 Of all the causes which conspire to blind Man's erring judgment, and misguide the mind, What the weak head with strongest bias rules, Is Pride, the never-failing vice of.  Tacitus. Tr. by A. Murphy - Page 289de Publius Cornelius Tacitus - 1831Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Benjamin Martin - 1737 - 720 pages
...Vice of Fools. "Whatever Nature has in IVortb deny'd, She gives in large Recruits of needful Pride. For as in Bodies, thus in Souls, we find What wants in Blood and Spirits, fwell'd with [Wind : • Pride, where Wit fails, fteps in to their Dc[fence, And fills up all the mighty... | |
 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 pages
...of fools. Whatever Nature has in worth deny'd, 205 She gives in large recruits of needless pride ; For as in bodies, thus in souls, we find What wants in blood and spirits, swell'd with wind: Pride, where wit fails, steps in to our defence, And fills up all the mighty void of sense; 210 If... | |
 | 1803 - 228 pages
...vice of foois. . Whatever nature has in worth denied, She gives in large recruits of needful pride '. For as in bodies, thus- in souls we find, What wants in blood and spirits, svvall'd with wind ; Pride, where wit fails, steps in to our defence, And fills up all the mighty void... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 236 pages
...of fools. Whatever Nature has in worth deny'd, 205 She gives in large recruits of needlful pride : For as in bodies thus in souls we find, What wants in blood and spirits swell'd with wind : Pride, where wit fails, steps in tn our defence, And fills up all the mighty void of sense : 210... | |
 | 1806 - 408 pages
...Whatever Nature .has in worth deny'd, She gives in large recruits of needful Pride. For as in bodies, so in souls, we find What "wants in blood and spirits, swell'd with wind: Prid^ where Wit fails, steps in to our defence, And fills up all the mighty void of sense. If once... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...never-failing vice of fools. Whatever nature has in worth denied She gives in large recruits of needful pride : For as in bodies, thus in souls, we find What wants in blood and spirits, swell'd with wind: Pride, where wit fails, steps in to our defence, And fills up all the mighty void of sense : If once... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...never-foiling vice of fools. Whatever nature has in worth denied She gives in large recruits of needful pride : For as in bodies, thus in souls, we find What wants in blood and spirits, swell'd with wind : Pride, where wit fails, steps in to our defence, And fills up all the mighty void of sense : If once... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...vice of fools. Whatever nature has in worth deny'd V& she gives in large recruits of needful pride: for as in bodies thus in souls we find what wants in blood and spirits swell'd with wind' pride, where wit fails steps ill to our defence, »nd fills up all the mighty void of sense: 210 if... | |
 | 1810 - 234 pages
...vice of fools. Whatever nature has in worth denied, She gives in large recruits of needful pride ' For as in bodies, thus in souls we find, What wants in blood and spirits, swell'd with wind ; Pride, where wit fails, steps in to our defence, And fills up all the mighty void of sense. If once... | |
 | John Sabine - 1810 - 308 pages
...vice of fools. Whatever nature lias in worth denied, • She gives in large recruits of needful pride; For as in bodies, thus in souls, we find What wants in blood and spirits, swell'd -with wind : Pride, where wk fails, steps in to our de&nce, And fills up all the mighty void of sense. If once... | |
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