 Were we to press, inferior might on ours; 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 alike. And, if each system in...  Moral essays - Page 27by Alexander Pope - 1751Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 496 pages
...powers Were ve to prefs, inferior might on oun ; Or in the full Creation leave a void, \Vhere, one ftcp broken, the great fcale's deftroy'd From Nature's chain whatever link you ftrike, 24 Tenth, or ten thoufandth, breaks the chain alike. And, if each fyltem yi gradation ro3 Alike ffiential... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1805 - 456 pages
...eye can fee, No glafs can reach ; from Infinite to thee, From thee to Nothing.—On fuperior powers Were we to prefs, inferior might on ours; Or in the...deftroy'd: From Nature's chain whatever link you ftrike, Tenth or ten thoufandth, breaks the chain alike. Peri. 1 And, if each fyftem in gradation roll Alike... | |
 | Edward Nares - Apologetics - 1805 - 584 pages
...[See New Theory of Redemption, book ii. ch. 8.] For as Pope himfelf argues, " on fuperior powers " Were we to prefs, inferior might on ours : " Or in...leave a void, " Where, one ftep broken, the great fcale 3 deftroy'd. " From nature's chain whatever link you flrike, " Tenth or ten thoufandth, breaks... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1805 - 288 pages
...glafs can reach ; from infinite to thee, From thee to nothing. On fuperior pow'rs " Were we to profs, inferior might on ours ; Or in the full creation leave a void, Were, one ftep broken, the great fcale's'deftroy'd : = _ From nature's chain whatever link you ftrike,... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 466 pages
...ethereal, human, angel, man, Beaft, bird, fifh, infect, what no eye can fee, ^ No glafs can reach ; from infinite to thee, 240 From thee to Nothing. —...pow'rs Were we to prefs, inferior might on ours : Or VARIATIONS. . VER. 238. Ed. ift, Ethereal eflence, fpirit, fubilance, man. NOTES. Has any feen The... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 474 pages
...Natures ethereal, human, angel, man, Beaft, bird, fifh, infect, what no eye can fee, No glafs can reach ; from infinite to thee, 240 From thee to Nothing. —...pow'rs Were we to prefs, inferior might on ours : or VARIATIONS. VE*.238. Ed. ift, Ethereal efience, fpirit, fubftance, man. NOTES. Has any feen The mighty... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...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 broken, the great scale's destroyed -. From Nature's chain whatever link you strike, Tenth, or... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1807 - 316 pages
...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 full creation leave a void, Where, one step hroken, the great scale's destroy'd. From Nature's chain whatever link you strike, 245 Tenth,... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1808 - 434 pages
...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 broken, the great scale's destroy d ; From Nature's chain Whatever link you strike, Tenth or ten... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...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, Where, one step broken, the great scale's destroy'd : From Nature's chain whatever link you strike, Tenth, or... | |
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