 Osiris, took the virgin truth, hewed her lovely form into a thousand pieces, and scattered them to the four winds. From that time ever since, the sad friends of truth, such as durst appear, imitating the careful search that Isis made for the mangled body...  Retrospective Review - Page 12edited by - 1824Full view - About this book
 | Aphorisms and apothegms - 1856 - 374 pages
...up and down gathering up limb by limb still as they could find them. We have not yet found them all, nor ever shall do, till her master's second coming...an immortal feature of loveliness and perfection. — Milton, DCXLV. It is usually seen, that the wiser men are about the things of this world, the less... | |
 | Travers Twiss - International law - 1856 - 96 pages
...time, ever since, the sad friends of truth, such as durst appear, imitating the careful search that was made for the mangled body of Osiris, went up and down...gathering up limb by limb, still as they could find them." The above passage, which embodies the wild and vigorous imagery of the Commonwealth, was applied by... | |
 | William Chauncey Fowler - English language - 1857 - 516 pages
...From that time, ever since, the sail friends of Truth, such as durst appear, imitating the careful search that Isis made for the mangled body of Osiris,...gathering up limb by limb still as they could find them. Wo have not found them all yet, Lords and Commons ! nor ever shall do, till her Master's second coming... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1859 - 612 pages
...winds. From that time ever since, the sad friends of truth, such as durst appear, imitating the careful search that Isis made for the mangled body of Osiris,...shall do, till her Master's second coming ; He shall brmg together every joint and member, and shall mould them into an immortal feature of loveliness and... | |
 | Richard Chenevix Trench (abp. of Dublin.) - English language - 1859 - 256 pages
...any ' fattura,' was a ' feature' once. We have not yet found them all [the scattered limbs of Truth], nor ever shall do, till her Master's second coming...an immortal feature of loveliness and perfection. Milton, Areopagitica. So scented the grim feature, and upturned His nostril wide into the murky air.... | |
 | Robert Vaughan - Christianity - 1862 - 508 pages
...From that time, ever since, the sad friends of Truth, ' such as durst appear, imitating the careful search that ' Isis made for the mangled body of Osiris,...every joint and member, ' and shall mould them into one immortal feature of love' liness and perfection.'* CHAPTER II. Eeltgtous 3Ltfe in flje HE ministry... | |
 | Bible Christians - 1863 - 1030 pages
...From that time, ever < since, the sad friends of Truth, such as durst appear, imitating the careful ' search that Isis made for the mangled body of Osiris, went up and down gathcr' ing up limb by limb still as they could find them. We have not yet found them < all, Lords... | |
 | Wise sayings - Maxims - 1864 - 394 pages
...winds. From that time ever since, the sad friends of Truth, such as durst appear, imitating the careful search that Isis made for the mangled body of Osiris,...he shall bring together every joint and member, and mould them into an immortal feature of loveliness and perfection. A rcopagitica. — Jo 1 1 NM 1 1... | |
 | William Edward Hartpole Lecky - Rationalism - 1865 - 484 pages
...of the Catholics is idolatrous, and the Old Testament forbids the toleration of idolatry.2 Osyris, went up and down gathering up limb by limb, still...nor ever shall do till her Master's second coming.' (Arcopatjitica.y 1 See his tract, Of true Religion, Heresy, Schism, Toleration, published in 1673.... | |
 | William Edward Hartpole Lecky - Rationalism - 1866 - 528 pages
...of the Catholics is idolatrous, and the Old Testament forbids the toleration of idolatry.2 Osyris, went up and down gathering up limb by limb, still...find them. We have not yet found them all, Lords and Common?, nor ever shall do till her Master's second coming.' (Areopayitica.) 1 See his tract, Of true... | |
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