 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
 | Richard Green Parker - English language - 1845 - 454 pages
...peculiarities of mankind jould escape his acute penetration, which was ever on the alert, " To mark the age, shoot folly as it flies. And catch the manners living as they riae." From an early period, he had accustomed himself to a habit of close think ing. His active ami... | |
 | Disruption, William Cross - 1846 - 462 pages
...Together let u» beat tliis ample field, Try what the open, what the covert yield ; The latent tracks, tbe giddy heights explore Of all who blindly creep or...as it flies, And catch the manners living as they rise.'1 For; EDINBURGH: JOHN MENZIES. GLASGOW: DAVID ROBERTSON. LONDON: DAVID BOGUE. M.DCCC.XLVI THE... | |
 | Mary Milner - 1848 - 808 pages
...Together let us beat the ample field, Try what the open, what the covert yield ; The latent tracks, the giddy heights explore, Of all who blindly creep, or...nature's walks, shoot folly as it flies, And catch the living manners as they rise." HE rainy season has passed away ; and the fearful storms that lately... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1846 - 328 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...soar; Eye nature's walks, shoot folly as it flies, And cntch the manners living as they rise : Laugh where we must, be candid where we can, But vindicate... | |
 | John Trenhaile - 1846 - 270 pages
...more than mortal flight, And pour the joys of heaven upon the sight ! POEMS FOR THE PEOPLE. FAST XI. " Eye nature's walks, shoot folly as it flies, And catch the manners living as they rise." POPE. THE POET'S COMPLAINT. ARGUMENT. The Poet's resolution to become original — Finds that the elder... | |
 | William Cross (of Paisley.) - 1846 - 460 pages
...- jf The latent tracks, the giddy heights explore . vOf all who blindly creep or sightless soar; l Eye Nature's walks, shoot folly as it flies, And catch the manners living as they rise." POPE. EDINBURGH: JOHN MENZIES. GLASGOW: DAV1D ROBERTSON. LONDON: DAVID BOGIIE. M.DCCC.XLVI. THE DISRUPTION.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1847 - 524 pages
...Together let 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. COMMENTARY. The Poet tells us next (line 16th) with what... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1847 - 546 pages
...Riches ; and so of the rest. These two lines contain the main design that runs through the whole : " ' Laugh where we must, be candid where we can, But vindicate the ways of God to man.' " He afterwards drew in the plan much narrower than it was at first, and mentioned several of the particulars... | |
 | John Milton - 1848 - 540 pages
...Together let us beat this ample field, Try what the open, what the coverts yield ; The latent tracks, the giddy heights explore, Of all who blindly creep, or...where we can, But vindicate the ways of God to man." — ED. mortal life into a necessity of sadness and malcontent, by laws commanding over the unreducible... | |
 | English poetry - 1848 - 468 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...manners living as they rise : Laugh where we must, he candid where we can, But vindicate the ways of God to man. I. Say, first, of God above, or man below,... | |
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