 | 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...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." THE PHYSICAL SUFFERINGS... | |
 | Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1896 - 496 pages
...passion-driven blackguard. Not a very interesting trio ! but upon them is based the conclusion — It's wiser being good than bad ; It's safer being...round be fetched ; That what began best, can't end worse, Nor what God blessed once, prove accurst, Well, we find no fault with that ; doubtless it is... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1864 - 266 pages
...couch and one clear nice Cool squirt of water o'er your bust, The right thing to extinguish lust! 7. It's wiser being good than bad; It's safer being meek...the First, Though a wide compass round be fetched; EPILOGUE. EPILOGUE. FIRST SPEAKER, as David. 1. On the first of the Feast of Feasts, The Dedication... | |
 | Robert Browning - English poetry - 1864 - 264 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...the First, Though a wide compass round be fetched ; EPILOGUE. EPILOGUE. First Speaker. 1. On the first of the Feast of Feasts, The Dedication Day, When... | |
 | English literature - 1865 - 550 pages
...whole, he stands calmly watching the world sweep by without a wish to guide or change its course. " It's wiser being good than bad, It's safer being meek than fierce, It's fitter being sane than mad." i There is the beginning and end of bis teaching ; while Euripides is wholly eaten np by the question,... | |
 | 1865 - 550 pages
...whole, he stands calmly watching the world sweep by without a wish to guide or change its course. " It's wiser being good than bad, It's safer being meek than fierce, It's fitter being sane than mad."i There is the beginning and end of his teaching ; while Euripides is wholly eaten up by the question,... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Robert Ellis Thompson, William Wilberforce Newton, Otis H. Kendall - 1872 - 722 pages
...life's apparent failure ; " Its wiser being good than bad ; Its safer being meek than fierce ; Its fitter being sane than mad ; My own hope is, a sun...returns the first, Though a wide compass round be sctched, That what begins best can't end worst, Nor what God blessed once — prove accurs'd. WWN THE... | |
 | Mary Mapes Dodge - Children's literature - 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... | |
 | University of Glasgow - 1874 - 314 pages
...being good than bad ; It 's safer being meek than fierce, It 's fitter being sane than mad. My awn hope is, a sun will pierce The thickest cloud earth...That what began best can't end worst, Nor what God blest once prove accurst." That is what Browning gives us as his ground thought. It seems to me that... | |
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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 pierce The thickest cloud earth ever stretched; That, after Last, returns the First, 60 Though a wide compass round be fetched;... 
