| New Church gen. confer - 1862 - 606 pages
...maintaining that "the Suppression of Doubt is not Faith," and that according to our modern poet — " There lives more faith in honest doubt, Believe me, than in half the creeds. " The author of this pamphlet was supposed to be Professor Goldwin Smith. The Bishop preached a sermon... | |
| 1864 - 998 pages
...absolute impartiality ! English scepticism in our time is mostly of that sort of which it may be said — There lives more faith in honest doubt, Believe me, than in half the creeds. It is honest, serious, and arises in most cases from the sincere interest taken in the subject. Along... | |
| Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1868 - 648 pages
...the vast problems of human nature cannot be dismissed with a stereotyped " I believe." He sings — There lives more faith in honest doubt, Believe me, than in half the creeds ; and so there does, the simple fact being that there is no ground whatever for faith in a creed. With... | |
| 1861 - 1148 pages
...but where the sciolist is apt to be confident, we may Bay for our friend in comparison with him, " There lives more faith in honest doubt, Believe me, than in half the creeds." When there is so much willfulness in men's opinions, and so much dogmatism in the world, it may be... | |
| 1871 - 878 pages
...wisdom. The ideal friend ' " touched a jarring lyre at first, But ever strove to make it true. Perplext in faith, but pure in deeds, At last he beat his music...than in half the creeds. He fought his doubts and gather'd strength, He would not make his j udgment blind, He faced the spectres of the mind And laid... | |
| 1871 - 808 pages
...wisdom. The ideal friend " touched a jarring lyre at first, But' ever strove to make it true. Perplext in faith, but pure in deeds, At last he beat his music...than in half the creeds. He fought his doubts and gather'd strength, He would not make his judgment blind, He faced the spectres of the mind And laid... | |
| 1853 - 672 pages
...subtle question versed, Who touched a jarring lyre at first, But ever strove to make it true. Porplext in faith, but pure in deeds, .At last he beat his...honest doubt, Believe me, than in half the creeds. f A thoughtful writer has said, that while there is a temper of mind inventive of doubts, the cleverness... | |
| John Kitto - 1866 - 524 pages
...acting as if they did." Then follows a passage which strongly reminds us of Tennyson's :— " Perplext in faith, but pure in deeds, At last he beat his music...than in half the creeds. " He fought his doubts and gather'd strength, He would not make his judgment blind, He faced the spectres of the mind And laid... | |
| American Academy of Arts and Sciences - 1893 - 482 pages
...patriotic; again it is of love or of nature. It is always pure, generally hopeful and believing. " There lives more faith in honest doubt, Believe me, than in half the creeds," writes Tennyson; and his sympathies are chiefly reserved for those doubts which are full of faith.... | |
| 430 pages
...watchwords and guiding principles of all nations. JOHN STERLING. IN TWO PARTS— PART II. Perplext in faith, but pure in deeds, At last he beat his music...honest doubt, Believe me, than in half the creeds. TENNYSON'S "In Mcmorlam" JOHN Sterling, for causes which Archdeacon Hare does not clearly state, but... | |
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