| James Boswell - 1831 - 584 pages
...here. Aline is truly a life of faith, not of sight; and thus I never, as Milton says— .' bate one jot Of heart or hope; but still bear up, and steer Right onward.' "I like not the conelusion of your last letter ; it is an ill compliment to call that mean, which the... | |
| John Milton - 1832 - 354 pages
...throughout the year, s Or man, or woman. Yet I 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' have lost them overIn liberty's defence, my noble task, [plied 8 And what... | |
| Jonathan Barber - 1832 - 360 pages
...**1 | Yet I | argue not | *1 A- | gainst | Heaven's | hand or | will, | **\ nor | bate a | jot "1| 1 Of | heart or | hope ; ^ | ^ but | still | bear | up and | steer | Right | onward. | *1 *I | What sup- ( ports me | T"1 | dost thou | ask ? | ^ '"1 I '"1 The | conscience, | friend **|... | |
| 1833 - 240 pages
...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 have lost them overplied In liberty's defence, my noble task, Of which... | |
| 1837 - 684 pages
...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 t The Conscience, Friend, t' have lost them overplied In liberty's defence, my noble task, Of which... | |
| John Milton - 1834 - 432 pages
...throughout the year, Or man, or woman. Vet 1 argue not * Against Ileav'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, to have lost them overplied In liberty's defence, my noble task, Of which... | |
| Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1834 - 364 pages
...heard, deeply consiOr man or woman. Yet I argue not 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 them ask 1 The conscience, friend, to have lost them over-ply'd In liberty's defence, my noble task,... | |
| James Davis Knowles - 1834 - 462 pages
...noble " Defensio pro Populo Anglicano." " 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." The preceding letter bears an incidental testimony to the various learning of Milton, and it implies,... | |
| British and foreign sailors' society - 1879 - 398 pages
...throughout the year, Or man, or woman ; yet I argue not Against Heaven's hand, and will not 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 have lost them overplyed In liberty's defence, my noble task, Of which... | |
| John Milton - 1835 - 1044 pages
...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 have lost them overpliod In Liberty's defence, my noble task, Of which... | |
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