 Reason's comparing balance rules the whole. Man, but for that, no action could attend, And, but for this, were active to no end: Fix'd like a plant on his peculiar spot, To draw nutrition, propagate, and rot: Or, meteor-like, flame lawless through the...  A Short Introduction to English Grammar: With Critical Notes - Page 146de Robert Lowth - 1791 - 156 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | David Booth - 1831 - 408 pages
...spoken, and that to what was first mentioned Thus, " Self-love, the spring of motion, acts the soul; Reason's comparing balance rules the whole: Man, but for that, no action could attend, And, but for MM, were active to no end." ***** " Some place the bliss in action, some in ease ; Those call it pleasure,... | |
 | Samuel B. EMMONS - 1832 - 168 pages
...operation still, Ascribe all good: to their improper, ill. Self-love, the spring of motion, acts the soul ; Reason's comparing balance rules the whole. Man, but...that, no action could attend, And, but for this, were active to no end: ^.Fix'cLJike a plant on his peculiar spot, To draw nutrition, propagate and rot:... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1835 - 350 pages
...Ueomm est Turn homo, cum temere ingenio confidit, et audet Abdita Naturse scrutari, arcanaque Divum. Man, but for that, no action could attend ; And, but for this, were active to no end : Fix'd like a plant on his peculiar spot, To draw nutrition, propagate, and rot ;... | |
 | David Booth - 1837 - 360 pages
...spoken, and that to the first mentioned : thus, " Self-love, the spring of motion, acts the soul ; Reason's comparing balance rules the whole ; Man,...that, no action could attend, And, but for this, were active to no end." POPE. " Some place the bliss in action, some in ease ; Those call it pleasure, and... | |
 | Samuel Drew - 1837 - 336 pages
...improper ill. " Self-love, the spring of motion, acts the soul : Reason's comparing balance weighs the whole. Man but for that no action could attend, And but for this were active to no end : Fixed like a plant to his peculiar spot, To draw nutrition, propagate, and rot:... | |
 | John Aikin - 1841 - 840 pages
...operation still, Ascribe all good, to their improper, ill. Self-love, the spring of million, acts the soul; n*-* active to no end : Fix'd like a plant on his peculiar spol ; To draw nutrition, propagate, and rot.... | |
 | 1842 - 1124 pages
...operation still, Ascribe all good; to their improper, ill. Self-love the spring of motion, acts the soul ; Reason's comparing balance rules the whole. Man, but...that, no action could attend, And, but for this, were active to no end; Fuc'd like a plant on his peculiar spot, To draw nutrition, propagate and rot; Or,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1843 - 826 pages
...operation still. Ascribe all good, to their improper, ill. Self-love, the spring of motion, acts the soul ; roar no more : a bleak expanse, Shagg'd o'er with...rocks, cheerless, and vof Of every lifc, that from the active to no end : Fix'd like a plant on his peculiar spot ; To draw nutrition, propagate, and rot,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1843 - 830 pages
...move or govern all : And to their proper operation still. Ascribe all good, to their improper, ill. , f supernal Power. " Is active to no end : Fix'd like a plant on his peculiar spot , To draw nutrition, propagate, and rot.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1844 - 94 pages
...Ascribe all good, to their improper, ill. / Self-love, the spring of motion, acts the soutj Reasons comparing balance rules the whole. » , Man, but for...that, no action could attend And, but for this, were active to no end.' Fix'd like a plant on his peculiar s] To draw nutrition, propagate, and i Or, meteor-like,... | |
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