Parts it may ravage, but preserves the whole. On life's vast ocean diversely we sail, Reason the card, but Passion is the gale ; Nor God alone in the still calm we find, He mounts the storm, and walks upon the wind. Essai sur l'homme - Pagina 26door Alexander Pope - 1850 - 82 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
| Alexander Pope - 1824 - 430 pagina’s
...be temperate and stayed, if the affections, a* winds, did not put it into tumult." Bowles. Ver. 109. Nor God alone in the still calm we find ; He mounts the storm, and walks upon the wind.] The translator turns it thus : " Dieu lui-meme, Dieu sort de son profond repos." And so, makes an Epicurean... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1824 - 422 pagina’s
...not rest : The rising tempest puts in act the soul, 105 Parts it may ravage, but preserves the whole. On life's vast ocean diversely we sail, Reason the card, but Passion is the gale ; COMMENTARY. Ver. 105. The rising tempest puts in act the soul,] But as it was from observation of... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1824 - 424 pagina’s
...not rest : The rising tempest puts in act the soul, 105 Parts it may ravage, but preserves the whole. On life's vast ocean diversely we sail, Reason the card, but Passion is the gale ; COMMENTARY. Ver. 105. The rising tempest puts in act the soul^] But as it was from observation of... | |
| British anthology - 1825 - 460 pagina’s
...not rest ; The rising tempest puts in act the soul ; Parts it may ravage, but preserves the whole. On life's vast ocean diversely we sail, Reason the...and walks upon the wind. Passions, like elements, though born to fight, Yet, mix'd and soften'd, in his work unite : These 'tis enough to temper and... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1825 - 536 pagina’s
...care ; Those, that imparted, court a nobler aim, Exalt their kind, and take some virtue's name. 100 Nor God alone in the still calm we find, He mounts the storm, and walks upon the wind. 110 Passions, like elements, though born to fight, Yet, mix'd and soften'd, ia hie work unite: These... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 pagina’s
...oeean diversely we sail, Reason the eard, but passion is the gale ; Nor God alone in the still ealm h' unfounded deep, and through the void immense To seareh with wand'ring quest though born to fight, Yet, mix'd and soften'd, in his work unite : These, 'tis enough to temper and... | |
| John Aikin - 1826 - 840 pagina’s
...not rest : The rising tempest puts in act the soul ; Parts it may ravage, but preserves the whole. On life's vast ocean diversely we sail, Reason the...calm we find, He mounts the storm, and walks upon the WOB4 Passions, like elements, though born to figfct. Yet, mix'd and soften'd, in liis work unite :... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1826 - 396 pagina’s
...whole On life's vast ocean diversely we sail, Reasou the card, hut passiou is the gale ; Nor God aloue in the still calm we find. He mounts the storm, and walks uj-ou the wind 110 Passious, like elementa thongh horn to fight. Yet mix'd and soften'd, in his work... | |
| Henry Kirke White - 1827 - 486 pagina’s
...imitated, as well as most of the following, not from Sternhold, but the original. Thus Pope — ' Not God alone in the still calm we find, He mounts the storm, and rides upon the wind.' And Addison — ' RiiUiS in the whirlwind and directs the storm.' 2 I 2 The unfortunate... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1828 - 264 pagina’s
...it may ravage, but preserves the whole. On life's vast ocean diversely we sail, Reason the card, hut passion is the gale ; Nor God alone in the still calm...find, He mounts the storm, and walks upon the wind. 110 Passions, like elements, though born to fight, Yet mix'd and soften'd, in his work unite ; These... | |
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