| Alexander Pope - Criticism - 1717 - 468 pages
...while memory prevails, The folid jtow'r of underftanding fails ; Wh^re beams of warm imagination play, The memory's foft figures melt away. One fcience only will one genius fit ; So vaft is fert, fo ttmt)W human wit t Not only bounded to peculiar arts, But oft' in thofe eonfiil'd to fiftgle... | |
| English poetry - 1720 - 302 pages
...while memory prevails, The folid pow'r of underftanding fails; Where beams of warm imagination play* ' The memory's foft figures melt away. One fcience only...peculiar arts, But oft' in thofe confin'd to fingle parts. Like Kings we loofe the conquefts gain'd before,. By vain ambition ftill to make them more.... | |
| Robert Morris - Architecture - 1734 - 298 pages
...learned Lumber in his Head, &c. And in another Part of the fame Eflay juftly concludes, One Science only, will one Genius fit, So vaft is Art, fo narrow human Wit. Such a one who has only the fuperficial Learning, may be calily known by his dwelling upon the Surface... | |
| Benjamin Martin - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1737 - 720 pages
...perfeft Maflery in one Art or Faculty at moft, and fometimes we may come fhort of that: Since One Science only will one Genius fit, So vaft is Art, fo narrow human Wil \ Not only bounded to peculiar Arts, But oft in thofe confin'd to fingle Parts. IN order then to... | |
| Christopher Smart - College students' writings, English - 1751 - 448 pages
...taflcs fufficient to employ all your time, efpecially jf the following lines of Mr. POPE are true. *' One fcience only will one genius fit ; " So vaft is...bounded to peculiar arts, " But oft in thofe confin'd to Jingle parts. CHIMJERICUS CANTABRIGIENSIS. To the STUDENT. Dear Sir, THE following letter is taken... | |
| Alexander Pope - English literature - 1751 - 240 pages
...while memory prevail*, The folid pow'r of underftanding fails ; Where beams of warm imagination play, The memory's foft figures melt away. One fcience only will one genius fit ; 60 So vaft is art, fo narrow human wit : Not only bounded to peculiar arts, But oft' in thole confin'd... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1751 - 236 pages
...while memory prevail*, The folid pow'r of under/landing fails ; Where beams of warm imagination play, The memory's foft figures melt away. One fcience only will one genius fit ; 60 So vaft is art, fo narrow human wit : Not only bounded to peculiar arts, But oft' in thofe confin'd... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1752 - 398 pages
...while memory prevails, The folid pow'r of underftanding fails; Where beams of warm imagination play, The memory's foft figures melt away. One fcience only will one genius fit; 60 So vaft is art, fo narrow human wit: COM MENT AR V. From this ftate and ordination of the mental... | |
| Christopher Smart - English poetry - 1752 - 264 pages
...while memory prevails,. The folid pow'r of underftanding fails ; Where beams of warm imagination play, The memory's foft figures melt away. One fcience only will one genius fit ; • 60 So vaft is art, fo narrow human wit : Not only bounded to peculiar arts, But oft in thofe... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1754 - 264 pages
...while memory prevails, The folid pow'r of underftanding fails; Where beams of warm imagination play, The memory's foft figures melt away. One fcience only will one genius fit ; 60 So vaft is art, fo narrow human wit: Not only bounded to peculiar arts, But oft' in thofe connn'd... | |
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