 | English poetry - 1867 - 336 pages
...worldly wise By simply meek : that suffering for truth's sake Is fortitude to highest victory, 565 And, to the faithful, death the gate of life ; Taught...his example, whom I now Acknowledge my Redeemer ever blest." To whom thus also the Angel last replied : * This having learn' d, thou hast attain'd the sum... | |
 | John Milton, Edward Phillips - 1868 - 632 pages
...for truth's sake Is fortitude to highest victory, And to the faithful death the gate of life : 5T1 Taught this by his example, whom I now Acknowledge my Redeemer ever blest." To whom thus also the angel last replied : " This having learn'd, thou hast attain'd the sum... | |
 | John Milton - 1870 - 352 pages
...and worldly wise By simply meek; that suffering for truth's sake Is fortitude to highest victory, 570 And to the faithful Death the gate of Life : Taught...his example whom I now Acknowledge my Redeemer ever blest.' To whom thus also th' angel last repli'd: 'This having learnt, thou hast attain'd the sum 575... | |
 | 1909 - 502 pages
...small Accomplishing great things — by things deemed weak Subverting worldly-strong, and worldly-wise By simply meek ; that suffering for Truth's sake Is...his example whom I now Acknowledge my Redeemer ever blest." To whom thus also the Angel last replied: — " This having ledrned, thou hast attained the... | |
 | Merritt Yerkes Hughes - 1970 - 412 pages
...strong, and worldly wise By simply meek; that suffering for Truths sake Is fortitude to highest victorie, And to the faithful Death the Gate of Life; Taught...his example whom I now Acknowledge my Redeemer ever blest (12. 561-73). Adam, now repentant, is making his great profession of faith. From the bitter experience... | |
 | Galbraith Miller Crump - 1975 - 196 pages
...the Conqueror whom he must "now/Of force believe Almighty," but Adam sees that Death will be merely the "Gate of Life" Taught this by his example whom I now Acknowledge my Redeemer ever blest. (XII. 572-73) Adam's acceptance elicits from Michael the assurance that if Adam adds faith to... | |
 | William Kerrigan - 1983 - 372 pages
...the Last Judgment, summarizes his folly ("to obey is best") and formally converts to Christianity: "Taught this by his example whom I now / Acknowledge my Redeemer ever blest" (12.572-573). At this point, the summit toward which these lessons have been climbing, Michael... | |
 | Anselm Bayly - 402 pages
...worldly ftrong, and worldly wife By ftmply meek ; that fuffering for truth's fake Is fortitude to higheft victory, And to the faithful, death the gate of life...his example whom I now Acknowledge my Redeemer ever blcft. Thus Milton concludes with a confeffion of his belief, reducing fcience to its proper fize,... | |
 | John S. Tanner - 1992 - 226 pages
...his works, with good Still overcoming evil, and by small Accomplishing great things, by things deem'd weak Subverting worldly strong, and worldly wise By...his example whom I now Acknowledge my Redeemer ever blest. (12.552-73) From first to last, this poised and gracious response to the divine is firmly emplaced... | |
 | David Quint - 1993 - 448 pages
...sole depend, Merciful over all his works, with good Still overcoming evil, and by small Accomplishing great things, by things deemed weak Subverting worldly...his example whom I now Acknowledge my redeemer ever blest. (12.561-73) Critics as different as Northrop Frye and Christopher Hill warn us not to confuse... | |
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His presence ; ever to observe His providence ; and on Him sole depend, Merciful over all His works, with good Still overcoming evil, and by small Accomplishing great things, by things... 
