 In Pride, in reas'ning Pride, our error lies; All quit their sphere, and rush into the skies. Pride still is aiming at the blest abodes, Men would be Angels, Angels would be Gods. Aspiring to be Gods, if Angels fell, Aspiring to be Angels, Men rebel:...  Elegant poems. Pope's Essay on man, Blair's Grave, Gray's Elegy, Goldsmith's ... - Page 14by Elegant poems - 1814Full view - About this book
 | Classical philology - 1818 - 426 pages
...of God, Light of Light, very God of very God," are usually read like the wellknown verses of Pope, " Snatch from his hand the' balance and the rod, Re-judge his justice, be the God of God." That is, Be thou to God what he has hitherto been to his rational creatures, the judge and the king.... | |
 | John Bernard Trotter - Ireland - 1819 - 656 pages
...an establishment and appearance hurtful to themselves and families. — " In pride — in reasoning pride our error lies, — All quit their sphere, and rush into the skies." Even those who have made a handsome competency in trade, too soon relinquish their business and burn... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1820 - 832 pages
...God's unjust ; If man alone ingross not Heaven's high care, Alone made perfect here, immortal there : h ; till length of years Awl sedentary numbness craze my limbs T reasoning Pride, our errour lies ; All quit their sphere, and rush into the skies. Pride still is aiming... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Human beings - 1821 - 254 pages
...Arrache lui son sceptre , et ceins son diadème ; Ose juger ton juge , et sois dieu de Diçu même. Snatch from his hand the balance and the rod , Re-judge...rush into the skies. Pride .still is aiming at the bles'd abodes, Men would be Angels , Angels would be Gods. Aspiring to be Gods , if Angels fell , Aspiring... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Human beings - 1821 - 252 pages
...Arrache lui son sceptre , et ceins son diadème ; Ose juger ton juge , et sois dieu de Dieu même. Snatch from his hand the balance and the rod , Re-judge...the God of God. In Pride , in reas'ning Pride , our errer lies ; All quit their sphere , and rush into the skies. Pride still is aiming at the bles'd abodes,... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 402 pages
...God's unjust ; If man alone ingross not Heaven's high care, Alone made perfect here, immortal there : Snatch from his hand the balance and the rod, Re-judge his justice, be the god of God. In Pride, in reasoning Pride, our errour lies ; All quit their sphere, and rush into the skies. Pride still is aiming... | |
 | 1821 - 780 pages
...these established rules of his judgments and procedure ? Would not this be, as the poet says, to . Snatch from his hand the balance and the rod, Rejudge his justice, be the God of God ? POPE. There arises likewise from an oath, a requisitorial right to the person in whose behalf it... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Human beings - 1821 - 268 pages
...God's unjust; If Man alone ingross not heav'n's high care, Alone made perfect here, immortal there : Snatch from his hand the balance and the rod, Re-judge his justice, be the GOD of Goi). In Pride, in reas'ning Pride, our error lies -, All quit their sphere, and rush into the skies.... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Anthologies - 1821 - 280 pages
...he gives too little, there too much 6. In pride, in reas'ning.pride, our error lies ; All quit thfir sphere, and rush into the skies, Pride still is aiming at the blest abodes ; Men would be angels, angels would be gods. Aspiring to be gods, if angels fell, Aspiiing to be angels,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Children - 1821 - 280 pages
...here he gives too little, there too much. In pride, in reas'ning pride, our error lies; All quit the sphere and rush into the skies. Pride still is aiming at the blest abodes, Men would be angels, angels would be gods. Aspiring to be gods, if angels fell, Aspiring to be angels,... | |
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