 | Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1836 - 416 pages
...lover. " Can it be ? — Mercy, oh Heav:n !" END OF PART II. PART III. I argue not Agnirmt [leaven's hand or will — nor bate a jot Of heart or hope, but still bear up and steer Right onward — what supports me, dost thou ask'' The conscience. Friend !... | |
 | James Wilson - Biography - 1838 - 372 pages
...their idle orbs doth sight appear Of sun, or moon, or star throughout the year ! Or man, or woman, — Yet I argue not Against Heaven's hand, or will, nor bate a jot Of heart, or hope, but still bear up and steer Right onward. What supports me, dost thou ask ! Tbe conscience, friend, to... | |
 | England - 1839 - 684 pages
...to their idle orbs doth sight appear Of sun, or moon, or star, throughout the year, Or man or woman. Yet I argue not Against Heaven's hand or will, nor bate a jot Of heart or Hope : but still bear up and steer Right onward. What supports me, dost thou ask ? The Conscience, friend, to... | |
 | 1839 - 366 pages
...mighty poet proposed to himself as an example of heroism, when he described his own fortitude — ' I argue not Against heaven's hand or will, nor bate a jot Of heart or hope, but still bear up and steer Right onward'— why is it that Richard II. still commands our tears — even... | |
 | Matthew Richey - Clergy - 1839 - 394 pages
...IT." hope of succours from on high commensurate with his necessities, he could confidently say, — " I argue not Against Heaven's hand, or will ; nor bate a jot Of heart or hope ; but still bear up and steer Right onward." Mr. Black was now of age. And it is interesting and delightful... | |
 | John Milton - 1839 - 496 pages
...Of sun, or moon, or star, throughout the year, 5 Or man, or woman. Yet 1 argue not Against Heav'n's hand or will, nor bate a jot Of heart or hope ; but still bear up and steer Right onward. What supports me, dost thou ask ? The conscience, Friend, t'... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1839 - 374 pages
...deeply considered, and Against heaven's hand, or will, nor bate one jot Of heart or hope ; but still bear up, and steer Right onward. What supports me dost thou ask 1 The conscience, friend, to have lost them over-ply'd In liberty's defence, my noble task, Whereof... | |
 | Basil Montagu - Conduct of life - 1839 - 404 pages
...deeply considered, and Against heaven's hand, or will, nor bate one jot Of heart or hope ; but slill bear up, and steer Right onward. What supports me dost thou ask 1 The conscience, friend, to have lost them over-ply'd In liberty's defence, my noble task, Whereof... | |
 | Henry William Herbert, Horace Smith - Great Britain - 1840 - 1020 pages
...their idle orbs doth sight appear, Of sun, or moon, or star, throughout the year, Or man or woman. Yet I argue not Against Heaven's hand or will, nor bate a jot Of Heart or Hope ; but still bear up and steer Right onward. What supports me, dost thou ask ? The conscience, friend, to... | |
 | David Lester Richardson - English literature - 1840 - 352 pages
...to their idle orbs doth sight appear Of sun or moon or star, throughout the year, Or man or woman. Yet I argue not Against Heaven's hand or will, nor bate a jot Of heart or hope ; but still bear up and steer Right onward. What supports me, dost thou ask ? The conscience, friend, to... | |
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Or man, or woman. Yet I argue not Against Heaven's hand or will, nor bate a jot Of heart or hope, but still bear up and steer Right onward. 
