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" I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue, unexercised and unbreathed, that never sallies out and sees her adversary, but slinks out of the race where that immortal garland is to be run for, not without dust and f heat. "
The Oxford Book of English Prose - Page 224
by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch - 1925 - 1092 pages
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The Life and Poetical Works of the Rev. George Crabbe

George Crabbe - 1847 - 618 pages
...war faring Christian. I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue unexercised and (inbreathed, that never sallies out and sees her adversary, but...be run for, not without dust and heat. Assuredly we hrinç not innocence into the world ; we bring impurity much rather: that which purifies us is trial,...
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The Wesley banner and revival record [afterw.] The Wesley banner ..., Volume 2

Samuel Dunn - 1852 - 1074 pages
...ready with their auswer, " Custom ! Custom ! Ordinances ! Ordinances ! Fathers I " Milton, John. — I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue,...immortal garland is to be run for, not without dust and sweat. Nazianzen, Gregory. — Father of all through every hour, May I proclaim the Triune power, Enshrin'd...
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The Virginia Historical Register, and Literary Companion, Volumes 3-4

William Maxwell - 1850 - 502 pages
...Hooker. ACTIVE VIRTUE. I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue, uuexercised and uubreathed, that never sallies out and sees her adversary, but...garland is to be run for, not without dust and heat. — Milton. ON SEEING THE MOONBEAMS TREMBLING IN THE WATER. See here the fabling poet's dream, Diana...
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The Virginia Historical Register, and Literary Note Book, Volumes 3-4

William Maxwell - 1850 - 506 pages
...Hooker, ACTIVE VIRTUE. I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue, unexercised and uubreathed, that never sallies out and sees her adversary, but...garland is to be run for, not without dust and heat. — Milton. ON SEEING THE MOONBEAMS TREMBLING IN THE WATER. See here the fabling poet's dream, Diana...
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The Midland magazine and monthly review, ed. by J.J. Britton & J.N. Smith ...

Midland-metropolitan magazine - 1852 - 676 pages
...glass case in a drawing room," they too had sinned, and gone astray. As noble hearted Milton says, " He that can apprehend and consider vice with all her...garland is to be run for, not without dust and heat." Fit words these to accompany the extract we made above. " In the New Testament we have such matters...
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Kidd's Own Journal, Volume 3

1853 - 394 pages
...cloistered virtue, nnexcrciged and unbreathed ; that never Rallies oat and seea her adversary, and slinks out of the race where that immortal garland is to be run for, not without dust and heat. — MILTOX. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. WE RECEIVE FROM TIME TO TIME some verydistressing communications from...
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A Sickle for the Harvest

G. V. Maxham - 1854 - 192 pages
...therefore the state of man now is, what wisdom can there be to choose, what continence to forbear, without the knowledge of evil ? He that can apprehend...slinks out of the race where that immortal garland is run for, not without dust and heat. That virtue therefore, which is but a youngling in the contemplation...
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The New York Journal: An Illustrated Literary Periodical, Volume 1

1854 - 378 pages
...better, he is the true warfaring Christian. I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue, unexerciscd and unbreathed, that never sallies out and sees her...garland is to be run for, not without dust and heat. — John Milton. TESTIMONY то THE WOUTU OP THE POOR. — I have read books enough, arid observed...
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The Defender

1855 - 892 pages
...spirit, imbalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. — MILTON. CLOISTERED VIRTUE. I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue unexercised,...garland is to be run for, not without dust and heat. — MILTON. IMPOLICY OF PUNISHING OPINION. The punishing of arts enhances their authority; and a forbidden...
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The Life of the Rev. Robert Newton, D.D.

Thomas Jackson - 1855 - 424 pages
...Christianity from which he had himself derived the greatest advantage. He could neither practice nor " praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue, unexercised...garland is to be run for, not without dust and heat."* The single-mindedness and pious zeal of Dr. Newton were strikingly apparent through the whole of his...
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