Traduction de L'Essai sur l'homme de Pope en vers français précédée d'un discours et suivie de notes avec le texte anglais en regardLe Normand, 1822 |
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Page 70
... first , of God above , or Man below , What can we reason , but from what we know ? Of Man , what see we but his station here , From which to reason , or to which refer ? Thro ' worlds unnumber'd tho ' the God be known , " Tis ours to ...
... first , of God above , or Man below , What can we reason , but from what we know ? Of Man , what see we but his station here , From which to reason , or to which refer ? Thro ' worlds unnumber'd tho ' the God be known , " Tis ours to ...
Page 72
... First , if thou canst , the harder reason guess , Why form'd no weaker , blinder , and no less ? Ask of thy mother earth , why oaks are made Taller or stronger than the weeds they shade ? Or ask of yonder argent fields above , Why ...
... First , if thou canst , the harder reason guess , Why form'd no weaker , blinder , and no less ? Ask of thy mother earth , why oaks are made Taller or stronger than the weeds they shade ? Or ask of yonder argent fields above , Why ...
Page 82
... first Almighty Cause » Acts not by partial , but by gen'ral laws ; » Th ' exceptions few ; some change since all began : » And what created perfect ? » - Why then Man ? If the great end be human Happiness , Then Nature deviates ; and ...
... first Almighty Cause » Acts not by partial , but by gen'ral laws ; » Th ' exceptions few ; some change since all began : » And what created perfect ? » - Why then Man ? If the great end be human Happiness , Then Nature deviates ; and ...
Page 108
... first good , first perfect , and first fair ; Or tread the mazy round his follow'rs trod , And quitting sense call imitating God ; As eastern priests in giddy circles run , And turn their heads to imitate the Sun. Go , teach Eternal ...
... first good , first perfect , and first fair ; Or tread the mazy round his follow'rs trod , And quitting sense call imitating God ; As eastern priests in giddy circles run , And turn their heads to imitate the Sun. Go , teach Eternal ...
Page 128
... is a monster of so frightful mien As , to be hated , needs but to be seen ; Yet seen too oft , familiar with her face , We first endure , then pity , then embrace . Quel œil peut éclairer ce chaos de notre être ? 128 EPISTLE II .
... is a monster of so frightful mien As , to be hated , needs but to be seen ; Yet seen too oft , familiar with her face , We first endure , then pity , then embrace . Quel œil peut éclairer ce chaos de notre être ? 128 EPISTLE II .
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