Go, wiser thou! and, in thy scale of sense, Weigh thy opinion against providence; Call imperfection what thou fanciest such, Say, here He gives too little, there too much; Destroy all creatures for thy sport or gust, Yet cry, if man's unhappy, God's unjust... The headsman - Seite 161von James Fenimore Cooper - 1855 - 444 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| John Bell - 1796 - 524 Seiten
...scale of sense Weigh thy opinion against Providence; Call imperfection what thou fancy's! such; 115 Say here he gives too little, there too much ; Destroy all creatures for thy sport or gust, Yet cry-— If Man's unhappy, God's unjust. If man alone engross not Heav'n's high care, Alone made... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 Seiten
...in thy scale of sense, Weigh thy opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection what thou fancy'st such, Say, here he gives too little, there too much ; Destroy all creatures for thy sport or gust, Yet cry, if man's unhappy, God's unjust ; If man alone ingross not heav'n's high care, Alone made perfect... | |
| William Enfield - 1804 - 418 Seiten
...Seraph's fire ; But thinks , admitted to that equal sky , His faithful dog shall bear him company. Go , wiser thou ! and in thy scale of sense , Weigh...much;; Destroy all creatures for thy sport or gust , Yet cry , if man's unhappy God's unjust ; If man alone ingross not Heav'n's high care , Alone made... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 Seiten
...scale of sense Weigh thy opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection what thou fancy 'st such ; 115 Say here he gives too little, there too much ; Destroy all creatures for thy sport or gust, Yet cry, If Man's unhappy God's unjust ; If Man alone engross not Heav'n's high care, Alone made perfect... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1807 - 316 Seiten
...scale of sense Weigh thy opinion against Providence; Call imperfection what thou fancy 'st such; 115 Say here he gives too little, there too much; Destroy all creatures for thy sport or gust, Yet cry, if man's unhappy, God's unjust; If man alone engross not Heav'n's high care, Alone made perfect... | |
| William Enfield - 1808 - 434 Seiten
...no Seraph's fire : But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company. Go, wiser thou! and in thy scale of sense, Weigh thy...here he gives too little, there too much : Destroy alt creatures for thy sport or gust, Yet cry, if man's unhappy, God's unjust ; If man »lone engross... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 Seiten
...and in thy scale of seme Weigh thy opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection what thon fancy's! such ; Say here he gives too little, there too much ; Destroy all creatures for thy sport or gust, Yet cry, if man's unhappy, God's unjust; If man alone engross not Heaven's high care, Alone made perfect... | |
| Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 Seiten
...and in thy scale of sense Weigh thy opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection what thon fancy'st such ; Say here he gives too little, there too much ; Destroy all creatures for thy sport or gust, Yet cry, if man's unhappy, God's unjust; If man alone engross not Heaven's high care, Alone made perfect... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1810 - 262 Seiten
...seraph's fire : But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, ••His faithful dog shall bear him company. Go, wiser thou ! and in thy scale of sense) , Weigh...such, Say here he gives too little, there too much. In pride, in reas'ning pride, our error lies ; All quit their sphere, and rush into the skies. Pride... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 Seiten
...in thy scale of sense, Weigh thy opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection what thou fancy'st such ; Say, here he gives too little, there too much; Destroy all creature* for thy sport or gust, Yet say, if man's unhappy, God's unjust; If man alone ingross not... | |
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