Say first, of God above, or man below, What can we reason, but from what we know ? Of man, what see we but his station here, From which to reason, or to which refer ? Thro' worlds unnumber'd tho' the God be known, "Tis ours to trace him only in our own. The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Essay on man. Moral essays. An essay on satire - Pągina 15per Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
| Alexander Pope - 1736 - 64 pągines
...knonu f Of Man, what lee we but his Station here, Krern which to reafon, or to which refer ? zo Thro1 Worlds unnumber'd, tho' the God be known, 'Tis ours to trace him, only in our own. He, who thro' vaft Immenfity can pierce, See Worlds on Worlds compofe one Univerfe, Obferve how Syftem into... | |
| Jean-Pierre de Crousaz - 1739 - 248 pągines
...reafan, but from what ESSAY «»MAN, Epift. I. v. 17, 18. * Mr Croufaz has this Diftich in <vieiu : Thro' Worlds unnumber'd tho' the God be known, Tis ours to trace him only in our own. v. 22. THO' Mr Pope asks, v. 19. Of Man what fee we but his Station here ? he had faid a little before,... | |
| William Warburton - 1742 - 220 pągines
...no more of God than what we fee of his Difpenfations to Man in this Station ; therefore Thro'Worlds unnumber'd tho' the God be known, 'Tis ours to trace him only in our own b. This naturally leads the Poet to exprobrate the miferable Folly and Imp'iety of pretending to pry... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1751 - 274 pągines
...From 'wbicb to reafon, or to which refer?] The fcnfe is, we fee nothing of Man, but as he jlands at Thro' worlds unnumber'd tho'' the God be known, 'Tis ours to trace him only in our own. He, who thro' vaft immenfity can pierce, See worlds on worlds compofe one univerfe, Obferve how fyftem into... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1751 - 272 pągines
...of God to Man. I. Say firft, of God above, or Man below, What can we reafon, but from what we know ? Of Man, what fee we but his ftation here, From which to reafon, or to which refer ? 20 No TE s. VER. 12. Of all -who blindly creep, C5fr . ] ie Thofe who only follow the blind guidance of... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1752 - 378 pągines
...ESSAY ON MAN. $ I. Say firft, of God above, or Man below, What can we reafon, but from what we know ? Of Man, what fee we but his ftation here, From which...known, 'Tis ours to trace him only in our own. He, who thro' vaft immenfity can pierce, See worlds on worlds compofe one univerfe, Obferve how fyflem into... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1754 - 238 pągines
...of God to Man. I. Say firft, of God above, or Man below, What can we reafon, but from what we know ? Of Man, what fee we but his ftation here, From which...20 Thro' worlds unnumber'd tho' the God be known, "Pis ours to trace him only in our own. He, who thro' vaft immenfity can pierce, See worlds on worlds... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1757 - 234 pągines
...above, or Man below, What can we rcafon, but from what we know ! Of Man, what fee we but his ftntion here, From which to reafon, or to which refer ? 20...known, 'Tis ours to trace him only in our own. He, who thro' vafl immenfity can pierce, See worlds on worlds compofe one utiiverfe, Obferve how fyftem into... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1760 - 402 pągines
...the ways of Gad I. Say firft, of God above, or Man below, What can we reafon, but from what we know ? Of Man, what fee we but his ftation here, From which to reafon, or to which refer ? 20 COMMENTARY. gives dire& anfwers to thofe objections which libertine Men, on a view of the diforders... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1762 - 370 pągines
...know ? • Of* Man , what fee we but his Station here , From which to reafon , 01 to which refer ? Thro' worlds unnumber'd tho' the God be known , 'Tis ours to trace him only in our own. He j who thro' vaft immenfity can pierce, See worlds on worlds compofe one univerfe, Obferve how fyftem... | |
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