| George Canning, John Hookham Frere, George Ellis - 1890 - 456 pages
...of ten lines in Cannings part of the poem. '\ Fond hope ! — but justice sanctifies the prayer — Justice ! — here, Satire, strike ! 'twere sin to...balance dangling in her hand, Adjusting punishments to frauds and vice, With scrupulous quirks, and disquisition nice : — • But firm, erect, with keen... | |
| George Saintsbury - 1891 - 314 pages
...lust combined — Of hearts torn reeking from the mangled breast, — They hear — and hope, that ALL Is FOR THE BEST. Fond hope ! — but JUSTICE sanctifies...! Not she in British Courts that takes her stand, The dawdling balance dangling in her hand, Adjusting punishments to fraud and vice, With scrupulous... | |
| George Saintsbury - 1891 - 312 pages
...combined — Of hearts torn reeking from the mangled breast, — They hear — and hope, that ALL 1s FOR THE BEST. Fond hope ! — but JUSTICE sanctifies...! Not she in British Courts that takes her stand, The dawdling balance dangling in her hand, Adjusting punishments to fraud and vice, With scrupulous... | |
| George Canning - 1904 - 286 pages
...Hell's lust combin'd — Of Hearts torn reeking from the mangled breast, They hear — and hope that ALL is FOR THE BEST. FOND hope ! — but JUSTICE sanctifies...hand, Adjusting punishments to Fraud and Vice With scrup'lous quirks, and disquisition nice — But firm, erect, with keen reverted glance Th' avenging... | |
| Leonard Rice-Oxley - 1924 - 228 pages
...combined — Of hearts torn reeking from the mangled breast, — They hear — and hope, that AIJ, is FOR THE BEST. Fond hope ! — but JUSTICE sanctifies...vice, With scrupulous quirks, and disquisition nice : — * See Sterne's " Sentimental Journey." But firm, erect, with keen reverted glance, The avenging... | |
| Leonard Rice-Oxley - 1924 - 228 pages
...combined — Of hearts torn reeking from the mangled breast, — They hear — and hope, that AIJ, 1s FOR THE BEST. Fond hope ! — but JUSTICE sanctifies...vice, With scrupulous quirks, and disquisition nice : — * See Sterne's " Sentimental Journey." But firm, erect, with keen reverted glance, The avenging... | |
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