Heav'n from all creatures hides the book of Fate, All but the page prescrib'd, their present state: From brutes what men, from men what spirits know : Or who could suffer Being here below? The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy Reason, would... Principles of elocution - Page 117by William Graham (teacher of elocution.) - 1837Full view - About this book
| Bibliography - 1739 - 480 pages
...he crops the flow'ry Food, «' And licks the Hand juft rais'd to med his " Blood. •' O Blindnefs to the Future ! kindly giv'n, " That each may fill the Circle mark'd by " Heav'n. On which his Commentator :— " We do not, *' indeed, perceive any Thing in Beafts, that *' fhews that... | |
| Alexander Pope - Human beings - 1736 - 64 pages
...lift, he crops the flow'ry Food, And licks the Hand juft rais'd to fhed his Blood. 80 Oh Blindnefs to the Future ! kindly giv'n, That each may fill the Circle mark'd by Heav'n, Who fees with equal Eye, as God of All, A Hero perifh, or a Sparrow fall ; Atoms, or Syftems, into Ruin... | |
| William Warburton - 1742 - 220 pages
...the laft, he crops the flow'ry Food, And licks the Hand juft rais'd to flied his Blood. O Blindnefs to the Future! kindly giv'n, That each may fill the Circle mark'd by Heav'n. 1. 77, &r A. On which his Commentator: — " We do not, " indeed, perceive any Thing in Beafts, that... | |
| English poetry - 1744 - 198 pages
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| Alexander Pope - Decision making - 1762 - 160 pages
...laß , he crops the ßow'ry food , And licks the hand juß rais'd to fhed his blood. 8o Oh blindnefs to the future ! kindly giv'n , That each may fill the Circle mark'd by Heav'n , Who fees with equal eye, as God of All, A Hero perish , or a Sparrow fall , Atoms , or Syßcms, into ruin... | |
| Art - 1762 - 290 pages
...the laft, he crops the flow'ry food And licks the hand juft rais'd to fhed his blood. Oh blindnefs to the future kindly giv'n, That each may fill the circle mark'd by heav'n• : Who fees with equal eye, as God of all, A hero pcrifh, or a fparrow fall ; Atoms or fyftems into ruin hurl'd,... | |
| John Newbery - English poetry - 1762 - 292 pages
...prefcrib'd, their prefent ftate ; From brutes what men, from men what fpirits know; Or who could fuffer' being here below ? The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to.day, Had he thy reafon, would he fldp and play ? Pleas 'd to the laft, he crops the flow'ry food And licks the hand... | |
| Owen Ruffhead - Biography - 1769 - 592 pages
...their prefent "ftate: " From brutes what men, from men what " fpirits know : *' Or who could fuffer Being here below ? " The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, " Had he thy Reafon, would he fkip and play ? ** Pleas'd to the laft, he crops the flow'ry " food, " And licks the... | |
| Owen Ruffhead - Biography - 1769 - 600 pages
...their prefent "ftate: " From brutes what men, from men what " fpirits know : " Or who could fuffer Being here below ? " The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, *' Had he thy Reafon, would he fkip and play ,? " Pleas'd to the laft, he crops the flow'ry " food, " And licks the... | |
| John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...state; From brutes what men, from men what spirits know; Or who could suffer being here below ? 80 The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy...blood. Oh ! blindness to the future ! kindly giv'n, '5 Thateach may fill the circle mark'd by Heav'n; Who .-ees with equal eye, asGod of all, A hero perish,... | |
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