 Why form'd no weaker, blinder, and no less? Ask of thy mother earth, why oaks are made Taller or stronger than the weeds they shade? Or ask of yonder argent fields above, Why JOVE'S Satellites are less than JOVE?  Essai sur l'homme - Pagina 4door Alexander Pope - 1850 - 82 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Robert Blakey - 1833 - 402 pagina’s
...man! the reason would'st tliou find, Why formed so weak, so little, and so blind! First, if tin in canst the harder reason guess, Why form'd no weaker,...earth why oaks are made, Taller or stronger than the woods they shade V Or ask of yonder argent fields above, Why Jove's satellites are less than Jove!"... | |
 | George Miller (of Dunbar) - 1833 - 422 pagina’s
...tell, why Heaven has made us as we are." " Presumptuous man ! the reason wouldst thou find, Why formed so weak, so little, and so blind ? First, if thou canst, the harder reason guess, Why formed no weaker, blinder, and no less ?" But as such knowledge is still too high for us, as it was... | |
 | George Miller - 1833 - 428 pagina’s
...tell, why Heaven has made us as we are." " Presumptuous man ! Hie reason wouldst thou find, Why formed so weak, so little, and so blind ? First, if thou canst, the harder reason guess, Why formed no weaker, blinder, and no less ?" But as such knowledge is still too high for us, as it was... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1835 - 350 pagina’s
...And drawn supports, upheld by God or thee ? II. Presumptuous man ! the reason wouldst thou find, 35 Why form'd so weak, so little, and so blind ? First,...made Taller or stronger than the weeds they shade ; 40 Or ask of yonder argent fields above, Why Jove's satellites are less than Jove. K 'Tis ours to... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1836 - 332 pagina’s
...[find, First, if thou canst, the harder reason gueas, Why form'tt no weaker, blinder, and no less 7 Ask of thy mother earth, why oaks are made Taller or stronger than the weeds they shade? 40 Or ask of yonder argent fields above, Why Jove's satellites are less than Jove. Of systems possible,... | |
 | 1836 - 646 pagina’s
...the apostrophe of Pope to the complaining infidel. Presumptuous man ! the reason would'st thou find. Why form'd so weak, so little, and so blind ! First, if thou canst, the harder reason guese, Why form'd no weaker, blinder, and no less ? Ask of thy mother earth why oaks are made, Taller... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1836 - 502 pagina’s
...thee 1! Presumptuous man! the reason wouldstthou find, Why form'd so weak, so little, and so hlind t e yet alarm'd hy Greece) Wash'd their fair garments in the days of p hlinder, and no less ? Ask of thy mother earth, why oaks are made Taller or stronger than the weeds... | |
 | 1838 - 870 pagina’s
...formed it, why hast thou made me thus? Presumptuous man. wouldst thou the reason find, "Why formed 30 weak, so little and so blind ? First, if thou canst, the harder reason guess, Why formed no weaker, blinder and no less. He, who through vast immensity can pierce, CM tell why Heaven... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1839 - 510 pagina’s
...supports, uplii-U by God, or thee I II. Presumptuous Man 1 the reason would'st thou find, Why fonn'd e thy cares ; But yield to fate, and hear what Jove declares : Nine days are fonn'd no weaker, blinder, and no les« ! Ask of thy mother Karth, why oaks are made Taller or stronger... | |
 | John Aikin - 1843 - 826 pagina’s
...And drawn supports, upheld by God, or thee ? II. Presumptuous man .' the reason wouldst thou find, ou art only found To cure, but not to wound. And she...remove, Physic to other ills, thou'rt nourishment to mode Taller or weaker than the weeds they shade ! «f POPE. EPIST. I. Or ask of yonder argent fields... | |
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