 Vast chain of being! which from God began; Natures ethereal, human, angel, man, Beast, bird, fish, insect, what no eye can see, No glass can reach; from infinite to thee; From thee to nothing — On superior...  Plants, the earth & mineralsby Charles Baker - 1866Snippet view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...began ; Natures ethereal, hitman, angel, man, Beast, bird, fish, insect, what no eye can see, No glass can reach ; from infinite to thee ; From thee to nothing — On superior powers. Were we to press, interior might on ours ; Or in the full creation leave a void, Where, one step broken, the great scale's... | |
 | 1808 - 408 pages
...iulinitc to thee, From thee to nothing. On superior pow'rs Wire we to press, inferior might on cms ; Or in the full creation leave a void, Where, one step broken, the great scale's destroy 'd : From N. ¡lure's chain whatever lin» you strike, Teuth, or ten thousandth, breaks the... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1808 - 434 pages
...began, Nature ethereal, human ; angel, man ; Beast, bird, fish, insect, what no eye can see, No glass can reach ; from Infinite to thee, From thee to Nothing— On superior pow'rs Were we to. press, inferior might on ours ; ^ Or in the full creation leave a void, Where, one... | |
 | Young lady - Psychology - 1809 - 204 pages
...leaves them in a state of inaction. On superior powers Were we to press, inferior might on our's ; Or in the full creation leave a void, Where, one step broken, the great scale's destroy'd : From Nature's chain, whatever link you strike, Tenth, or ten thousandth, breaks the chain... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...began; Katuret ethereal, human, angel, man, Ml Bea*t, bird, fish, insect, what no eye can sec, Mo glass did judge, MTwn, on their exit, souls are bid unrobe, And^lrop this mask pow'il' \Vere we to press, inferior might on ours ; Or in the full creation leave a void, U'hcre, one... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...man, Beast, bird, fish, insect, what no eye oan sec, No glass can reach ; from Infinite to thee, 240 From thee to Nothing. — On superior powers Were...a void, Where, one step broken, the great scale's destroy'd : From Nature's chain whatever link yon strike, Tenth, or ten thousandth, breaks the chain... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1810 - 262 pages
...can see, No elasscan reach ; from infinite to the^ ' "isom thee to nothing. On superior pow K» . . , Were we to press, inferior might on ours ; Or in the...a void, Where, one step broken, the great scale's destroy'd ; From nature's chain whatever link yovi stnke, Tenth, or ten thousandth, breaks the chain... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 536 pages
...to thee, 34ft From thee to Nothing.— rOn superior powers Were we to press, inferior might on urns; Or in the full creation leave a void, Where, one step broken, the great scale's destroy'd ; From Nature's chain whatever link you strike, Tenth, or ten thousandth, breaks the chain... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 pages
...to press, inferior might on ours : Or VKK. 238. Ed. 1st. Ethereal essence, spirit, substance, man. Or in the full creation leave a void, Where, one step broken, the great scale's destroy'd : From nature's chain whatever link you strike, 245 Tenth, or ten thousandth, breaks' the... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1814 - 424 pages
...Infinite to thee. Trom thee to nothing. OB superior powers Were we to press, inferior might or» ours j Or in the full creation leave a void, Where, one step broken, the great scale's destroy*d: From Nature's chain whatever link you strike, Tenth or ten thousandth, breaks the chain... | |
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