 | Alexander Pope - 1768 - 726 pagina’s
...abodes, 115 Men would be *Angel?, .Angels would be Gods . tAfpir'mg to be Gods, // Angels fell, tAfpiring to be Angels, Men rebel .»And who but wishes to invert the Laws Of ORDER, fins again/I th' Eternal Caufe. 130 V. »ASK for what end the hea-unly Bodies shine? Earth for wbofe... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1772 - 374 pagina’s
...abodes, JMen would be Angels, Angels would be Gods. Afpiring to be Gods , if Angels 'ell ; Afpiring to be Angels, Men rebel : And who but wishes to invert the laws Of ORDER, fins againft th' Eternal Caufe. ij« V. Ask for what end the heav'nly bodies shine, Earth for whofe... | |
 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 pagina’s
...ingross not Heav'n's high care, erfect here, immortal there, 120 Pride still is aiming at the bless'd abodes, Men would be angels, angels would be gods, Aspiring to be gods, if angelsfell, Aspiring to be angels men rebel ; And who but wishes to invert the laws Of Order sins against... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 1164 pagina’s
...Heaven¿s peculiar c¿re, Alone made happy when he will, and where? VoL.11. D Pride Still is aimingat the bleSt abodes, Men would be Angels, Angels would be Gods. ASpiring to be Gods, if Angels fell, .Atpiripg to be Angels, Men rebel : .. ; ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ And who but ¿,ithes to invert the laws - .-... | |
 | 1796 - 504 pagina’s
...aiming at the bless'd abode Men would be angels, angels would be j Aspiring to be gods, if angelsfell, Aspiring to be angels men rebel; And who but wishes to invert the laws Of Order sins against th' Eternal Cause. V. Ask for what end the heav'nly bod Earth for whose use ? Pride answers, " " For... | |
 | George Campbell - 1801 - 404 pagina’s
...differently. Such an antithesis on the words men, angels, and gods, you have in the two following couplets: Pride still is aiming at the blest abodes ; MEN would be ANGELS, || ANGELS would be coos. Aspiring to be GODS, || if ANGELS fell ; — Aspiring to be ANGELS, || MEN rebel f. The like... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 218 pagina’s
...our error lies; All quit their sphere, and rash into the skies. Pride still is aiming at the bless'd abodes, Men would be angels, angels would be gods....but wishes to invert the laws Of order, sins against th' Eternal Cause. V. Ask for what end the heav'nly bodies shine, Earth for whose use ? Pride answers,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 pagina’s
...balance and the rod, Rejudge his justice, be the god of God. In pride, in reas'ning pride, our error lies ; All quit their sphere, and rush into the skies. Pride still is aiming at the bless'd abodes, 125 Men would be angels, angels would be gods. Aspiring to be gods if angels fell,... | |
 | Samuel Shuckford - 1808 - 428 pagina’s
...of his life, but, In reas'ning pride our error lies, All quit their sphere, and rush into the skies: Men would be angels, angels would be gods: Aspiring...rebel: And who but wishes to invert the laws Of order, sin against the Eternal Cause. POPE, ubi sup. faction. It is impossible, they lliink, tli.it such :i... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 262 pagina’s
...such, Say here he gives too little, there too much. In pride, in reas'ning pride, our error lies; AH quit their sphere, and rush into the skies. Pride...angels, angels would be gods. Aspiring to be gods, if angeis fell, Aspiring to be angels, men rebel; And who but wish ;s to invert the laws Of order, sins... | |
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lies; All quit their sphere, and rush into the skies. Pride still is aiming at the blest abodes ; Men would be angels, angels would be gods. Aspiring to be gods, if angels fell, Aspiring to be angels, men rebel: And who but wishes to invert the laws Of... 
