 | Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - 1855 - 610 pages
...He hangs between, in doubt to aet or rest ; In doubt to deem himself a god or beasL Pope's Essay an Man. Superior beings when of late they saw A mortal man unfold all nature's law, Admir'd sueh wisdom in an earthly shape, And show'da Newton as we show an ape. Pope's Essay on Xan. A man so... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1856 - 134 pages
...heads to imitate the sun Go, teach eternal wisdom how to rule ; Then drop into thyself, and be a fool ! Superior beings, when of late they saw A mortal Man...law, Admir'd such wisdom in an earthly shape, And show'da Newton as wo show an ape. Could he, whose rules the rapid comet bind, Describe or fix one movement... | |
 | Alexander Pope, George Gilfillan - 1856 - 356 pages
...imitate the sun. Go, teach Eternal Wisdom how to rule — Then drop into thyself, and be a fool ! so Superior beings, when of late they saw A mortal man unfold all Nature's law, Admired such wisdom in an earthly shape, And show'da Newton as we show an ape. Could he, whose rules... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1856 - 352 pages
...imitate the sun. Go, teach Eternal Wisdom how to rule — Then drop into thyself, and be a fool ! so Superior beings, when of late they saw A mortal man unfold all Nature's law, Admired such wisdom in an earthly shape, And show'da Newton as we show an ape. Could he, whose rules... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1859 - 330 pages
...to imitate the sun, Go, teach Eternal Wisdom how to rule — Then drop into thyself, and be a fool ! Superior beings, when of late they saw A mortal man...law, Admir'd such wisdom in an earthly shape, And shoVd a Newton as we show an ape. Could he, whose rules the rapid comet bind, Describe or fix one movement... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1860 - 60 pages
...to imitate the sun. Go, teach Eternal Wisdom how to rule ; Then drop into thyself, and be a fool ! Superior beings, when of late they saw A mortal man unfold all Nature's law, Admired such wisdom in an earthly shape, And show'da Newton as we show an ape, Could he, whose rules... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1860 - 542 pages
...to imitate the sun. Go, teach Eternal Wisdom how to rule — Then drop into thyself, and be a fool ! Superior beings, when of late they saw A mortal man unfold all nature's law, Admired such wisdom in an earthly shape, And show'da NEWTON as we show an ape. Describe or fix one... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1860 - 632 pages
...to imitate the sun. Go, teach Eternal Wisdom how to ruleThen drop into thyself, and be a fool ! 81 Superior beings, when of late they saw A mortal man unfold all nature's law, Admired such wisdom in an earthly shape. And show'da Newton as we show an ape. Could ho, whose rules... | |
 | Goldwin Smith - 1861 - 248 pages
...the whole. There is truth as well as vigour in the lines of Pope on the discoveries of Newton : — " Superior beings, when of late they saw A mortal man unfold all Nature's law, Admired such wisdom in an earthly shape, And shewed a Newton as we shew an ape." If they could not... | |
 | Goldwin Smith - 1861 - 102 pages
...the whole. There is truth as well as vigour in the lines of Pope on the discoveries of Newton :— " Superior beings, when of late they saw A mortal man unfold all Nature's law, Admired such wisdom in an earthly shape, And shewed a Newton as we shew an ape." If they could not... | |
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Superior beings, when of late they saw A mortal man unfold all Nature's law, ' Admir'd such wisdom in an earthly shape, And show'da Newton as we show an ape. 
