 Once to every man and nation comes the moment to decide, In the strife of Truth with Falsehood, for the good or evil side ; Some great cause, God's new Messiah, offering each the bloom or blight, Parts the goats upon the left hand, and the sheep upon...  Poetical Works - Page 55by James Russell Lowell - 1890 - 519 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1891 - 850 pages
...to the effect of such verses as these : — Hast thou chosen, O my people, on whose party thou shalt stand, Ere the Doom from its worn sandals shakes the...against our land ? Though the cause of evil prosper, yet 'tis Truth alone is strong, And, albeit she wander outcast now, I see around her throng Troops of beautiful,... | |
 | 1887 - 544 pages
...cause, God's new Messiah, Offering each the bloom or blight, Part* the goats upon the left hand, Parts the sheep upon the right; And the choice goes by forever ' Twixt that darkness and that light." He comes also in the experiences of the individual soul. He comes in every impulse by which the soul... | |
 | 1846 - 302 pages
...Falsehood, for the good or evil side: Some great cause, God's new Messiah, offering each the bloom or blight, Parts the goats upon the left hand, and...goes by forever 'twixt that darkness and that light. Have ye chosen, O my people, on whose party ye shall stand, Ere the Doom from its worn sandals shake... | |
 | 1846 - 308 pages
...the good or evil side ; Some great cause, God's new Messiah, offering each the bloom or blight, Farts the goats upon the left hand, and the sheep upon the right, And the choice goes by forever 'twbrt that darkness and that light. Have ye chosen, 0 my people, on whose party ye shall stand, Ere... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1848 - 210 pages
...Falsehood, for the good or evil side; Some great cause, God's new Messiah, offering each the bloom or blight, Parts the goats upon the left hand, and the sheep upon the right, And the choice goes by for ever 'twixt that darkness Hast thou chosen, O my people, on whose party thou shalt stand, Ere the... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1849 - 276 pages
...choice goes by for ever 'twixt that darkness Hast thou chosen, O my people, on whose party thou shalt stand, Ere the Doom from its worn sandals shakes the...against our land ? Though the cause of Evil prosper, yet 't is Truth alone is strong, And, albeit she wander outcast now, I see around her throng Troops of... | |
 | Joseph Tinker Buckingham - 1852 - 270 pages
...Falsehood, for the good or evil side ; Some great cause, God's new Messiah, offering each the bloom or blight, Parts the goats upon the left hand, and...against our land ? Though the cause of Evil prosper, yet 'tis Truth alone is strong, And, albeit she wander outcast now, I see around her throng Troops of beautiful,... | |
 | Joseph Tinker Buckingham - 1852 - 272 pages
...the right, And the choice goes by forever 'twixt that darkness and that light. Hast thou chosen, O my people, on whose party thou shall stand, Ere the...against our land ? Though the cause of Evil prosper, yet 'tis Truth alone is strong, And, albeit she wander outcast now, I see around her throng Troops of beautiful,... | |
 | William Lloyd Garrison - 1852 - 428 pages
...Falsehood, for the good or evil side; Some great cause, God's new Messiah, offering each the bloom or blight, Parts the goats upon the left hand, and the sheep upon the right; And the choice goes by for ever 'twixt that darkness and that light. ' Have ye chosen, O my people, on whose party ye shall... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1853 - 284 pages
...the right, And the choice goes by for ever 'twixt that darkness and that light. Hast thou chosen, O my people, on whose party thou shall stand, Ere the...against our land ? Though the cause of Evil prosper, yet 't is Truth alone is strong, And, albeit she wander outcast now, I see around her throng Troops of... | |
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