 | John Bell - 1797 - 424 pages
...venom in their bite. Thus ev'ry object of creation Can furnish hints to contemplation ; 70 And from the most minute and mean A virtuous mind can morals glean....wise. Pride often guides the author's pen; Books as aflected are as men : But he who studies Nature's laws From certain truth his maxims draws ; And those,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1799 - 408 pages
...mind can moral1; glean." " Thy fame is juft," the fage replies; " Thy virtue proves thee truly wife. Pride often guides the author's pen, Books as affected are as men : But he who fludies Nature's laws, From certain truth his maxims draws ; And thofe, without our fchools, fuffice... | |
 | John Gay - 1799 - 250 pages
...in their bite. Thus ev'ry object of creation Can'furnifh hints to contemplation; And from the nioft minute and mean, A virtuous mind can morals glean. Thy fame is juft, the fage replies; Thy virtue proves thee truly wife. Pride often guides the author's pen, Books... | |
 | 1800 - 322 pages
...venom in their bite. Thus ev'ry object of creation Can furnish hints to contemplation; And from the most minute and mean, A virtuous mind can morals glean. Thy fame is just, the sage replies ; Thy virtues prove thee truly wise. Pride often guides the author's pen ; Books as affected art: as men... | |
 | John Gay, Edward Moore - 1800 - 260 pages
...in their bite. Thus, ev'ry object of creation / Can furnish hints to contemplation ; And, from the most minute and mean, A virtuous mind can morals glean. Thy fame is jnst, the sage replies; Thy virtue proves thee truly wise. Pride often guides the author's pen ; Books... | |
 | 1806 - 330 pages
...venom in their bite. Thus ev'ry object of creation Can furnish hints to contemplation ; And from the most minute and mean, A virtuous mind can morals glean. Thy fame is just, the sage replies; Thy virtues prove thee truly wise. Pride often guides the author's pen ; Books as affected are as men:... | |
 | John Gay - 1806 - 178 pages
...object of creation Can furnish hints to contemplation ; And from the most minute and mean, A virtnous mind can morals glean.' ' Thy fame is just, (the Sage replies) Thy virtue proves thee truly wise. 1'ride often guides the author's pen; Books as affected are as men : But he who studies Nature's laws,... | |
 | Young gentleman - 1807 - 314 pages
...in their hite, Tims ev'ry ohjeet of creation Can forni(h hints to contemplation ; And trom the moll minute and mean, A virtuous mind can morals glean. Thy fame is juft, the iage replies ; Thy virtue proves thee truly wife. Pride often guides the author's pen ; liooks... | |
 | John Gay, Thomas Park - 1808 - 322 pages
...venom in their hite. F Tims every object of creation Can furnish hints to contemplation ; And from the most minute and mean, A virtuous mind can morals glean.'...virtue proves thee truly wise. Pride often guides the anthor's pen; Books as affected are as men : But he who studies Nature's laws, From certain truth his... | |
 | John Gay - 1808 - 146 pages
...of ereation Can furnish hmts to eontemplation, And from the most minute and mean A virtuous mind ean morals glean. Thy fame is just, the Sage replies,...wise ; Pride often guides the author's pen, Books as affeeted are as men. But he who studies Nature's laws From eertain truth his maxims draws. And those,... | |
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Pride often guides the author's pen, Books as affected are as men : But he who studies nature's laws, From certain truth his maxims draws :. And those without our schools suffice To make men moral, good, and wise. 
