 | Alexander Pope - 1821 - 254 pages
...sphere ^ To the first good , first perfect , and first fair ; Or tread the mazy round his follow'rs trod ; And quitting sense call imitating God; As Eastern...thyself , and be a fool ! Superior beings , when of latc they saw A moral Man unfold all Nature'» law , Admir'd such wisdom in an earthly shape , And... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1821 - 86 pages
...sphere, To the first good, first perfect, and first fair ; Or tread the mazy round his follow'rs trod, 25 And quitting sense call imitating God ; As eastern...to rule — Then drop into thyself, and be a fool ! 30 Superior beings, when of late they saw A mortal man unfold all nature's law, AdmirM such wisdom... | |
 | William Ray - 1821 - 272 pages
...air, antl stem the tides; Instruct the planets in what course to run, Correct oid Time, and regulate the sun ! Go, teach ETERNAL WISDOM how to rule, Then drop into thyself, and be a fool. POPE. GO, impious mortal ! merry make, And place thy deathless soul at stake, Against a little fun... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1821 - 268 pages
...empyreal sphere, To the first good, first perfect, and first fair; Or tread the mazy round his follow'rs trod, And quitting sense call imitating God ; As eastern priests in giddy circles run, And lurn their heads to imitate the Sun. Go, teach Eternal Wisdom how to rule — Then drop into thyself,... | |
 | Robert Waln - 1821 - 240 pages
...CUCKOO'S NEST. CHAPTER VIII. LOTTERIES AND QUACKS. Then is an ape, a doctor to such a man. Shahsp. Go teach eternal wisdom how to rule — Then drop into thyself and be a fool. PopeAs it regards the spirit of the crime, Quack medicines are as much instruments of murder as the... | |
 | 1822 - 284 pages
...empyreal sphere, To the first good, first perfect, and first fair; Or tread the mazy round his followers trod, And quitting sense call imitating God ; As eastern...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 - 1822 - 370 pages
...astronomy and navigation ; and which proved of equal honour to the wonderful sagacity of Newton. W. As eastern priests in giddy circles run, And turn...to rule — Then drop into thyself, and be a fool. 30 Superior Beings, when of late they saw A mortal Man unfold all Nature's law, Admir'd such wisdom... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 372 pages
...astronomy and navigation ; and which proved of equal honour to the wonderful sagacity of Newton. W. As eastern priests in giddy circles run, And turn...to rule — Then drop into thyself, and be a fool. 30 Superior Beings, when of late they saw A mortal Man unfold all Nature's law, Admir'd such wisdom... | |
 | Thomas Brown - 1822 - 552 pages
...Sun ; Go, soar with Plato to th' empyreal spbere, To the first {rood, first perfect, and first fair ; Go, teach Eternal Wisdom how to rule — Then drop into thyself, and be a fool !"* That man should know so much of the universe, and so verv little ut'fiimsilf, is, indeed, one of... | |
 | Martin MACDERMOT, Martin M'Dermot - 1823 - 434 pages
...sun ; Go, soar with Plato to th' empyreal sphere, To the first good, first perfect, and first fair ; Go, teach eternal wisdom how to rule, Then drop into thyself, and be a fool ! A French poet, M. Millevoye, availing himself of this doctrine, at present so popular and so fashionable... | |
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And quitting sense call imitating God; As Eastern priests in giddy circles run, And turn their heads to imitate the sun. Go, teach Eternal Wisdom how to rule — Then drop into thyself, and be a fool! 
