 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 pages
...dcfcend, Explain his own beginning or his end? Alas, what wonder ! Man's fuperior part Uncheck'd may rife, and climb from art to art ; But when his own great work is but begun, What Reafon weaves, by Paffion is undone. Trace Science then, with Modefty thy guide ; Firft ftrip off all... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 pages
...Could he, whose rules the rapid comet bind, Describe or fix one movement of his mind ? Who saw its fires here rise and there descend, Explain his own...but begun, What reason weaves, by passion is undone. Trace science then with modesty thy guide ; First strip off all her equipage of pride ; Deduct w'hat... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 pages
...Could he, whose rules the rapid comet bind, 35 Describe or fix one movement of hi s mind ? Who saw its fires here rise and there descend, Explain his own...part Uncheck'd may rise, and climb from art to art ; 40 But when his own great work is but begun, What Reason weaves by passion is undone. Trace Science... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...Could He, whose rules the rapid comet hind, Describe or fix one movement of his mind ? Who saw its fires here rise, and there descend, Explain his own...climb from art to art ; But when his own great work ia but begun, What reason weaves by passion is undone. Trace science then, with modesty thy guide :... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 316 pages
...one movement of his mind? Who iaw its fires here rise and there descend, Explain his own heginning or his end? Alas! what wonder! man's superior part Uncheck'd may rise, and climh from art to art; 40 But when his own great work is hut hegun, What reason, weaves, hy passion... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...ape. Could He, whose rules the rapid comet bind, Describe or fix one movement of his mind? Who saw its fires here rise, and there descend, Explain his own...but begun, What reason weaves by passion is undone. Trace science then, with modesty thy guide : First strip otf all her equipage of pride ; Deduct what... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 702 pages
...Explain his own begiuning or has end; Alas, whatwonder! Man"s superior part Uncheck'd may rise, and clunb from art to art; But when his own great work is but begun, What reason weaves, by passion is undone. Trace science then, with modesty thy guids ; First strip off all her equipage of pride ; Dednct what... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...there descend, Explain his own begiuning or his end ? Alas! what wonder! man's superior part Uucheck'd may rise, and climb from art to art ; But when his own great work is bat began, What reason weaves by passion is undone. Trace science then, with modesty thy guide : First... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 pages
...ape. Could he, whose rules the rapid comet bind, Describe or fix one movement of his mind ! Who saw iU fires here rise and there descend, Explain his own beginning or his end ? Alas, what wondef 1 Man's superior part Uncheok'd may rise, and climb from art to art .'•<} But when his own... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 pages
...Could he, whose rules the rapid comet bind, Describe or fix one movement of his mind ! Who saw its fires here rise and there descend. Explain his own beginning or his end? Ala;, what wonder ! Man's superior part Uncheck'd may rise, and climb from art to art ;40 But when... | |
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Describe or fix one movement of his mind? Who saw its fires here rise, and there descend, Explain his own beginning, or his end? 
