 May all be bad ; doubt wisely ; in strange way To stand inquiring right, is not to stray ; To sleepe, or runne wrong, is.  Poems - Page 188by John Donne - 1896Full view - About this book
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1799 - 402 pages
...III. And the right; ask thy father which is she; Let him ask his. Tho' Truth and Falsehood be Rear, twins, yet Truth a little elder is: Be busy to seek...He's not of none, nor worst, that seeks the best. T' adur-e or scorn an image, or protest, May all be bad. Doubt wisely. In strange way To stand inquiring... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 746 pages
...allow, And the right ; ask thy father which is she, Let him ask his. Though Truth and Falsehood be Near twins, yet Truth a little elder is. Be busy to seek her ; believe me this, He 's not of none, nor worst, that seeks the best. T adore, or scorn an image, or protest, May all... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 612 pages
...side ; Her seek with heed— who seeks the soundest first, Is not of no Religion, nor the worst. T' adore, or scorn an image, or protest, May all be bad ; doubt wisely for the best, 'T were wrong to sleep, or headlong run astray ; It is not wandering, to inquire the... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 664 pages
...sid^ 1 ; Her seek with heed—who seeks the soundest 6r?t, [s not of no Religion, nor the worst. T' adore, or scorn an image, or protest. May all be bad ; doubt wisely for the best, T were wrong to sleep, or headlong run astray; It is not wandering, to inquire the war.... | |
 | Thomas Parnell - 1833 - 318 pages
...side ; Her seek with heed — who seeks the soundest first, Is not of no Religion, nor the worst. T' adore, or scorn an image, or protest, May all be bad ; doubt wisely for the best, 'Twere wrong to sleep, or headlong run astray ; It is not wandering, to inquire the way.... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries, German - 1836 - 528 pages
...fotacnben ©telle: Though Truth and Falsehood be Near twins, yet Truth a little elder is: Be busie to seek her; believe me this, He's not of none, nor worst, that seeks the best. T'adore or scorn an image, or protest May all.be bad. Doubt wisely. In strange way To stand inquiring... | |
 | Mary (Queen of Scots) - Queens - 1855 - 306 pages
...seeke her, beleeve mee this, Hee's not of none, nor worst, that seekes the best. To adore, or scorne an image, or protest, May all be bad ; doubt wisely...way To stand inquiring right, is not to stray ; To sleepe, or runne wrong, is. On a huge hill, Cragged, and steep, Truth stands, and hee that will Reach... | |
 | Great Britain - 1854 - 500 pages
...towards barbarism." — "Eclectic Rtview" January, 1851, p. 42. в 2 " Though Truth and Falsehood be Near twins ; yet Truth a little elder is ; Be busy to seek tier . . Doubt wisely ; in strange way To stand inquiring right is not to stray ; To sleep, or run... | |
 | Frederick Marryat - 1856 - 420 pages
...hundred and twenty-five men. CHAPTER XXXII. Many with trust, with doubt few are undone. LORD BROOK. Doubt wisely : in strange way To stand inquiring right, is not to stray ; To run wrong, K. DONNE. WHEJST the hatches were taken off on board of the privateer, the prisoners, as... | |
 | 1861 - 584 pages
...doing. " Though Truth and Falsehood be Kear twins, yet Truth a little older is : Be busie to seeke her; believe me this, He's not of none, nor worst, that seeks the best. T' adore or scorn an image, or protest, May all be bad. Doubt wisely. In strange way To stand enquiring... | |
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