 | Alexander Pope - 1778 - 410 pages
...being wreck'd, and world on world, Heav'n's whole foundations to their centre nod, And nature tremble, to the throne of God ! All this dread order break ! — For whom ? For thee ? Vile worm ! — O madnefs ! pride I impiety ! 250 What if the foot, ordain' d the duft to tread, Or hand to toil,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 1164 pages
...fall. 25° Let Earth unbalanc'd from her orbit fly, Planets and Suns run lawlefs through the fky ; Let ruling Angels from their fpheres be hurl'd, Being...Pride ! Impiety ! IX. What if the foot, ordain'd the dulUo tread, Or hand, to toil, afpir'd to be the head , a6o What if the head, the eye, or ear, repin'd... | |
 | Martin Madan - 1781 - 454 pages
...the Ikies ; " And who but wiflies to invert the laws '*' Of order, fins againft th' ETERNAL CAUSE. " All this dread order break— for whom ? — for thee ? " Vile worm ! Oh madnefs ! pride ! impiety ! " Go teach ETERNAL WISDOM how to rule, '* Then drop into thyfe/f—zt\d be a fool. " From pride,... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1785 - 460 pages
...on world ; Heav'ns whole foundations to their centre nod, And Nature trembles to the throne of Goo. All this dread ORDER break — for whom? for thee? Vile worm ! — Oh Madnefs ! Pride ! Impiety ! What if the foot, ordain'd the duft to tread, Or hand, to toil, afpir'd to be the head? What if the... | |
 | William Belsham - Great Britain - 1789 - 482 pages
...being wreck'd, and world on world : Heav'ns whole foundations to their centre nod, And Nature tremble to the throne of God. All this dread order break —...thee ? Vile worm ! — Oh madnefs ! pride! impiety! — he deviates into the wildeft philofophical rant, though it is animated and ennobled by the highelt... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...Being wreck'd, and world on world ; Heaven's whole foundations to their centre nod, And Nature tremble t nature thce? Vile worm ! — oh madncfs, pride, impiety ! What if the foot, ordain'd the duft to tread, Or... | |
 | James Roach - English poetry - 1793 - 274 pages
...hurl'd, Being on beiug wreck'd, and woildon world; Hcav'n's whole foundations to their center nod, And nature trembles to the throne of God. All this dread ORDER break — for whom? fotthee? Vile worm ! — ohmadnefs! pride.! impiety! IX, Whatifirm.foot, ordain'd the dufl to tread,... | |
 | Hester Lynch Piozzi - English language - 1794 - 878 pages
...; Let ruling angels from their fpheres be hurl'd, Being on being wreck 'd — and world on world ; All this dread order break, for whom ? for thee, Vile worm ! — Oh madnefs ! pride ! impiety ! Would not one think he had been writing to citizen Danton or Collot D'Herbois of the French Convention... | |
 | Hester Lynch Piozzi - English language - 1794 - 548 pages
...ruling angels from their fpheres be hurl'd, Being on being wreck'd — and world on world ; All ibis dread order break, for whom ? for thee, Vile worm ! — Oh madnefs ! pride ! impiety ! Would not one think he had been writing to citizen Danton or Collot D'Hcrbois of the French Convention?... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 906 pages
...Being on being wreck'd, and world on world; Heaven'» \vhole foundations to their centre nod, SAnd nature trembles to the throne of God. All this dread order break — for whom ? for thee ? Vile worm : — ih, madnefs ! pride ! imnicty ! /"IX. What if the foot, ordain'd theduft to tread, Or hand, to... | |
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To serve mere engines to the ruling mind ? Just as absurd for any part to claim To be another in this... 
