 | Thomas Moore - 1829 - 456 pàgines
...it can play With heaven's rainbow;— *alchymist» may doubt The shining gold their crucible gives out — But Faith, fanatic Faith, once wedded fast To some dear falsehood, hugs it to the last. And well the Impostor knew all lures and arts, That Lucifer e'er taught to tangle hearts : Nor, 'mid... | |
 | James Flamank - 1833 - 436 pàgines
...without a capability of assigning a reason for it, except, " I will, because I will ; " and then, " Once wedded fast To some dear falsehood, hugs it to the last." Cicero exhibited a specimen of prejudice when he declared, he would rather err with Plato than be right... | |
 | Robert Taylor - 1834 - 458 pàgines
...or petulant last dying struggles, to rescue this holy cheat from the sentence passed upon it — For faith, fanatic faith, once wedded fast • To some dear falsehood, hugs it to the last. We are required to give a wholly different reading to the passage ; to introduce imaginary parentheses,... | |
 | Rembrandt Peale - 1839 - 276 pàgines
...that it can play With heaven's rainbow ; alchymists may doubt The shining gold their crucible gives out ; But faith, fanatic faith, once wedded fast To some dear falsehood, hugs it to the last. Moore. LEARNING. THE regard which they whose abilities are employed in the works of imagination claim... | |
 | Philonauta (pseud.) - 1840 - 58 pàgines
...the Bible. " Thus they prevaricate, quibble, cavil, lie, Screening the truth with some dexterity. So faith, fanatic faith, once wedded fast To some dear falsehood hugs it to the last." Who dar'd, in fact, the truth to tell Of tyranny practis'd in an isolated hell ? Or dares to give a... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1841 - 392 pàgines
...it can play With Heaven's rainbow ; — alchymists may doubt The shining gold their crucible gives out ; But Faith, fanatic Faith, once wedded fast To some dear falsehood, hugs it to the last. And well the' Impostor knew all lures and arts, That LUCIFER e'er taught to tangle hearts ; Nor, mid... | |
 | 1841 - 234 pàgines
...are more things in hcaven and earth, Horatio, 1 Than are dreamt of in your philosophy." — HAMLET. " But faith, fanatic faith, once wedded fast " To some dear falsehood, hugs it to the last." LONDON: GB DYER, 24, PATERNOSTER-BOW. 1841. J. Haddon. Casile-strwl, Finsburjr. INTRODUCTION. MESMERISM,... | |
 | 1906 - 522 pàgines
...Puccinia pruni, .is really only the true uredospore seen obliquely, or topsy-turvy. How true it is that " Faith, fanatic faith, once wedded fast To some dear falsehood, hugs it to the last,"In order to justify this contention, it may be noted that our author has modified, or "amended,"... | |
 | 1842 - 420 pàgines
...myself of the absurd and ridiculous prejudices engendered by education aud ** damned custom " for, " Faith, fanatic faith, once wedded fast To some dear falsehood, hugs it to the last." Henceforth, however, I take my stand beneath the glorious banner of ATHEISM ; rirmly resolved to oppose,... | |
 | 1842 - 840 pàgines
...oppositely organized, however illustrious their names in science and literature. For Faith, fantastic Faith, once wedded fast To some dear falsehood, hugs it to the last. That Sir George Mackenzie has suffered his usually acute reasoning powers to be obscured by his feelings... | |
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And they believe him !— oh ! the lover may Distrust that look which steals his soul away ; — The babe may cease to think that it can play With heaven's rainbow ;— alchymists may doubt The shining gold their crucible gives out ; — But Faith, fanatic... 
