 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 reason, to perplex and dash Maturest counsels...  The New Monthly Magazine - Page 2441833Full view - About this book
 | Edwin Francis Hatfield - 1841 - 360 pages
...fell off to infidelity he drew scores, not a few, with him into that vortex. , " His tongue Dropp'd manna, and could make the worse appear The better reason, to perplex and dash Maturest counsels." When his star was in the zenith, he published a volume of ' Lectures' which were then regarded as unanswerable,... | |
 | New York State Agricultural Society - 1870 - 972 pages
...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 pages
...side up rose Belial, in act more graceful and humane ; A fairer person lost not heaven ; he seem'd For dignity composed, and high exploit: But all was...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... | |
 | Hannah More - 1843 - 442 pages
...seemed For dignity 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... | |
 | 1865 - 820 pages
...dangerous To less than Gods. On th' other side up rose Belial, in act more graceful and humane : A i'airer person lost not Heaven ; he seemed For dignity composed...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... | |
 | 1844 - 671 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...110 For dignity 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... | |
 | Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, James Henley Thornwell - 1848 - 566 pages
...the influence to evil attributed to Hastings in the Last of the Barons.} * * * * His tongue Dropp'd manna, and could make the worse appear The better reason to perplex and dash maturest couneel. The brother is ultimately sent to Botany Bay which precedes the destruction of the sister,... | |
 | 1849 - 614 pages
...these corrupters of society: — " A fairer person lost not Heav'n; he seem'd For dignity compos'd nnd high exploit; But all was false and hollow; though...better reason, to perplex and dash Maturest counsels: for his thoughts were low; To vice industrious, hut to noble deeds Timorous and slothful; yet he pleased... | |
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