 Stays till we call, and then not often near; But honest instinct comes a volunteer: Sure never to o'ershoot, but just to hit, While still too wide or short is human wit; Sure by quick nature happiness to gain, Which heavier reason labors at in vain.  The natural history of mankind - Page 173by Stephen Henry Ward - 1849 - 207 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 pages
...service, or but serves when prest ; Stays till we call, and then not often near, But honest instinct comes a volunteer, Sure never to o'ershoot, but just to hit. While still too wide or short is human wit ; go Sure by quick Nature happiness to gain, Which heavier reason labours at in vain. This, too, serves... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 pages
...service, or but serves when prest, Stays till we call, and then not often near; But honest instinct comes a volunteer, Sure never to o'er-shoot, but just to hit; While still toa wide or short is human wit; Sure by quick nature happiness to gain, Which heavier reason labours... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 pages
...service, or but serves when prest, Stays till we call, and then not often near, But honest instinct comes a volunteer ; Sure never to o'ershoot, but just to hit, While still too wide or short is human wit ; 90 Sure by quick Nature happiness to gain, Which heavier reason labours at in vain. This, too, serves... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 316 pages
...call, and then not often near; But honest instinct comes a volunteer, Sure never to o'ershoot, hut just to hit, While still too wide or short is human wit; 90 Sure hy quick nature happiness to gain, Which heavier reason lahours at in vain. This, too, serves... | |
 | 1808 - 408 pages
...and then not often near; But honest instinct comes a volunteer, Sure never tu o'ershoot, but jutftu hit; While still too wide or short is human wit ;...quick Nature happiness to gain, Which heavier reason lubours at in vain. This too serves always, reason never lonz: j One ini'st ;;n right, the other may... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pages
...service, or but serves when prest, Stays till we call, and then not often near; But honest Instinct comes ing in plenty, danger he forgets, Nor dreads the slav'ry of entangl loo wide or short is humnn Wit; Sure by quick Nature happiness to gain, Which heavier Reason labors... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 pages
...service, or but serves when prest. Stays till we call, and then nbt often near; But honest Instinct comes a volunteer, Sure never to o'ershoot, but just to hit ; While still too wide or short is human Wit; gp Sure by quick Nature happiness to gain, Which heavier Reason labours at in vain. This too serves... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 pages
...service, or but serves when prest, Stays till we call, and then not often near ; But honest instinct comes a volunteer, Sure never to o'ershoot, but just to hit ; While still too wide or short is human wit ; 90 Sure by quick nature happiness to gain, Which heavier reason labours at in vain. This too serves... | |
 | Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 pages
...service, or but serves when prest; Stays till we call, and then not often near, But honest instinct comes a volunteer ; Sure never to o'ershoot, but just to hit, While still too wide or short is human wit; 90 Sure by quick nature happiness to gain, Which heavier reason labours at iu vain. This too serves... | |
 | Richard Lobb - 1817 - 418 pages
...till we call, and then not often near; But honest instinct is a volunteer, Sure never to o'erstioot, but just to hit, While still too wide or short is human wit; Sure by quick naiure happiness to gain, Which heavier reason labours at in vain. This too serves always, reason never... | |
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