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
| William Jillard Hort - English literature - 1822 - 234 pages
...etherial, angel, human, man ; Beast, bird, fish, insect ; what no eye can see, No glass can reach j from Infinite to thee, From thee to nothing. 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.... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 276 pages
...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, inferior might on ours ; Or in the full creation leave a void, [stroy'd: Where, one step broken, the great scale 's deFrom Nature's chain whatever link you strike,... | |
| Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - Literature - 1822 - 322 pages
...began, Nature ethereal, human; angel, man; Beast, bird, fisj, 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... | |
| William Enfield - 1823 - 412 pages
...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 pow'rs Were we to press, inferior might on ours ; Or in the full creation leave a void, Where one step... | |
| William Scott - Elocution - 1823 - 396 pages
...: Nature's 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... | |
| William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...began ! Natures ethereal, human, angel, man, Beast, bird, fish, insect, what no eye can see, No glass am destroy'd : From nature's chain whatever link you strike, Tenth, or ten thousandth, breaks the chain... | |
| Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1824 - 84 pages
...can see, No glass can reach ; from infinite to thee ; 240 From thee to nothing — On superior pow'rs 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 you strike, 245 Tenth, or ten thousandth, breaks the chain... | |
| Alexander Pope - English literature - 1824 - 430 pages
...can see, No glass can reach ; from infinite to thee, 240 From thee to nothing ! On superior pow'rs 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 you strike, 245 Tenth, or ten thousandth, breaks the... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1824 - 422 pages
...can see, No glass can reach ; from infinite to thee, 240 From thee to nothing ! On superior pow'rs 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 you strike, 245 Tenth, or ten thousandth, breaks the... | |
| Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1824 - 80 pages
...can see, No glass can reach ; from infinite to thee ; 24 From thce to nothing — On superior pow"rs Were we to press, inferior might on ours : Or in the...creation leave a void, Where, one step broken, the g eat scale's destroy'd : From nature's chain whatever link you strike, 24s Tenth, or ten thousandth,... | |
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