 | Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1824 - 420 pages
...much as this, that the mere entrance of a wicked imagination into the mind is not in itself criminal. Evil into the mind of God or man May come and go, so unapprovedj and leave No spot or stain behind. But though we cannot absolutely forbear to think of... | |
 | 1825 - 546 pages
...a blasphemer. I am well aware, Gentlemen, that according to our poet, the illustrious Milton — " Evil into the mind of God or man, May come and go, so unapproved, and leave No spot or stain hehind." But still, Gentlemen, 1 do maintain, that the constant reechoing of these unhallowed... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 538 pages
...alarms ; for thoughts are only criminal, when they are first chosen, and then voluntarily continued. Evil into the mind of God or man May come and go, so unapprov'd, and leave Xo spot or stain behind. MILrON. In futurity chiefly are the snares lodged, by... | |
 | John Milton - 1825 - 514 pages
...thy load, and taste thy sweet, Nor God, nor man ? Parodist Lost, V. 59. And again, in the same book, Evil into the mind of God or man May come and go, so unreprov'd. 117. Where Newton properly remarks that God must signify Angel, for « God cannot be tempted... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 530 pages
...; for thoughts are only criminal, when they are first chosen, and then voluntarily continued. £ril into the mind of God or man May come and go, so unapprov'd, and leave No spot or stain behind. MILTON. In futurity chiefly are the snares lodged, by... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 312 pages
...find Oi'nur last evening's talk, in this thy dream, 115; But with addition strange ; ye(, be not sad. Evil into the mind of God or Man May come and go. so unapproved, and leave j\'o spot or blame behind : which gives me hope That what iu sleep thou didst abhor to dream 1^20 "'vV.iking... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 318 pages
...find Of our last evening's talk, in this thy dream, 115 But with addition strange ; yet be not sad. Evil into the mind of God or Man May come and go, so unapproved, and leavg No spot or blame behind : which gives me hope That what in sleep thou didst abhor to dream 13ft... | |
 | 1827 - 566 pages
...whole. — "Thoughts are only criminal, when they are first chosen, and then voluntarily continued— Evil into the mind of God or man May come and go, so unapproved, and leave No spot or stain behind." — Milton. The second thing, in which the writers we have mentioned are agreed is,... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 352 pages
...methinks I find But with addition strange; yet be not sad. Of our last evening's talk in this thy dream, Evil into the mind of God or man May come and go, so unapprov'd, and leave No spot or blame behind; which gives me hope Waking thou never wilt consent to... | |
 | John Milton - 1829 - 426 pages
...mcthinks I find Of our last evening's talk in this thy dream, But with addition strange. Yet he not sad : Evil into the mind of God or man May come and go, so unapprov'd, and leave No spot or hlame hehind ; which gives me hope, That what in sleep thou didst... | |
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