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
| Lindley Murray - Readers - 1826 - 286 pages
...can reach ; from infinite to the.e, From tliee 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 oV ' From nature's chain whatever link you strike, Tenth or ten thousandth,... | |
| Lindley Murray - Readers - 1827 - 262 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... | |
| Lindley Murray - English literature - 1827 - 276 pages
...to theo, ; - • i. 11 2 From thee to nothing. — On superiour pow'rs Were we to press, inferiour 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 - 1828 - 264 pages
...can reach : from infinite to thee. 240 From the 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... | |
| Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - English language - 1829 - 318 pages
...can teach ; from infinite to tjiee. From thee to nothing. — On superior pow'rs Were we to press, inferior might on ours ; Or in the full creation leave a void, Whore, one step broken, the great, scale's destroyed ; From nature's chain whatever link yon strike,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1830 - 500 pages
...reach ; from infinite to thee ; 240 From thee to nothing. — On superior powers Were we to press, If the whole may be estimated by this specimen, which seems to he the pro step broken, the great scale's destroy'd : From nature's chain whatever link yon strike, Tenth, or... | |
| Lindley Murray - Elocution - 1830 - 244 pages
...from infinite'to thee, R 2 From thee to nothing. — On superiour pow'rs Were we to press, inferiour 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... | |
| Samuel B. EMMONS - English language - 1832 - 168 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... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1835 - 350 pages
...glass can reach ; from infinite to thee, 240 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 : 553 'Twixt that and reason what a nice barrier ! So nice,... | |
| Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1836 - 502 pages
...reach ; from infinite to thee ; 240 From thee to nothing. — On superior powers Were we to press, partners of my woes, 190 Attend while I what heaven foredooms disclose. H htep hroken, the great scale's destroy'd : From nature's chain whatever link you strike, Tenth, or... | |
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