assault; while we have little to bestow on renown acquired, Without ambition, war or violence, By deeds of peace, by wisdom eminent. Yet the name of Robert Raikes will not be soon forgotten among those who have diffused light over the...
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A Second Book of English Poetry

196 pages
...their due reward. But, if there be in glory aught of good, It may by means far different be attained, Without ambition, war, or violence ; By deeds of peace, by wisdom eminent, By patience, temperance. I mention still Him whom thy wrongs, with saintly patience borne, Made famous...
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