 | John Bell - English poetry - 1788 - 628 pages
...scum, and settled to itself, 595 It shall be in eternal restless change Self-fed, and self-consumed i if this fail, The pillar'd firmament is rottenness, And earth's base built on stubble. But come let's on. Against tir opposing will and arm of Heav'n 600 May never this just sword be lifted... | |
 | John Milton, John Dalton - English drama - 1791 - 498 pages
...bach recoil, " And mix no more with goodness ; when at last " Gather' 'd lihe scum, and iettled to itself, " It shall be in eternal restless change,...is rottenness, " And earth's base built on stubble. But come, let's on ; " Against th' opposing will and arm of Heav'n 421 " May never this just sword... | |
 | John Milton, Thomas Warton - English drama - 1799 - 148 pages
...like scum, and settled to itself, It shall be in eternal restless change Self-fed, and self-consumed: if this fail, The pillar'd firmament is rottenness, And earth's base built on stubble. But come, let's on. Against th' opposing will and arm of heaven May never this just sword be lifted... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 434 pages
...plight requires it. Do not weep, good fools; There is no cause : when you shall know, your mistress " if this fail, " The pillar'd firmament is rottenness, " And earth's base built on stubble." Steevens. * He, itho shall speak for her, is afar off guilty, But that he speaks.] far off guilty,... | |
 | John Milton - 1808 - 96 pages
...scum, and settled to itself, 595 It shall be in eternal restless change Self-fed, and self-consumed : If this fail, The pillar'd firmament is rottenness, And earth's base built on stubble. — But come, let's on. Against the opposing will and arm of Heaven 600 May never this ju,st sword... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 414 pages
...shall back recoil, And mix no more with goodness ; when at last Gather'd like scum, and settled to itself, It shall be in eternal restless change Self-fed,...is rottenness, And earth's base built on stubble. But come, let's on, Against the opposing will and arm of Heaven, May never this just sword be lifted... | |
 | William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 418 pages
...shall back recoil, And mix no more with goodness ; when at last Gather'd like scum, and settled to itself, It shall be in eternal restless change Self-fed,...is rottenness, And earth's base built on stubble. But come, let's on, Against the opposing will and arm of Heaven May never this just sword be lifted... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...Gather'dlike scum, and settled to itself, It shall be in eternal restless change Self-fed, and >elf-consumed : if this fail, The pillar'd firmament is rottenness, And Earth's base built on stubble. — But come, let's on. Against the opposing will and arm of Heaven 600 May never this justswotd be... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 pages
...like scum, and settled to itself, It shall be in eternal restless change Self-fed, and self-oonsum'd; If this fail, The pillar'd firmament is rottenness, And earth's base built on stubble. But come, let's on, Against the opposing will and arm of Heaven May never this just sword be lifted... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1812 - 608 pages
...general consequences of benefits conferred, and discontent as the equally certain rcsuk of oppression : " If this fail. The pillar'd firmament, is rottenness, And earth's base built on stubble :" but it cannot fail ; nor can those reasonings be just, which assume that theoretical dogmas will,... | |
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Yea, even that which mischief meant most harm, Shall in the happy trial prove most glory ; But evil on itself shall back recoil, And mix no more with goodness, when at last Gather'd like scum, and settled to itself, It shall be in eternal restless change... 
