But Faith, fanatic Faith, once wedded fast To some dear falsehood, hugs it to the last. MOORE-Lalla Rookh. The Veiled Prophet of Through this dark and stormy night 9 Khorassan. Faith beholds a feeble light Up the blackness streaking; Knowing God's own time is best, In a patient hope I rest For the full day-breaking! WHITTIER-Barclay of Ury. St. 16. 23 A bending staff I would not break, 24 Of one in whom persuasion and belief Had ripened into faith, and faith become A passionate intuition. WORDSWORTH-Excursion. Bk. IV. 25 "Tis hers to pluck the amaranthine flower Of Faith, and round the sufferer's temples bind Wreaths that endure affliction's heaviest shower, And do not shrink from sorrow's keenest wind. WORDSWORTH-Weak is the Will of Man |