Oh blameless Bethel ! to relieve thy breast ? When the loose mountain trembles from on high, Shall gravitation cease, if you go by ? Or some old temple, nodding to its fall, For Chartres' head reserve the hanging wall ? But still this world (so fitted... The British Essayists: Adventurer - Page 76by Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823Full view - About this book
| John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...recall her fires? On air or sea new motions be imprest, I25 Oh blameless Bethel! to relieve thy breast? When the loose mountain trembles from on high ? Shall gravitation cease, if you go by? Gij i. Or some old temple, nodding to its fall, For Chartrcs' head reserve the hanging wall ? 130 But... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 pages
...recal her fires ? On air or sea new motions be impress'd, O blameless Bethel ! to relieve thy breast ? When the loose mountain trembles from on high, Shall...fall, For Chartres' head reserve the hanging wall ? A kingdom of the just then let it be : But first consider how those just agree. The good must merit... | |
| Samuel Manning - Providence and government of God - 1799 - 204 pages
...reverse his laws ? Shall burning Etna, if a sage requires, Forget to thunder, or recall his fires? When the loose mountain trembles from on high, Shall gravitation cease if you go by ? " We do not think the Eternal to be " altogether such an one as ourselves," and do not expect him... | |
| John Walker - Elocution - 1801 - 424 pages
...to relieve thy breast? When the loose mountain trembles from on high, Shall gravitation cease, while you go by? Or some old temple nodding to its fall, For Chartrcs' head reserve the hanging wall? In this passage the three first couplets are questions requiring... | |
| British essayists - 1802 - 330 pages
...but even expressions from Wollaston and Pascal cannot be doubted, if we consider two more passages t When the loose mountain trembles from on high, Shall...fall, For Chartres' head reserve the hanging wall J POPE. . xxiv. w • If a good man be passing by an infirm building, just in the article of falling;... | |
| English literature - 1803 - 240 pages
...borrowed not only sentiments but even expressions from Wollaston and Pascal cannot be doubted, if \ve consider two more passages : When the loose mountain...you go by ? Or some old temple nodding to its fall, N For Chartre's head reserve the hanging wall ? POPE. " If a good man be passing by an infii rebuilding,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 pages
...her fires ? On air or sea new motions be imprest, 12S Oh, blameless Bethel ! to relieve thy breast ? When the loose mountain trembles from on high, Shall...fall, For Chartres' head reserve the hanging wall ? 130 But still this world (so fitted for the knave) Contents us not. A better shall we have ? A kingdom... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...recal her fires ? On .air or sea new motions be imprest, O blameless Bethel! to relieve thy breast? When the loose mountain trembles from on high, Shall...you go by ? Or some old temple, nodding to its fall, Chartres' head reserve the hanging wall ? But still this world (so fitted for the knave) Contents us... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...recal her fires ? On air or sea new motions be impress'd, O blameless Bethel I to relieve thy breast ? When the loose mountain trembles from on high, Shall...fall, For Chartres' head reserve the hanging wall? But still this world (so fitted for the knave) Contents us not. — A better shall we have? A kingdom... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 334 pages
...expressions from Wollaston and Pascal cannot be doubted, if we .consider two more passages: When the loofe mountain trembles from on high, Shall gravitation...For Chartres' head reserve the hanging wall? POPE. To!,, xxIV. » r1 audet " If a good man be passing by an infirm building, just in the article of falling;... | |
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