 My own hope is, a sun will pierce The thickest cloud earth ever stretched ; That, after Last, returns the First, Though a wide compass round be fetched ; That what began best, can't end worst, Nor what God blessed once, prove accurst.  Penn Monthly - Page 621edited by - 1872Full view - About this book
 | 1867 - 396 pages
...Browning, in his "Apparent Failure," expresses his belief that the failure is not irretrievable— " My own hope is, a sun will pierce The thickest cloud...returns the First, Though a wide compass round be fetched; That what began the best, can't end the worst, Nor what God blessed once, prove all accurst."... | |
 | Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1896 - 496 pages
...based the conclusion — It's wiser being good than bad ; It's safer being meek than fierce ! It's fitter being sane than mad. My own hope is a sun will...returns the First, Though a wide compass round be fetched ; That what began best, can't end worse, Nor what God blessed once, prove accurst, Well, we... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1864 - 300 pages
...to extinguish lust ! 7. It 'a wiser being good than bad ; It 's safer being meek than fierce : It 's fitter being sane than mad. My own hope is, a sun...returns the First, Though a wide compass round be fetched ; That what began best, can't end worst, Nor what God blessed once, prove accurst. EPILOGUE.... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1864 - 276 pages
...to extinguish lust ! 7. It 's wiser being good than bad ; It 's safer being meek than fierce : It 's fitter being sane than mad. My own hope is, a sun...returns the First, Though a wide compass round be fetched ; That what began best, can't end worst, Nor what God blessed once, prove accurst. EPILOGUE.... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1864 - 270 pages
...to extinguish lust ! 7. It 's wiser being good than bad ; It 's safer being meek than fierce : It 's fitter being sane than mad. My own hope is, .a sun...returns the First, Though a wide compass round be fetched ; That what began best, can't end worst, Nor what God blessed once, prove accurst. EPILOGUE.... | |
 | 1901 - 834 pages
...so are our days. Amid shattering of our dearest desires, we ever echo the words of the poet: — " My own hope is, a sun will pierce The thickest cloud...returns the First, Though a wide compass round be fetched; That what began best, can't end worst, Nor what God blessed once, prove accurst." But, even... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1867 - 824 pages
...of each, utters his trust that all is not over, his belief that the failure is not irretrievable : " My own hope is, a sun will pierce The thickest cloud...returns the First, Though a wide compass round be fetched ; That what began best, can't end worst, Nor what God blessed once, prove accurst." The same... | |
 | 1867 - 590 pages
...each, utters his trust that all is not over, his belief that the failure is not irretrievable : — " My own hope is, a sun will pierce The thickest cloud...returns the First, * Though a wide compass round be fetched ; That what began best, can't end worst, Nor what God blessed once, prove accurst." The same... | |
 | Charles Marshall (novelist.) - 1867 - 322 pages
...CHAPTER XX. " II'H wiser being good than bad ; It's Hafcr beiug meek than fierce ; It's fitter being Bane than mad. My own hope is, a sun will pierce The thickest cloud earth erer stretched ; That after Last returns the First, Tho" n wide compass round be fetched ; That what... | |
 | Mary Mapes Dodge - 1903 - 600 pages
...in " Apparent Failure " : It 's wiser being good than bad; It 's safer being meek than fierce; It 's fitter being sane than mad. My own hope is, a sun...pierce The thickest cloud earth ever stretched; That what began best can't end worst, Nor what God blessed once prove accurst. "THE GUARDIAN ANGEL." FROM... | |
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