 The Spirit, in sincerity, Which other men are tempted to, And at the devil's instance do ; And yet the actions be contrary, Just as the Saints and Wicked vary.  Hudibras: Poem - Page 303by Samuel Butler - 1812 - 410 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Henry George Bohn, Anna Lydia Ward - Quotations - 1911 - 784 pages
...an empire, all of kings. 4404 Butler : Hudibras. Pt. iii. Canto ii. Line 237 In the wicked there's no vice, Of which the saints have not a spice, And yet that thing that's pious in The one, in th' other is a sin. Is it not ridiculous, and nonsense, A saint should... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Church history - 1916 - 1006 pages
...the same things by " The spirit, in sincerity, " Which other men are tempted to, " And at the devil's instance do; " And yet the actions be contrary, "Just as the saints and wicked vary," — E, Mithras.' xiv.t INTRODUCTION, WORSHIP, AND PERSECUTION, OF IMAGES. — REVOLT OF ITALY AND ROME.... | |
 | Richard Braverman - Literary Criticism - 1993 - 366 pages
...dissent by the Anglican establishment after 1660, and it shows that zeal drives many supposed masters: And yet the Actions be contrary, Just as the Saints and Wicked vary. For as on land there is no Beast, But in some Fish at Sea's exprest, So, in the Wicked there's no Vice,... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1684 - 352 pages
...do the same things by The Spirit , in Syncerity, Which other men are tempted to, And at the Devils instance do ; And yet the Actions be contrary, Just as the Saints and Hacked vary. For as on land there is no Beast, But in some Fish at Sea's exprest ; So in the Wicked... | |
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