 | 1739 - 480 pages
...Paffions overturn as faft as Reafon can build up. " Alas, what Wonder! Man's fuperior Part " Uncheck'd may rife, and climb from Art to Art ; " But when his own great Work is but begun, <c What Reafon weaves, by Paflion is undone. This is a plain Account of the Poet's fine Reafoning in... | |
 | William Warburton - 1742 - 220 pages
...defcribes, when it Alas, 7<f ./.COMMENTARY « Alas, what Wonder ! Man's fuperior Part Unchecked may rife, and climb from Art to Art; But when his Own...but begun, What Reafon weaves, by Paffion is undone. Here we fee, at the fifth Line, the Poet turns from Newton, and fpeaks of Man and his Nature in general.... | |
 | William Ayre, Edmund Curll - 1745 - 432 pages
...defceftd, Explain his own Beginning, or his End ? Alas what Wonder ! Man's fuperior Part Uncheck'd may rife, and climb from Art to Art ; But when his own...but begun, What Reafon weaves, by Paffion is undone. ' ' ••*••'. * . . The Poet goes on to difcover his own Mind, and begins to point out to us... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 272 pages
...between two Comets a coincidence in their perihelions, and a perfeft agreement in their velocities. But when his own great work is but begun, What Reafon weaves, by Paffion is undone. Trace Science then, with Modefty thy guide ; Firft ftrip off all her equipage of Pride ; Deduct what... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 274 pages
...between two Comets a coincidence in their perihelions, and a perfeft agreement in their velocities. But when his own great work is but begun, What Reafon weaves, by Paffion is undone. Trace Science then, with Modefty thy guide ; Firft ftrip off all her equipage of Pride; Deduct what... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 378 pages
...ESSAYONMA N. 47 Alas what wonder ! Man's fuperior part Uncheck'd may rife, and climb from art to art j \9 But when his own great work is but begun, What Reafon weaves, by Paffion is undone. Trace Science then, with Modefty thy guide j Firft ftrip off all her equipage of Pride ; Deduct what... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1754 - 238 pages
...his end > ' Alas what wonder ! Man's fuperior part Uncheck'd may rife, and climb from art to art; 40 But when his own great work is but begun, What Reafon weaves, by Paffion is undone. Trace Science then, with Modefty thy guide ; Firft ftrip off all her equipage of Pride; Deduft what... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1757 - 234 pages
...MAN. 21 Alas what wonder ! Man's fuperior part • Uncheck'd may rife, and climb from art to art ; 40 But when his own great work is but begun, What Reafon weaves, by Paffion is undone. Trace Science then, with Modefty thy guide ; Firft ftrip off all her equipage of Pride ; . Deduct but... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1762 - 370 pages
...his end? Alas what wonder ! Alan's fuperior part Uncheck'd may rife, and climb from art to art; 40 But when his own great work is but begun , What Reafon weaves , by Paffion is undone. Trace Science then , with Modefty thy guide; Firft ftrip off all her equipage of Pride; Dedudt what... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1762 - 160 pages
...or his end? Alas what wonder! man's fuperior part Uncheck'd may rife, and climb from art to art ; 40 But when his own great work is but begun , What reafon weaves , by pajjion is undone. Two principles in human Nature reign; Setf-Love, to urge, and Reafon, to reßrain... | |
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Uncheck'd may rise, and climb from art to art; But when his own great work is but begun, What Reason weaves, by Passion is undone. Trace Science then, with modesty thy guide; First strip off... 
