The latent tracts, the giddy heights explore, Of all who blindly creep, or sightless soar ; Eye Nature's walks, shoot folly as it flies, And catch the manners living as they rise ; Laugh where we must, be candid where we can ; But vindicate the ways of... The Poetical Works - Page 12by Alexander Pope - 1828Full view - About this book
 | Joseph Warton - 1782 - 514 pages
...drawn from the field fports of fetting and (hooting, feem below the dignity of the fubjedt; efpecially, EYE nature's walks, SHOOT folly as it flies, And CATCH the manners living as they RISE. 2. But vindicate the ways of god to man. This line is taken from Milton ; And juftify the ways of god... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1783 - 322 pages
...Nature's walks, moot Folly as it flies, .And catch the Manners living as they rife ; laugh where we muft, be candid where we can ; But vindicate the ways of God to Man. Say firft, of God above, or Man below, What can we reafon, but from what we know ? Of Man, what fee... | |
 | Christian Felix Weisse - 1785 - 396 pages
...Nature's walks , fhoot Folly as it flies, And catch the Manners living as they riß; Laugh where we muft, be candid where we can, But vindicate the ways of God to Man. ufw gefm roiH ; aj}nbef man (jingegen bilbíícbenTíuSbrucf, fo mu§ man еидЫф bie Unmoglicfyfdf... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - Conduct of life - 1791 - 510 pages
...Nature's walks, ihoot foJIy as it flies. And catch the manners living as they rife : Laugh where we rmift, be candid where we can } But vindicate the ways of God to man. Say lirft, of God above, or man bclo\v, What can we rcafon, but from what we know > Of man, what fee... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 pages
...Together let us beat this ample field, Try what the open, what the covert yield; The latent tracts, the giddy heights explore, Of all who blindly creep, or...where we can; But vindicate the ways of GOD to man. l . Say first, of God above, or man below, What can we reason, but from what we know? Of man, what... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 pages
...us beat this ample field, • Try what the open, what the covert yield ; 10 The latent tracts, the giddy heights, explore Of all who blindly creep or...rise ; Laugh where we must, be candid where we can, 15 But vindicate the ways of God to Man. I. Say first, of God above or Man below, What can we reason... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 pages
...from the field sports of setting and shooting, seem below the dignity of the subject ; especially, EYE nature's walks, SHOOT folly as it flies, And CATCH the manners living as they KISE. • 2. But ' Ben Jonson begins a poem thus : Wake ! friend, from forth thy lethargy] 2. But vindicate... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1807 - 316 pages
...the open, what the covert yield ; 10 The latent tracts, the giddy heights, explore Of all who hlindly creep or sightless soar; Eye Nature's walks, shoot...manners living as they rise; Laugh where we must, he candid where we can, 15 I. Say first, of God ahove or man helow, What can we reason hut from what... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...the open, what the covert yield : The latent tracks, the giddy heights, explore. Of all who hlindly creep or sightless soar ; Eye nature's walks, shoot folly as it flies, And catch the manners livmg as they rise ; JLaugh where we must, he candid where we can, But vindicate the ways of God to... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...Together let us beat this ample field, Try what they open, what the covert yield ; The latent tracts, the giddy heights, explore Of all who blindly creep or...nature's walks, shoot folly as it flies, And catch the mauners living as they rise -, Laugh where we must, be candid where we can, But vindicate the ways... | |
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