 I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue, unexercised and unbreathed, that never sallies out and sees her adversary, but slinks out of the race, where that immortal garland is to be run for, not without dust and heat.  The Prose Works of John Milton - Page 108de John Milton - 1835 - 976 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | George Crabbe - 1847 - 618 pages
...war faring Christian. I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue unexercised and (inbreathed, that never sallies out and sees her adversary, but...be run for, not without dust and heat. Assuredly we hrinç not innocence into the world ; we bring impurity much rather: that which purifies us is trial,... | |
 | Joseph Fletcher - 1849 - 320 pages
...following passages may serve, as a kind of stepping stones, to lead us through his general meaning. where that immortal garland is to be run for, not...purifies us is trial, and trial is by what is contrary." " Many there be that complain of Divine Providence for suffering Adam to transgress. Foolish tongues... | |
 | Samuel Dunn - 1852 - 1074 pages
...Ordinances ! Fathers I " Milton, John. — I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue, unexercised and unbreathed, that never sallies out and sees her...immortal garland is to be run for, not without dust and sweat. Nazianzen, Gregory. — Father of all through every hour, May I proclaim the Triune power, Enshrin'd... | |
 | Elias Lyman Magoon - 1849 - 300 pages
...rest. He knew the toil and danger which awaited him ; but he knew also that he had taken his part in ' the race where that immortal garland is to be run for, not without dust and heat.' His great soul was in itself gentle and open as day, and in gentler times would not have appeared in... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1850 - 710 pages
...he is the true war-faring Christian. I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue, unexercised ll By Fontarabia. Thus far these beyond Compare of...her original brightness, nor appcar'd Less than Arc U) is trial, and trial is by what is contrary. That virtue, therefore, which is but a youngling in... | |
 | William Maxwell - 1850 - 506 pages
...Hooker, ACTIVE VIRTUE. I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue, unexercised and uubreathed, that never sallies out and sees her adversary, but...garland is to be run for, not without dust and heat. — Milton. ON SEEING THE MOONBEAMS TREMBLING IN THE WATER. See here the fabling poet's dream, Diana... | |
 | William Maxwell - 1850 - 502 pages
...Hooker. ACTIVE VIRTUE. I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue, uuexercised and uubreathed, that never sallies out and sees her adversary, but...garland is to be run for, not without dust and heat. — Milton. ON SEEING THE MOONBEAMS TREMBLING IN THE WATER. See here the fabling poet's dream, Diana... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 592 pages
...he is the true warfaring Christian. I can not praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue, unexercised and unbreathed, that never sallies out and sees her...purifies us is trial, and trial is by what is contrary. Th/t virtue, therefore, which is but a youngling in the eontemplation of evil, and knows not the utmost... | |
 | John Milton - 1851 - 606 pages
...of the race, where that immortall garland is to be run for, notwithftanding duft and heat. AfTuredly we bring not innocence into the world, we bring impurity much rather : that which purifies us is triall, and triall is by what is contrary. That vertue therefore which is but a youngling in the contemplation... | |
 | Percival Frost - 1852 - 96 pages
...good, if we list to make it so. LXXXVIII. I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue, unexercised and unbreathed, that never sallies out and sees her...bring not innocence into the world, we bring impurity rather; that which purifies us is trial, and trial is by what is contrary. That virtue, therefore,... | |
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