 | John Milton, James Prendeville - 1850 - 452 lehte
...dignity compos'd, and high exploit : But all was false and hollow ; though his tongue Dropt manna,2 and could make the worse appear The better reason, to perplex and dash Maturest counsels ; for his thoughts were low : * To vice industrious, but to nobler deeds Timorous, and slothful... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1851 - 458 lehte
...seemed For dignity composed and high exploit: But all was false and hollow ; though his tongue Dropped manna, and could make the worse appear The better reason, to perplex and dash Maturest counsels : for his thoughts were low ; To vice industrious, but to nobler deeds Timorous and slothful:... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1851 - 446 lehte
...seemed For dignity composed and high exploit : But all was false and hollow ; though his tongue Dropped manna, and could make the worse appear The better reason, to perplex and dash Maturest counsels : for his thoughts were low ; To vice industrious, but to nobler deeds Timorous and slothful... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1851 - 560 lehte
...slyest introductions that Belial ever resorted to, in any of those speeches which are calculated to c make the worse appear The better reason ; to perplex and dash Maturest counsels ; for his thoughts are low.-5 I am perfectly aware, Sir, by whom that s was added. I know... | |
 | John Milton - 1852 - 472 lehte
...seem'd For dignity composed, and high exploit: But all was false and hollow 5 though his tongue Dropt manna, and could make the worse appear The better reason, to perplex and dash Maturest counsels: for his thoughts were low: To vice industrious, but to nobler deeds Timorous and slothful:... | |
 | John Milton - 1852 - 858 lehte
...seera'd For dignity compos'd , and high exploit: But all was false and hollow ; though his tongue Dropt manna , and could make the worse appear The better reason , to perplex and dash Maturest counsels: for his thoughts were low; To vice industrious, but to nobler deeds Tim'rous and siothful:... | |
 | William Henry Ruffner - 1852 - 692 lehte
...seemed For dignity composed, and high exploit, But all was false and hollow : though his tongue Dropped manna, and could make the worse appear The better reason to perplex and clash Maturest counsel. Yet he pleased the ear And with persuasive accents thus began." " We may be... | |
 | Cyclopaedia - 1853 - 772 lehte
...tongue his rising ground, Wags there awhile, and takes his flight for ever. Nat. Lee. His tongue Dropped manna, and could make the worse appear The better reason, to perplex and dash Maturest counsels. Milton. But still his tongue ran on, the less Of weight it had, with greater ease; And, with... | |
 | John Milton - 1853 - 370 lehte
...seem'd For dignity composed, and high exploit : But all was false and hollow ; though his tongue Dropt manna, and could make the worse appear The better reason, to perplex and dash Maturest counsels : for his thoughts were low : To vice industrious, but to nobler deeds Timorous and slothful... | |
 | John Milton - 1853 - 474 lehte
...seem'd For dignity composed, and high exploit : But all was false and hollow ; though his tongue Dropt manna, and could make the worse appear The better reason, to perplex and dash Maturest counsels : for his thoughts were low : To vice industrious, but to nobler deeds Timorous and slothful... | |
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On the other side up rose Belial, in act more graceful and humane; A fairer person lost not Heaven; he seemed For dignity composed and high exploit: But all was false and hollow; though his tongue Dropt manna, and could make the worse appear The better... 
