 RETRIBUTION Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small; Though with patience he stands waiting, with exactness grinds he all.— Longfellow.  Classical Philology - Page 3501910Full view - About this book
 | Medical Association of the State of Alabama - 1880 - 420 pages
...following quotation, representing an overruling principle of justice, more applicable: "Thongh the milk of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small,...he stands waiting, with exactness grinds he all." While I have endeavored to impress upon you the danger from infection of our water supply by percolation... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1846 - 178 pages
...Intelligence and courtesy not always are combined ; Often in a wooden house a golden room we find. RETRIBUTION. Though the mills of God grind slowly,...patience he stands waiting, with exactness grinds he all. TRUTH. When by night the frogs are croaking, kindle but a torch's fire, Ha ! how soon they all are... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1847 - 136 pages
...Intelligence and courtesy not always are combined ; Often in a wooden house a golden room we find. RETRIBUTION. Though the mills of God grind slowly,...exceeding small; Though with patience he stands waiting, wit exactness grinds he all. TRUTH. When by night the frogs are croaking, kind! but a torch's fire,... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1848 - 128 pages
...Intelligence and courtesy not always are combined ; Often in a wooden house a golden room we find. RETRIBUTION. Though the mills of God grind slowly,...patience he stands waiting, with exactness grinds he all. TRUTH. When by night the frogs are croaking, kindle but a torch's fire, Ha! how soon they all are silent!... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1848 - 170 pages
...and courtesy not always are combined ; Often in a wooden house a golden room we find. BETBIBUTION. Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind...patience He stands waiting, with exactness grinds He all. TRUTH. When by night the frogs are croaking, kindle but a torch's fire, Ha! how soon they all are silent!... | |
 | 1893 - 688 pages
...oblige by addressing proofs to Mr. Slate, Athenœum Press, Bream's Buildings, Chancery Ldne, BC WTL (" Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small").— Friedrich von Logau, ' Retribution ' (' Sinngedichte '). NOTIQS. We beg leave to state that we decline... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1850 - 462 pages
...TACT. Intelligence and courtesy not always are combined; Often in a wooden house a golden room we find. RETRIBUTION. Though the mills of God grind slowly,...patience he stands waiting, with exactness grinds he all. TRUTH. When by night the frogs are croaking, kindle but a torch's fire, Ha! how soon they all are silent!... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1851 - 596 pages
...Intelligence and courtesy not always are combined ; Often in a wooden house a golden room we find. RETRIBUTION. Though the mills of God grind slowly,...exceeding small; Though with patience he stands waiting, \vith exactness grinds he all. TRUTH. When by night the frogs are croaking, kindle but a torch's fire,... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1853 - 470 pages
...Intelligence and courtesy not always are combined ; Often in a wooden house a golden room we find. RETRIBUTION. Though the mills of God grind slowly,...patience he stands waiting, with exactness grinds he all. TRUTH. When by night the frogs are croaking, kindle but a torch's fire, Ha ! how soon they all are... | |
 | S P. M - 1853 - 170 pages
...unfaithfulness to his God, he was judged at last; as the modern American poet, Longfellow, has written: — " Though the mills of God grind slowly; Yet they grind...He stands, -waiting •, With exactness grinds He a\\." MY FIRST VOYAGE. 37 Though, perhaps, the confinement of Napoleon in St. Helena was justifiable... | |
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