 | 1808 - 408 pages
...! Pride is still aiming at the blest abodes ; Men would he angels, aujels would be Gods. Aspirin:; to be Gods, if angels fell, Aspiring to be angels, men rebel : And who hut wishes to invert the Ian s Of order, sins against tb" Internal Cause. Ask for « liât end the... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pages
...abodes ; VIen would be Angels, Angels would be Gods. Lspiring to be Gocls, if Angels fell, Ispiring ing tears they know not why, Lift up their little hands, and cr Jl Order, sins against th' F.ternal Cause. Vsk for what end the heavenly bodies shine, iarth for whose... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 pages
...errour lies j All quit their sphere, and rush into the skied Pride still is aiming at the blest abodes, Men would be angels, angels would be gods. Aspiring...angels, men rebel : And who but wishes to invert the law* Of order, sins against th' Eternal Cause. 139 V. Ask for what end the heavenly bodies shine, Earth... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 262 pages
...error lies ; All quit their sphere, and rush into the skies. Pride still is aiming at the blest abodes, Men would be angels, angels would be gods. Aspiring...fell, Aspiring to be angels, men rebel ; And who but wish :s to invert the laws Of OEDER, sins against th' ETERNAL CAUSE. •.i PO?L SECTION X. SELFISHNESS... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 pages
...would be angels, angels would be godg. Aspiring to be godt, if angels fell, Aspiring to be angels, m#n rebel : • And who but wishes to invert the laws Of order, sins against th' Eternal Cau«e, 1 *>5 V. Ask forwhat end the heavenly bodie* shine, . Earth for whose use ? Pride answers,... | |
 | William Warburton, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 454 pages
...use of Man ; without the least regard to any other of God's creatures. Ask for what end the heavenly Bodies shine, Earth for whose use ? PRIDE answers,...'Tis for mine'. For me, kind Nature wakes her genial power, Suckles each herb, and spreads out ev'ry flower ; Annual for me, the grape, the rose, renew... | |
 | William Warburton - 1811 - 444 pages
...use of Man ; without the least regard to any other of God's creatures. Ask for what end the heavenly Bodies shine, Earth for whose use ? PRIDE answers,...'Tis for mine: For me, kind Nature wakes, her genial power, •'-.•• Suckles each herb, and spreads out ev'ry flower ; Annual Annual for me, the grape,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1812 - 378 pages
...error lies ; All quit their sphere, and rush into the skies. Pride still is aiming at the blest abodes; Men would be angels, angels would be gods. Aspiring to be gods, if angels fell, Aspiring to b- angels, men rebel : And who but wishes to invert the laws Of ORDER, sins against th' ETERNAL CAUSE.... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1813 - 276 pages
...error lies ; AM quit their sphere, and rush into the skies. Pride still is aiming at the blest abodes, Men would be angels, angels would be gods. Aspiring...invert the laws Of ORDER, sins against th' ETERNAL «AUSK. rore. SECTION X. . Selfishness Reproved. HAS God, thou fool ! work'd solely for thy good, Thy... | |
 | Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 pages
...lies ; All quit their sphere, and rush into the skies. Pride still is aiming at the blest abodes, 125 Men would be angels, angels would be gods. Aspiring...the laws Of order, sins against th' Eternal cause. ISO Ask for what end the heav'nly bodies shine, Earth for whose use ? Pride answers,' 'Tis for mine... | |
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Pride, our error lies; All quit their sphere, and rush into the skies. Pride still is aiming at the blest abodes, Men would be Angels, Angels would be Gods. Aspiring to be Gods, if Angels fell, Aspiring to be Angels, Men rebel: And who but wishes to invert... 
