 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:...  The Works of Alexander Pope - Page 22by Alexander Pope - 1822Full view - About this book
 | Anthologies - 1827 - 290 pages
...seraph's fire ; But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company. ***** In pride, in reas'ning pride, our error lies ; All...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... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1827 - 262 pages
...; Call imperfeetiwn what thou fanciest such* ; Say here he gives too little', there too much*.— G In pride', in reas'ning pride', our error lies* ;...into the skies*. Pride still is aiming at the blest adodes* ; Men would be angels', angels would be gods*. Aspiring to be gods', if angels fell', Aspiring... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1827 - 412 pages
...unjust ; If Man alone engross not Heav'n's high care, Atone made perfect here, immortal there : Snatch from his hand the balance and the rod, Rejudge his...the God of God. In Pride, in reas'ning Pride, our errour lies ; All quit their sphere, and rush into the skies. Pride still is aiming at the blest abodes,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1827 - 308 pages
...Say here he gives too little, there too much. — 6. In pride, in reas'ning pride, our error lies; 5 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,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1827 - 262 pages
...Providence ; Call imperfection what thou fanciest such ; Say here he gives too little, there too much.— 6 In pride, in reas'ning pride, our error lies ; All quit their sphere, and rush into the skiea. Pride still is aiming at the blest abodes ; Men would be angels, angels would be gods. Aspiring... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1828 - 222 pages
...If man alone engross not Heav'n's high care, Alone made perfect here, immortal there;Snatch from Ins hand the balance and the rod, Rejudge his justice be the god of God. In pride, in reasoning pride, our error lies ; Alt quit their sphere, and rush into the skies. Pride still is aiming... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1828 - 264 pages
...unjust : If man alone engross 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. t In pride, in reasoning pride, our error lies? All quit the sphere, and rush into the skies. Pride... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - English language - 1829 - 318 pages
...Providence ; (Jail imperfection what thou fanciest such ; Say lien; he gives too little, there too much..", In pride, in reas'ning pride, our error lies ; All quit their sphere, and rush into the skies. I'nde still is aiming at the blest abodes ; Men would be angels, angels would be gods. Aspiring to... | |
 | Thomas Charlton Henry - 1829 - 356 pages
...bringing into play so unhallowed, so selfish, and so petulant a temper ? A. temper that would Snatch from His hand the balance and the rod; Rejudge his justice, be the god of God. If he who thinks himself refused, would pause a moment, and ponder the effect which that supposed refusal... | |
 | Alexander Crombie - Future life - 1829 - 652 pages
...constituted, as he, in his self-sufficient wisdom would presumptuously prescribe. "In pride, in reasoning pride our error lies ; All quit their sphere, and rush into the skies." SECTION IV. " Desinuut enim suum judicium adhibere ; id habent ratum, quod ab eo, quem probant, judicatum... | |
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