 | John Milton - 1835 - 1044 pages
...is; what wisdom can there be to choose, what continence to forbear, without the knowledge of evil ? He that can apprehend and consider vice with all her...prefer that which is truly better, he is the true warfaring Christian. I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue imcxercised, and unbreathed,... | |
 | 1834 - 602 pages
...unlicensed printing, but for the indiscriminate reading of all works, whatever their tendency : — ' I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue,...sees her adversary, but slinks out of the race, where the immortal garland is to be run for, not without dust and heat.' Still for an author, and an author... | |
 | Basil Montagu - Conduct of life - 1839 - 404 pages
...they ought to do ; for it is not possible to join serpentine wisdom with columbine innoACTIVE VIRTUE. I CANNOT praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue unexercised...where that immortal garland is to be run for, not cency, except men knew exactly all the conditions of the serpent ; his baseness and going upon his... | |
 | 1839 - 498 pages
...but a useful part. " I cannot praise," says Milton, " a fugitive and cloistered virtue, un exercised and unbreathed, that never sallies out and sees her...garland is to be run for, not without dust and heat" Happy that Christian who while using this world as not abusing it, intent above all things on promoting... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1839 - 374 pages
...columbine innoACTIVE VIRTUE. I CANNOT praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue unexercised and nnbreathed, that never sallies out and sees her adversary, but...where that immortal garland is to be run for, not cency, except men knew exactly all the conditions of the serpent ; hts baseness and going upon his... | |
 | Tracts - Church and state - 1840 - 514 pages
...is, what wisdom can there be to choose, what continence to forbear, without the knowledge of evil? He that can apprehend and consider vice, with all...garland is to be run for, not without dust and heat. Assuredly we bring not innocence into the world, we bring impurity much rather : that which purifies... | |
 | Periodicals - 1840 - 274 pages
...mercy's dictates open all thy breast j . Be good, and Heaven will teach thee to be blest ! ' BISHOP. II L that can apprehend and consider vice with all her...prefer that which is truly better, he is the true way-fating Christian. I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue unexercised, and unbrcatlied,... | |
 | Periodicals - 1840 - 272 pages
...; Be good, and Heaven will teach thee to be blest I To mercy's dictates open all thy breast; BuROpr HE that can apprehend and consider vice with all her...distinguish, and yet prefer that which is truly better, he igtbe true way-faring Christian. I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue unexercised, and... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1840 - 360 pages
...what continence to forbear, without the knowledge of evil ? He that can apprehend and consider rice with all her baits and seeming pleasures, and yet...prefer that which is truly better, he is the true warfaring Christian. I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue un exercised, and unbreathed,... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1840 - 582 pages
...what continence to forbear, without the knowledge of Evil! He that can apprehend and consider V ice tention, than the language of prose aims at, whether...conclusions on the nature of poetry, in the strictest waybring Christian. I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue, that never sallies out and sees... | |
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I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue, unexercised and unbreathed, that never sallies out and sees her adversary, but slinks out of the race, where that immortal garland is to be run for, not without dust and heat. 
