Careless seems the great Avenger ; history's pages but record One death-grapple in the darkness 'twixt old systems and the Word; Truth forever on the scaffold, Wrong forever on the throne, — Yet that scaffold sways the future, and, behind the dim unknown,... The Overland Monthly - Stran 2871885Celotni ogled - O knjigi
| 1846 - 302 strani
...Careless seems the great Avenger; history's pages but record One death-grapple in the darkness 'twix old systems and the Word ; Truth forever on the scaffold, Wrong forever on the throne, — Yet that scaffold sways the future, and, behind the dim unknown, Standeth God within the shadow,... | |
| 1846 - 308 strani
...whose feet earth's chaff must fly; Never shows the choice momentous till the judgment hath passed by. Careless seems the great Avenger; history's pages but record One death-grapple in the darkness 'twix old systems and the Word ; Truth forever on the scaffold, Wrong forever on the throne, — Yet... | |
| James Russell Lowell - 1848 - 210 strani
...winnowers, from whose feet earth's chaff must fly; Never shows the choice momentous till the judgment Careless seems the great Avenger; history's pages...the darkness 'twixt old systems and the Word; Truth for ever on the scaffold, Wrong for ever on the throne, — Yet that scaffold sways the future, and,... | |
| 1850 - 574 strani
...how iu suffer — nor has it been in vain : Careless seems the Avenger; history's pages bnt 7'ecord One death-grapple in the darkness 'twixt old systems and the Word ; Truth for ever on the scaffold, Wrong for ever on the throne — Yet that tea/aid ways the future, and, behind... | |
| Joseph Tinker Buckingham - 1852 - 270 strani
...whose feet earth's chaff must fly ; Never shows the choice momentous till the judgement hath passed by. Careless seems the great Avenger; history's pages...forever on the scaffold, Wrong forever on the throne, — Yet that scaffold sways the future, and, behind the dim unknown, Standeth God within the shadow,... | |
| William Lloyd Garrison - 1852 - 428 strani
...mob of yesterday in silent awe return To glean up the scattered ashes into History's golden urn. 4 Careless seems the great Avenger; history's pages...the darkness 'twixt old systems and the Word; Truth for ever on the scaffold, Wrong for ever oh the throne, — Yet that scaffold sways the future, and,... | |
| James Russell Lowell - 1858 - 342 strani
...judgment hath passed by. Of those Crises, God's stern winnowers, from whose feet earth's chaff must fly; Careless seems the great Avenger; history's pages...forever on the scaffold, Wrong forever on the throne,— Yet that scaffold sways the Future, and, behind the dim unknown, Standeth God within the shadow, keeping... | |
| Frederic Dan Huntington - 1860 - 330 strani
...powers that be are ordained of God. Right is held up, and borne on, to her slow but patient victory. " Careless seems the Great Avenger ; History's pages...on the Scaffold, — Wrong forever on the Throne, — Yet that scaffold sways the Future, and, behind the dim Unknown, Standeth God, within the shadow,... | |
| Frederic Dan Huntington - 1860 - 326 strani
...powers that be are ordained of God. Right is held up, and borne on, to her slow but patient victory. " Careless seems the Great Avenger ; History's pages...on the Scaffold, — Wrong forever on the Throne, — ' O / Yet that scaffold sways the Future, and, behind the dim Unknown, Standeth God, within the... | |
| James Redpath - 1860 - 530 strani
...the pirate. (Applause.) Hope ! there is hope every where. It is only the universal history : " Right forever on the scaffold, Wrong forever on the throne...scaffold sways the future, and behind the dim unknown Standoth God within the shadow, keeping watch above his own." III. RALPH WALDO EMERSON.* MB. CHAIRMAN... | |
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