 | Christopher Anstey, John Anstey - 1808 - 600 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....is just, the sage replies ; Thy virtue proves thee only wise ; Pride often guides the author s pen, Books as affected are as men ; But he who studies... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pages
...contemplation; And- from the most minute and meau A virtuous mind can morals glean. Thy fame is just, the Sas;c d Bnbantio turns to fame, Lr.iriiL, to mistake, norknows...thoughts in nice disorder let, And takes a memorandum t Krom certain truth his maxims draws ; And those, without our schools, suffice To make men moral, good,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 582 pages
...Thus evi _ • object of creation Can furnish hints to contemplation } And from the most minute aud mean, A virtuous mind can morals glean." " Thy fame...studies Nature's laws, From certain truth his maxims drawn; And those, without our schools, suffice To make men mural, good, and v. ii. " TO MIS HIGHNESS... | |
 | Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 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:... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 262 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; M Thy virtue proves thee truly wise. Pride often guides the author's pen, Books as affected are as... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 596 pages
...object of creation • '.in furnish hints to contemplation ; 4i I from the most minute and mean, L virtuous mind can morals glean. " • " Thy fame is just," the sage replies ; 1 Thy virtue proves thec truly wise., 'ride often guides the author's pen; looks as aft'octed are... | |
 | John Gay - 1811 - 478 pages
...'And, from the most minute and mean, A vii'tuoas mind can merais glcan. Thy fame is jnst, the sape replies ; Thy virtue proves thee truly wise. Pride...author's pen ; Books as affected are as men : But he who studios Naturc's laws From certain truth his maxims draws ; And those, withont our schools, sufficc... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1812 - 378 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 j " Thy virtue proves thee truly wise. Pride often guides the author's pen^ Books as affected are as... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1813 - 276 pages
...most minute and mean, A virtuous mind ean morals glean." '. Thy fame is just," the sage replies -r " Thy virtue proves thee truly 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,... | |
 | William Scott - 1814 - 424 pages
...venom in their bite : Thus every object of creation Can furnish hints for contemplation. And from the most minute and mean, A virtuous mind can morals glean....replies : Thy virtue proves thee truly wise. Pride oftert guides the author's pen j Books as affected are as men : « But he who studies nature's laws,... | |
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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. 
