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" If once right reason drives that cloud away, Truth breaks upon us with resistless day. Trust not yourself; but your defects to know Make use of every friend — and every foe. "
The English Reader, Or, Pieces of Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Best ... - Page 202
by Lindley Murray - 1825 - 264 pages
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Bell's Edition, Volumes 75-76

John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...pride ; For as in bodies, thus in souls, we find What wants in blood and spirits, swell'd with wind: Pride, where wit fails, steps in to our defence, And fills up all the mighty void of sense; 210 If once right reason drives that cloud away, Truth breaks upon us with resistless day. Trust not...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope

Alexander Pope - 1890 - 562 pages
...pride; For as in bodies, thus in souls, we -find What wants in blood and spirits, swelled with wind: Pride, where wit fails steps in to our defence, And...defects to know, Make use of ev'ry friend — and ev'ry foe.1 A little learning is a dang'rous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring: There shallow...
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The Monthly review. New and improved ser, Volume 30

1799 - 612 pages
...LITERARY JOURNAL, ENLARGED: From SEPTEMBER to DECEMBER, inclusive, M,DCC,XCIX. With an APPENDIX, " Trust not yourself; but your defects to know, *' Make use of ev'ry friend — and ev'ry foe." POPE. VOLUME XXX. LONDON{ Printed by A. Slraban, Printen Streit ; For R. GRIFFITHS ; and sold by T....
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The Hive: Or, A Collection of Thoughts on Civil, Moral, Sentimental and ...

Aphorisms and apothegms - 1803 - 228 pages
...'. For as in bodies, thus- in souls we find, What wants in blood and spirits, svvall'd with wind ; Pride, where wit fails, steps in to our defence, And...mighty void of sense. If once right reason drives tbT.t cloud away, Truth braaks upon us with resistless day. Trust not yourselves, but your defecis...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: With His Last Corrections ..., Volume 2

Alexander Pope - 1804 - 236 pages
...: Pride, where wit fails, steps in tn our defence, And fills up all the mighty void of sense : 210 If once right reason drives that cloud away, Truth...ev'ry friend — and ev'ry foe. A little learning is a dang'rous thing ; 215 Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring : There shallow draughts intoxicate...
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The Speaker Or Miscellaneous Pieces Selected from the Best English Writers ...

William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...where wit fails , steps into our defence , And nils up all the mighty void of sense. If once iight Reason drives that cloud away , Truth breaks upon...resistless day. Trust not yourself ; but, your defects to knovr , Make use of ev'ry friend— —and ev'ry foe. A little learning is a dang'rous thing; Drink...
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The Poetical Preceptor; Or, A Collection of Select Pieces of Poetry ...

English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...Pride. For as in bodies, so in souls, we find What "wants in blood and spirits, swell'd with wind: Prid^ where Wit fails, steps in to our defence, And fills...not yourself; but your defects to know, Make use of ev'iy friend — and ev'ry .foe. A little learning is a dang'rous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1

Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...pr,de : For as in hodies, thus in souls, we find What wants in hlood and spirits swell dw,th wxnd : Pride, where wit fails, steps in to our defence. And...mighty void of sense : If once right reason drives that clond away, Truth hreaks upon us with resistless day Trust not yourself; hut your defects to know,...
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The poetical works of Alexander Pope. With his last corrections, additions ...

Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1807 - 316 pages
...priJc : For as in hodies, thus in souls, we find, What wants in hlood and spirits swell'd with wind: Pride, where wit fails, steps in to our defence, And fills up all the mighty void of sense: 10 If once right reason drives that cloud away, Truth hreaks upon us with resistless day. Trust not...
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Poetical Works

Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...pride : For as in bodies, thus in souls, we find What wants in blood and spirits, swell'd with wind: Pride, where wit fails, steps in to our defence, And...not yourself; but your defects to know, Make use of every friend — and every foe. A little learning is a dangerous tiling ; Drink deep, or taste not...
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