 Superior beings, when of late they saw A mortal man unfold all nature's law, Admir'd such wisdom in an earthly shape, And shew'da Newton as we shew an ape.  Critical works - Pągina 256per Richard Hurd - 1811Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | 1822 - 284 pągines
...to imitate the Sun, Go, teach Eternal Wisdom how to rule— Then drop into thyself, and be a fool! Superior beings, when of late they saw A mortal man unfold all Nature's law, Admired such wisdom in an earthly shape, And show'da Newton, as we show an ape. Could He, whose rules... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 650 pągines
...FLATMAN. Palingenius and Charron furnished him with the two following thoughts in the Essay on Man : Superior beings, when of late they saw A mortal man...law ; Admir'd such wisdom in an earthly shape, And sbew'da Newton, as we shew an ape. — POPI. Utque movet nobis iiuitatrix simia iisinn, Sic nos ccelicolis,... | |
 | John Hawkesworth - 1823 - 302 pągines
...FLATMAN. Palingenius and Charron furnished. him with the two following thoughts in the Essay on Man : Superior beings, when of late they saw A mortal man unfold all nature's law, Admired such wisdom in an earthly shape, And show'da Newton, as we sllow an ape. POPE. Ufque movet... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 686 pągines
...away ! Palingenius and Charron furnished him with the two following thoughts in the Essay on Man : Superior beings, when of late they saw A mortal man unfold all nature's law; Admired such wisdom in an earthly shape, And show'da Newton, as we show an ape. TOO, Utque movet nobii... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pągines
...to imitate the sun. Go, teach Eternal Wisdom how to rule — Then drop into thyself and be a fool ! anted emil'd, and wav'd her golden And longer had she sung— but, with a frown, [hai Nuwtou as we shew an ape. Could he, whose rules the rapid comet bind, Describe or fix one movement... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 80 pągines
...imitate the sun. Go, teach Eternal Wisdom how to rulp — Then drop into thyself, and be a fool ! 30 Superior beings, when of late they saw A mortal man...law, Admir'd such wisdom in an earthly shape, 'And show'da ffewtan as we show an ape. Could he, whose rules the rapid comet bind, 35 Describe or fix one... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 84 pągines
...imitate the sun. Go, tench Eternal Wisdom hoTr to rule— r Then drop into thyself, and be a fool ! 31 Superior beings, when of late they saw A mortal man...law, Admir'd such wisdom in an earthly shape, And show'da Newton as we show an ape. Could he, whose rules the rapid comet bind, o» Describe or fix one... | |
 | 1835 - 474 pągines
...Probablement, car, suivant Pope (Essai sur l'homme, ép. n), ce grand Newton leur faisait l'effet d'un singe , Admir'd such wisdom in an earthly shape, And shew'da Newton, as we shew an ape. Ils se montraient cet homme , étonnant ą leurs yeux , Comme nous nous montrons un singe ingénieux.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 424 pągines
...was for no slight cause they admired ; it was, to see a mortal man unfold the whole law of Nature. By Admir'd such wisdom in an earthly shape, And shew'da NEWTON as we shew an Ape. NOTES. By which we see it was not Mr. Pope's intention to bring any of the Ape's qualities, but its... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 430 pągines
...by what rules the wand'ring planets stray, Correct old Time, and teach the Sun his way. ffarbwrton. Superior beings, when of late they saw A mortal Man unfold all Nature's law, COMMENTARY. Ver. 31. Superior beings, #c.] To give this second argument its full force, he illustrates... | |
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