 Man, but for that, no action could attend, And, but for this, were active to no end: Fix'd like a plant on his peculiar spot, To draw nutrition, propagate, and rot: Or, meteor-like, flame lawless through the void, Destroying others, by himself destroy'd.  An essay on man [by A. Pope]. With some humourous verses on the death of ... - Pagina 10di Alexander Pope - 1736 - 32 pagineVisualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | Samuel B. EMMONS - 1832 - 168 pagine
...whole. Man, but for that, no action could attend, And, but for this, were active to no end: ^.Fix'cLJike a plant on his peculiar spot, To draw nutrition, propagate and rot: Or, meteor-like, flame lawless through the void, Destroying others, by himself destroy 'd. Most strength the moving principle... | |
 | 1833 - 258 pagine
...except to think, where it meets their eye, that it was incurable, inevitable. Fix'd like a plant in his peculiar spot, To draw nutrition, propagate, and rot, Or, meteor-like, flame lawless thro' the void, Destroying others, by himself destroy 'd. POPE. CHAPTER IV. Confidential and... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1835 - 350 pagine
...temere ingenio confidit, et audet Abdita Naturse scrutari, arcanaque Divum. Man, but for that, no action could attend ; And, but for this, were active to no...nutrition, propagate, and rot ; Or, meteor-like, flame lawless through the void, Destroying others, by himself destroy'd. 66 Most strength the moving principle... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1836 - 502 pagine
...Reason's comparing halance rules the whole. (X Man, hut for that, no action could attend, AJid, hut w uf] e$h yxUj* lawless through the void, Destroying others, hy himself destroy'd. Most strength the moving principle... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1836 - 332 pagine
...Reason's comparing balance rules the whole. 60 Man, but for that, no action could attend, And, hut for this, were active to no end : Fix'd like a plant...nutrition, propagate, and rot ; Or, meteor-like, flame lawless through the void, Destroying others, by himself destroy'd. s Most strength the moving principle... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1839 - 510 pagine
...soul ; Reason's comparing balance rules the whole. Man, hut for that, no action could attend, And, hut nder lawless through the void, Destroying others, by himself destroy'd. Most strength the moving principle... | |
 | John Aikin - 1841 - 840 pagine
...of million, acts the soul; Reason's comparing balance rules the whole. Man, but for that, no action spol ; To draw nutrition, propagate, and rot. Or, meteor-like, flame lawless through the void. Destroying... | |
 | 1842 - 1124 pagine
...the whole. Man, but for that, no action could attend, And, but for this, were active to no end; Fuc'd like a plant on his peculiar spot, To draw nutrition, propagate and rot; Or, meteor-like, flame lawless through the void, Destroying others, by himself destroyed. Self-love and reason to one end... | |
 | John Aikin - 1843 - 826 pagine
...of motion, acts the soul ; Reason's comparing balance rules the whole. Man, but for that, no action and vof Of every lifc, that from the dreary months Flies conscious southward. lawless through the void. Destroying others, by himself destroy'd. Most strength the moving principle... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1844 - 94 pagine
...motion, acts the soutj Reasons comparing balance rules the whole. » , Man, but for that, no action could attend And, but for this, were active to no end.' Fix'd like a plant on his peculiar s] To draw nutrition, propagate, and i Or, meteor-like, flame lawless through the void, 65 Destroying... | |
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