 Perish with him the folly that seeks through evil good! Long live the generous purpose unstained with human blood ! Not the raid of midnight terror, but the thought which underlies; Not the borderer's pride of daring, but the Christian's sacrifice.  The Life and Times of Wendell Phillips - Page 185by George Lowell Austin - 1884 - 431 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Redpath - Biography & Autobiography - 1860 - 530 pages
...grisly fighter's hair The Martyr's aureole bent ! JPgriahjvith him the fojljr X That seeks througlTevil, good ; Long live the generous purpose \ Unstained...! Not the raid of midnight terror, But the thought which underlies ; Not the outlaw's pride of daring, But the Christian's sacrifice. O ! never may yon... | |
 | Chambers's journal - 1863 - 432 pages
...drama, and doggerel. We recall incidentally a stanza, thereabout, from one of Whittier's ballads : Perish with him the folly That seeks through evil, good ; Long live the generous purpose, Unstain'd by human blood ! Not the raid of midnight terror, But the thought which underlies ; Not the... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - American poetry - 1866 - 122 pages
...guilty means redeemed the good intent, And round the grisly fighter's hair the martyr's aureole bent ! Perish with him the folly that seeks through evil...with human blood ! Not the raid of midnight terror, hut the thought which underlies ; Not the borderer's pride of daring, but the Christian's sacrifice.... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1867 - 432 pages
...fighter's hair the martyr's aureole bent 1 Perish with him the folly that seeks through evil food ! ve the generous purpose unstained with human blood ! Not the raid of midnight terror, but the thought which underlies ; . Never more may yon Blue Ridges the Northern rifle hear, Nor see the light of blazing... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1868 - 430 pages
...grisly fighter's hair the martyr's aureole bent ! Perish with him the folly that seeks through 673 good ! Long live the generous purpose unstained with...! Not the raid of midnight terror, but the thought which underlies ; Never more may yon Blue Ridges the Northern rifle hear, Nor see the light of blazing... | |
 | American poetry - 1869 - 310 pages
...guilty means redeemed the good intent, And round the grisly fighter's hair the martyr's aureole bent ! Perish with him the folly that seeks through evil...! Not the raid of midnight terror, but the thought which underlies ; Not the borderer's pride of daring, but the Christian's sacrifice. Never more may... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1873 - 420 pages
...bloody hand forgave the loving heart. That kiss from all its guilty means redeemed the good intent, Perish with him the folly that seeks through evil...! Not the raid of midnight terror, but the thought which underlies ; Not the borderer's pride of daring, but the Christian's sacrifice. Nevermore may... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1873 - 424 pages
...guilty means redeemed the good intent, And round the grisly fighter's hair the martyr's aureole bent ! Perish with him the folly that seeks through evil...! Not the raid of midnight terror, but the thought which underlies ; Not the borderer's pride of daring, but the Christian's sacrifice. Nevermore may... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - American poetry - 1874 - 500 pages
...guilty means redeemed the good intent, And round the grisly fighter's hair the martyr's aureole bent! Perish with him the folly that seeks through evil...with human blood ! Not the raid of midnight terror, hut the thought which underlies; Not the horderer's pride of daring, hut the Christian's sacrifice.... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - American poetry - 1876 - 316 pages
...guilty means redeemed the good intent. And round the grisly fighter's hair the martyr's aureole bent ! Perish with him the folly that seeks through evil...! Not the raid of midnight terror, but the thought which underlies ; Not the borderer's pride of daring, but the Christian's sacrifice. Nevermore may... | |
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