 Truth forever on the scaffold, Wrong forever on the throne, — Yet that scaffold sways the future, and, behind the dim unknown, Standeth God within the shadow, keeping watch above his own.  Life and Light for Woman - Page 2751908Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | E. W., Edward Wynne - 1875 - 418 pages
...death-grapple in the darkness, 'twixt old systems and the word : Truth for ever on the scaffold, wrong for ever on the throne — Yet that scaffold sways the future,...God within the shadow, keeping watch above His own." * But the believer is patient under wrong, for he can say text. He knows judgment is His strange work,... | |
 | E. W., Edward Wynne - 1875 - 424 pages
...death-grapple in the darkness, 'twixt old systems and the word : Truth for ever on the scaffold, wrong for ever on the throne— Yet that scaffold sways the future,...God within the shadow, keeping watch above His own." * But the believer is patient under wrong, for he can say sure. Luke xviii. 7. He will one day interpose... | |
 | Daniel Seely Gregory - 1876 - 362 pages
...Avenger ; history's pages but record One death-grapple in the darkness 'twixt old systems and the Word ; Truth forever on the scaffold, Wrong forever on the...God within the shadow, keeping watch above his own." JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL. " For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased... | |
 | Daniel Seely Gregory - 1876 - 372 pages
...Avenger ; history's pages but record One death-grapple in the darkness 'twixt old systems and the Word ; Truth forever on the scaffold, Wrong forever on the...God within the shadow, keeping watch above his own." JAMES K i --1:1.1. LOWELL. " For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God,... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1876 - 450 pages
...Avenger ; history's pages but record One death-grapple in the darkness 'twixt old systems *nd the Word ; Truth forever on the scaffold, Wrong forever on the...God within the shadow, keeping watch above his own. We see dimly in the Present what is small and what is great, Slow of faith how weak an arm may turn... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1876 - 434 pages
...pages but record One death-grapple in the darkness 'twixt old systems and the Word ; Truth foiever on the scaffold, Wrong forever on the throne, —...God within the shadow, keeping watch above his own. We see dimly in the Present what is small and what is great, Slow of faith how weak an arm may turn... | |
 | American Road Builders' Association - 1912 - 1290 pages
...go on with it. There is an old verse which comes to me at this time, and it runs in this way: "Right forever on the scaffold, Wrong forever on the throne, Yet that scaffold sways the future, And behind it in unknown, Standeth God within the shadow, Keeping watch upon his own." Now, that's all very well... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1877 - 572 pages
...One death-grapple in the darkness 'twixt old systems and the Word ; Truth foiever on the scnM'old, Wrong forever on the throne, — Yet that scaffold...God within the shadow, keeping watch above his own. We see dimly in the Present what is small and what is great, Slow of faith how weak an arm may turn... | |
 | Association for the Advancement of Women - 1877 - 404 pages
...trumpets and bugles calling strong souls onward to a victory which Heaven might envy, and "Where, bebind the dim Unknown. Standeth GOD within the shadow, Keeping watch above His own." I thought that women ought to have the ballot as I paid the hard-earned taxes upon my mother's cottage... | |
 | James De Mille - 1878 - 618 pages
...Avenger ; history's pages but record One death-grapple in the darkness 'twixt old systems and the Word ; Truth forever on the scaffold, Wrong forever on the...God within the shadow, keeping watch above his own." — JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL. In this passage the metaphor identifies a good cause, its struggles and certain... | |
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