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... Cooper's Works: The headsman - Seite 289von James Fenimore Cooper - 1842Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 Seiten
...and in thy scale of sense, Weigh thy opinion against providence; Call imperfection what thou fancy'st noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy ! Thee chauntress oft the woods among I woo to hear Yet say, if man's unhappy, God's unjust ; If man alone ingross not heaven's high care, Alone made perfect... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1824 - 84 Seiten
...and 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 engross not Heaven's high, care, Alone made... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1824 - 422 Seiten
...I have been so careful to preserve them. Warburton. Call imperfection what thou fanciest 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 - 1824 - 430 Seiten
...I have been so careful to preserve them. Warburton. Call imperfection what thou fanciest 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... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1824 - 308 Seiten
...him) behold, No fiet.ds torment, n0 Chrislians thirst for gold. 9. To BE, contents hn naluoil de-ire ; Call imperfection what thou fanciest such ; Say here he gives too little, there too much : In pride, iu reas'ning pride, our error lies ; All quit their sphere, and rush into the skies. Pride... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1825 - 536 Seiten
...seraph's fire ; 110 But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company. IV. Go, wiser thou ! and in thy scale of sense, Weigh...much : Destroy all creatures for thy sport or gust, Yet say, if man's unhappy, God's unjust : If man alone engross not Heaven's high care, Alone made perfect... | |
| British anthology - 1825 - 460 Seiten
...seraph's fire ; But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company. 4. Go, wiser thou ! and in thy scale of sense Weigh thy...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... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1825 - 270 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...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.... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1826 - 286 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...such ; Say here he gives too little, there too much. — 6 In pride, in reas'ning pride, our error lies; All quit their sphere and rush into the skies.... | |
| Lindley Murray, John Walker - 1826 - 314 Seiten
...sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company. I Go, wiser thou ! and in thy scale of sense, » Weigjh thy opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection...] Say here he gives too little, there too much.— -i 6. In pride, in reas'ning pride, our error lies ; All quit their sphere, and rush into the skies.... | |
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