 Two Principles in human nature reign; Self-love, to urge, and Reason, to restrain; Nor this a good, nor that a bad we call, Each works its end, to move or govern all: And to their proper operation still, Ascribe all Good; to their improper, 111.  An essay on man. Cornish ed - Seite 35von Alexander Pope - 1798Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Alexander Pope - 1890 - 562 Seiten
...arts; Then see how little the remaining sum, Which served the past, and must the times to come ! H Two principles in human nature reign; Self-love, to...their improper, ill Self-love, the spring of motion, acts1 the soul; Reason's comparing balance rules the whole. Man, but for that, no action could attend,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1787 - 396 Seiten
...nature reign ; Self-love, to urge, and Reafon, to reftrain ; Nor this a good, nor that a bad we call, 55 Each works its end, to move or govern all : And to their proper operation ftill, Afcribe all Good; to their improper, III. Self-love, the fpring of motion, afts the foul ; Reafon's... | |
 | William Scott - 1789 - 416 Seiten
...triumphs ! Cicero. iy. Two principles in human nature reign, Self-love to urge, and reafon to reftrain : Nor this a good, nor that a bad we call ; Each works its end — to move or govern all. Pof:. 16. In point. of fermons, 'tis confeft \ Our Englifh clergy make the beft i But this appears,... | |
 | Fulke Greville - 1790 - 304 Seiten
...before that, — " Two principles in human nature reign, " Self-love to urge, and Reafon to reftrain; " Nor this a good, nor that a bad, we call, " Each works its end, to move or govern all." Still further he fays, — " The aclion of the flronger to fufpend, " Reafon flill ufc, to reafon ftill... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 398 Seiten
...nature reign; Self-love, to urge, and Reafon, to reftrain; Nor this a good, nor that a bad we call, 55 Each works its end, to move or govern all : And to their proper operation ftill, Afcribe all Good, to their improper, III. Self-love, the fpring of motion, afts the foul; Reafon's... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 Seiten
...reign j >clf-lovc to urge, and Rcafon to rcftrain ; STor this a good, nor that a bad we call, iach w-orks its end, to move or govern all ! And to their proper operation ftill, Afcribe all Good ; to their improper, 111. Self-love, the fpring of motion, ans the foul; icalon's... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 Seiten
...the- time to come ! Two Principles in human nature reign , Self-love to urge, and Reafon to rcftrain : horfe's i» end, to move or govern all : And to their proper operation (ii ii Afcribe all Good; to their improper,... | |
 | James Roach - 1793 - 274 Seiten
...B 3 II. Two II. Two principles in human nature reign' ? Self-love, to urge, amtreafon, toreflrain; Nor this a good, nor that a bad we call, Each works...move or govern all : And to their proper operation flill, Afcnbe all good, to tlieir improper, ill. Self-love, the fprmg of monon, a£h the foul ; Rcafon's... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1795 - 594 Seiten
...AND SELF-LOVE. . TWO Principles in human nature reign; Self-love, to urge, and Reafon, to reftrain; Nor this a good, nor that a bad we call, Each works...move or govern all: And to their proper operation ftill, Afcribeall Good, to their improper 111. Self-love, the fpring of motion, acts the foul; Reafon's... | |
 | Mr. Addison - 1795 - 608 Seiten
...i| SELF-LOVE. TWO Principles inhuman nature reign; .. Self-love, to urge, and Reafon, to reftrain; Nor this a good, nor that a bad we call, Each works...move or govern all: And to their proper operation ftill, Afcribe all Good, to their improper 111. , Self-love, the fpring of motion, afts the foul; ,... | |
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