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" Self-love but serves the virtuous mind to wake, As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake; The centre moved, a circle straight succeeds, Another still, and still another spreads; Friend, parent, neighbour, first it will embrace; His country next; and... "
The Christian World: The Magazine of the American and Foreign Christian Union - Page 113
1866
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Cobbett's Weekly Political Register, Volume 11

1807 - 542 pages
...human soul Must lise from individual to the whole. Self love but serves the virtuous mind to wake, As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake ; The centre moved, a circle strait succeeds, Another still and still another spreads ; Friend, parent, neighbour, first it will...
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Varieties in woman, a novel

Varieties - 1819 - 774 pages
...soul " Must rise from individuals to the whole : " Self-love but serves the virtuous mind to wake, " As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake ; " The...succeeds " Another still and still another spreads ; " Wide and more wide the o'erflowings of the " mind, " Take every creature in, of every kind : "...
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Maurice Powell

Maurice Powell (fict. name.) - 1821 - 910 pages
...human nature, sweetly and truly sang, '' Self-love but serves the virtuous mind to wake, As the smooth pebble stirs the peaceful lake ; The centre moved,...Another still, and still another spreads : Friend, parent, neighbour, first it will embrace, His country next, and next all human race." Our hero thus...
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The British poets, including translations, Volume 41

British poets - 1822 - 276 pages
...human soul Must rise from individual to the whole. Self-love but serves the virtuous mind to wake, As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake ; The...Another still, and still another spreads ; Friend, parent, neighbour, first it will embrace; His country next, and next all human race; Wide and more...
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Lectures on the Philosophy of the Human Mind, Volume 2

Thomas Brown - 1822 - 546 pages
...reflecting on the enjoyments that are thus to be obtained. Self-lore but serves the virtuous mind to wake, As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake ; The...Another still, and still another spreads : Friend, parent, neighbour, first it will embrace, His country next, and next all human race. Wide and more...
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Political Fragments of Archytas, Charondas, Zaleucus, and Other Ancient ...

1822 - 150 pages
...from whence they were derived. The lines are these: " Self love but serves the virtuous mind to wake, As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake, The centre...Another still, and still another spreads, Friend, parent, neighbour first it will embrace, His country next, and next all human race ; Wide and more...
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THE KEY TO THE EXERCISES FOR THE ILLUSTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RULES ...

W. JILLARD HORT - 1822 - 156 pages
...human loul Must rise from individual to the whole; Self-love but serves the virtuous mind to wake, As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake. The centre...Another still, and still another spreads. Friend, parent, neighbour, first it will embrace; His country next, and next, all human race. Wide and more...
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The Edinburgh Magazine and Literary Miscellany, Volume 91

1823 - 832 pages
...philanthropy ; he felt for all mankind, but it was after the manner so beautifully described by Pope: As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake, The centre...Another still, and still another spreads ; Friend, parent, neighbour, first it will embrace, His country next, and next ail human race. His father Lad...
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The British anthology; or, Poetical library, Volumes 3-4

British anthology - 1825 - 460 pages
...human soul Must rise from individual to the whole. Self-love but serves the virtuous mind to wake, As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake ; The...Another still, and still another spreads ; Friend, parent, neighbour, first it will embrace; His country next, and next all human race ; Wide and more...
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The Poetical Works of Alex. Pope: With a Sketch of the Author's Life

Alexander Pope - 1825 - 536 pages
...human son i Must rise from individual to the whole. Self-love but serves the virtuous mind to wake, As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake ; The...Another still, and still another spreads ; Friend, parent, neighbour, first it will embrace ; His country next, and next all human race ; Wide and more...
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