 | John Bell - 1788 - 628 pagina’s
...power, Till truth were freed, and equity restor'dt «*e> Yet held it more humane, more heav'nly first By winning words to conquer willing hearts, And make persuasion do the work of Fear ; At least to try, and teach the erring soul Not wilfully mis-doing, but unware zz5 Misled ; the stubborn... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 434 pagina’s
...pow'r, Till truth were freed, and equity restor'd : 220 Yet held it more humane, more heav'nly first By winning words to conquer willing hearts, And make persuasion do the work of fear ; At least to try, and teach the erring soul Not wilfully misdoing, but unaware Misled; the stubborn... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 pagina’s
...tyrannic power, Till truth were freed, and equity restor'd : Yet held it more humane, more heavenly, first By winning words to conquer willing hearts, And make persuasion do the work of fear; At least to try, and teach the erring soul, Not wilfully misdoing, but unaware Misled; the stubborn... | |
 | William Hayley - 1810 - 418 pagina’s
...tyrannick power, Till truth were freed, and equity restor'd: Yet held it more humane, more heavenly, first By winning words to conquer willing hearts, And make persuasion do the work of fear; At least to try, and teach the erring soul, Not wilfully misdoing, but unware Misled; the stubborn... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 pagina’s
...tyrannick power, Till truth were freed, and equity restor'd: Yet held it more humane, more heavenly, first By winning words to conquer willing hearts, And make persuasion do the work of fear; 'At least to try, and teach the erring soul, Not wilfully misdoing, but unware Misled; the stubborn... | |
 | John Milton - 1813 - 270 pagina’s
...power, '1111 truth were (reed, and equity restor'd : 320 Yet held it more humane, more heav'nly, first By winning words to conquer willing hearts, And make persuasion do the work of tear ; At least to try, and teach the erring soul, Not wilfully mis-doing, but umvare / ?2S Misled... | |
 | 1818 - 764 pagina’s
...language of the Author of our faith, is that described in the words of Milton, •• By winning wotdi to conquer willing hearts, And make persuasion do the work of fear." We are aware, too, that it is the national peculiarity of this country to dwell too much and too exclusively... | |
 | 1818 - 782 pagina’s
...most allied to the language of the Author of our faith, is that described in the words of Milton, " By winning words to conquer willing hearts, And make persuasion do the work of fear," We are aware, too, that it is the national peculiarity of this country to dwell too much and too exclusively... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 366 pagina’s
...tyrannic power, Till truth were freed, and equity restor'd : Yet held it more humane, more heavenly, first By winning words to conquer willing hearts, And make persuasion do the work of fear; At least to try, and teach the erring soul. Not wilfully misdoing, but unaware Misled; the stubborn... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 296 pagina’s
...tyrannic power, Till truth were freed, and equity restored; Yet held it more humane, more heavenly, first By winning words to conquer willing hearts, And make persuasion do the work of fear ; At least to try, and teach the erring soul, Not wilfully misdoing, but unware Misled ; the stubborn... | |
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Yet held it more humane, more heavenly, first By winning words to conquer willing hearts, And make persuasion do the work of fear... 
