 It's wiser being good than bad; It's safer being meek than fierce: It's fitter being sane than mad. My own hope is, a sun will pierce The thickest cloud earth ever stretched; That, after Last, returns the First, 60 Though a wide compass round be fetched;...  The Metaphysical Magazine - Page 2341905Full view - About this book
 | 1867 - 396 pages
...Browning, in his "Apparent Failure," expresses his belief that the failure is not irretrievable— " My own hope is, a sun will pierce The thickest cloud...Though a wide compass round be fetched; That what began the best, can't end the worst, Nor what God blessed once, prove all accurst." THE PHYSICAL SUFFERINGS... | |
 | Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1896 - 496 pages
...passion-driven blackguard. Not a very interesting trio ! but upon them is based the conclusion — It's wiser being good than bad ; It's safer being...round be fetched ; That what began best, can't end worse, Nor what God blessed once, prove accurst, Well, we find no fault with that ; doubtless it is... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1864 - 266 pages
...couch and one clear nice Cool squirt of water o'er your bust, The right thing to extinguish lust! 7. It's wiser being good than bad; It's safer being meek...the First, Though a wide compass round be fetched; EPILOGUE. EPILOGUE. FIRST SPEAKER, as David. 1. On the first of the Feast of Feasts, The Dedication... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1864 - 264 pages
...to extinguish lust ! 7. It 's wiser being good than bad ; It 's safer being meek than fierce : It 's fitter being sane than mad. My own hope is, a sun...the First, Though a wide compass round be fetched ; EPILOGUE. EPILOGUE. First Speaker. 1. On the first of the Feast of Feasts, The Dedication Day, When... | |
 | 1865 - 550 pages
...whole, he stands calmly watching the world sweep by without a wish to guide or change its course. " It's wiser being good than bad, It's safer being meek than fierce, It's fitter being sane than mad." i There is the beginning and end of bis teaching ; while Euripides is wholly eaten np by the question,... | |
 | 1865 - 550 pages
...whole, he stands calmly watching the world sweep by without a wish to guide or change its course. " It's wiser being good than bad, It's safer being meek than fierce, It's fitter being sane than mad."i There is the beginning and end of his teaching ; while Euripides is wholly eaten up by the question,... | |
 | Charles Marshall (novelist.) - 1867 - 322 pages
...CHAPTER XX. " II'H wiser being good than bad ; It's Hafcr beiug meek than fierce ; It's fitter being Bane than mad. My own hope is, a sun will pierce The thickest cloud earth erer stretched ; That after Last returns the First, Tho" n wide compass round be fetched ; That what... | |
 | Robert Ellis Thompson, William Wilberforce Newton, Otis H. Kendall - 1872 - 722 pages
...life's apparent failure ; " Its wiser being good than bad ; Its safer being meek than fierce ; Its fitter being sane than mad ; My own hope is, a sun...returns the first, Though a wide compass round be sctched, That what begins best can't end worst, Nor what God blessed once — prove accurs'd. WWN THE... | |
 | Mary Mapes Dodge - 1903 - 600 pages
...in " Apparent Failure " : It 's wiser being good than bad; It 's safer being meek than fierce; It 's fitter being sane than mad. My own hope is, a sun...pierce The thickest cloud earth ever stretched; That what began best can't end worst, Nor what God blessed once prove accurst. "THE GUARDIAN ANGEL." FROM... | |
 | 1920 - 742 pages
...weak things of the world as instruments •of good. For him there is no such thing as failure — " My own hope is, a sun will pierce The thickest cloud earth ever stretched . That what began best can't end worst, Nor what God blessed prove accursed." And again : " But what if I... | |
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