 | Columbia County (N.Y.) - 1804 - 450 pages
...governments." This is exaftly the fentiment of Pope, exprefTed in thefe two lines of his EfTiy on Man. " For forms of government let fools contest ; Whate'er is best administered is best." We have feen in this country the fairefl form of government a'mvjft deftroyed by an ambitious and perfecuting... | |
 | Thomas Green - Literature - 1810 - 262 pages
...individuals equally absolute. Pope probably borrowed, from a part of this Essay, his thought — " For forms of government let fools contest ;" " Whate'er is best administered, is best". — Essay on Man, Epistle 3, v. 303. A position, however, not defensible, since the form may influence... | |
 | William Warburton, Richard Hurd - Anglican Communion - 1811 - 454 pages
...sublime ideas of thai; universal harmony, operating incessantly to universal good, had raised up in him. For forms of government let fools contest; Whate'er...• For modes of faith let graceless zealots fight; His can't be wrong, whose life is in the right. All must be false, that thwart this one great end,... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English essays - 1811 - 424 pages
...whole mystery, both of religion and govern? ment, will be found in these admirable lines of Mr. Pope : For forms of government let fools contest, Whate'er...best. For modes of faith, let graceless zealots fight: His can't be wrong, whose life is in the right. THE BABBLER, No. 18. HYMN. 1. The lark, now high soaring... | |
 | William Warburton - 1811 - 444 pages
...ideas of that universal harmony, operating incessantly to universal good, had raised up in him. Vm forms of government let fools contest; Whate'er is...best, For modes of faith let graceless zealots fight; His can't be wrong, whose life is in the right. All must be false, that thwart this one great end,... | |
 | William Warburton (Bp. of Gloucester), Richard Hurd - Theology - 1811 - 446 pages
...of that universal harmony, operating incessantly to universal good, had raised up in him. For fdrms of government let fools contest; Whate'er is best...best. For modes of faith let graceless zealots fight ; His can't be wrong, whose life is in the right. All must be false, that thwart this one great end,... | |
 | John Nichols - Authors, English - 1812 - 734 pages
...portion.' What think you of this > 1 think it more edifying than all Waterland'« books of controversy. ' For modes of faith let graceless zealots fight : He can't be wrong, whose life is in the right.' You see this, if known, would much advantage his subscription j but I have no reason to... | |
 | John Nichols - Authors, English - 1812 - 736 pages
...portion.' — What think you of this? I think it more edifying than all Waterland's Book of Controversy ; ' For modes of faith let graceless zealots fight, He can't be wrong whose life is hi the right.1 " You see this, if known, would much advantage his subscription; but I nave no reason... | |
 | Robert Fraser - Fisheries - 1818 - 324 pages
...the administration ; and this is one of the great inconveniences attending that form of government, * For forms of Government let fools contest, Whate'er is best administered is b«st.— — Essay on Man, B. 3. " But a republican and free government would be an obvious absurdity,... | |
 | Richard Carlile - Free thought - 358 pages
...HIGHNESS THE PRINCE REGENT, On his most gracious Speech, delivered at the opening of , Parliament. • " For forms of Government let fools contest : Whate'er is best administered, is best." POPE. SIR, ..'.;. •v\ ,''. \: IN addressing myself to you, I am actuated but by ono motive — a... | |
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