Awful Chaos

This should have been a noble creature
He hath all the energy
Which would have made a goodly frame of glorious elements
Had they been wisely mingled; as it is,
It is an awful chaos--light and darkness--
And mind and dust--and passions and pure thoughts,
Mix'd and contending without end or order,
All dormant or destructive.

Rest of excerpt (thanks Google!):
He will perish; and yet he must not.
For such are worth redemption; and my duty
Is to dare all things for a righteous end
I'll follow him--but cautiously, though surely.

So yeah...I'm glad I found the rest of the passage--Even awful chaos is worth redemption.

Fair enough.