 | Joseph Addison - 1810 - 312 pages
...play, the memory's soft figures melt away. One science only will one genius fit; 60 so vast is art, so narrow human wit : not only bounded to peculiar arts, but oft' in those confin'd to single parts. Like kings we lose the conquests gain'd before, by vain ambition still... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...play, the memory's soft figures melt away. One science only will one genius fit; so vast is art, so narrow human wit : not only bounded to peculiar arts, but oft' in those confin'd to single parts. Like kings we lose the conquests gain'd before, by vain ambition still... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 656 pages
...play, The memory's soft figures melt away. One science only will one genius fit : So vast is art, so narrow human wit : Not only bounded to peculiar arts, But oft in those confin'd to single parts. Like kings we lose the conquests gain'd before, By vain ambition still... | |
 | John Walker - Elocution - 1810 - 394 pages
...caesura of the last line but one. EXAMPLE. One science only will one genius fit, So vast is art, so narrow human wit ; Not only bounded to peculiar arts, But oft in those confin'd to single parts ; Like kings we lose the conquests gain'd before, By vain ambition still... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 230 pages
...The memory's soft figtu'es melt away. One science only will one genins fit ; 60 So vast is art, so narrow human wit : Not only bounded to peculiar arts, But oft in those connn'd to single parts. Like kings we lose the conquests gain'd before, By vain ambition still... | |
 | Horace - Criticism - 1812 - 198 pages
...play, The memory's soft figures melt away. One science only will one genius fit; 60 So vast is art, so narrow human wit : Not only bounded to peculiar arts, But oft' in these confiu'd to single parts. Like kings we lose the conquests gain'd before, By vain ambition still... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 pages
...play, The memory's soft figures melt away. One science only will one genius fit 5 60 So vast is art, so narrow human wit : Not only bounded to peculiar arts, But oft in those confin'd to single parts. Like kings we lose the conquests gain'd before, By vain ambition still... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1814 - 780 pages
...may probably hear from me again. CLERICUS. " One science only will one genius fit; So vast is art, so narrow human wit: Not only bounded to peculiar arts, But, oft in those, coiifiii'd to single parts." POPE. Mr. UKBAH, July II. HAVING been lately graliCed with the... | |
 | John Walker - Elocution - 1822 - 404 pages
...caesura of the last line but one. EXAMPLE. One science only will one genius fit, So vast is art, so narrow human wit ; Not only bounded to peculiar arts, But oft in those confin'd to single parts ; Like kings, we lose the conquests gain'd before By vain ambition,... | |
 | Classical poetry - 1822 - 284 pages
...play, The memory's soft figures melt away. One science only will one genius fit; So vast is art, so narrow human wit: Not only bounded to peculiar arts, But oft in those confined to single parts. Like kings we lose the conquests gain'd before, By vain ambition still... | |
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So vast is art, so narrow human wit : Not only bounded to peculiar arts, But oft' in those confin'd to single parts. 
