 She gives in large recruits of needful pride ; For, as in bodies, thus in souls we find, What wants in blood and spirits, swell'd with wind : Pride, where wit fails, steps in to our defence, And fills up all the mighty void of sense.  Poems on Several Occasions - Page 48by Christopher Smart - 1752 - 230 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...in souls, we find What wants in blood and spirits, swell'd with wind: Pride, where wit fails, steps in to our defence, And fills up all the mighty void of sense; 210 If once right reason drives that cloud away, Truth breaks upon us with resistless day. Trust... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 398 pages
...deny'd, z05 She gives in large recruits of needful Pride ! For as in bodies, thus in fouls, we find What wants in blood and fpirits, fwell'd with wind...defence, And fills up all the mighty void of fenfe. z10 If once right reafon drives that cloud away, Truth breaks upon us with refiftlefs day. Truft not... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 414 pages
...Pride ! For as in bodies, thus in fouls, we find What wants in blood and fpirits, fwell'd with windi Pride, where Wit fails, fteps in to our defence, And fills up all the mighty void of lenfe. no If once right reafon drives that cloud away, Truth breaks upon us with refiftlefs day. Truft.not... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1783 - 322 pages
...worth deny'd She gives in large recruits of needlefs Pride ! For, as in bodies, thus in fouls, we find What wants in blood, and fpirits, fwell'd with wind*....fills up all the mighty void of fenfe. If once right reafbn drives that cloud away, Truth breaks upon us with refiftlefs day. Truft not yourfelf ; but your... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...Pride ; For as in bodies, thus in fouls we find [wind : What wants in blood and fpirits, fwcll'd with e ftorm, and thro' th' inclement year Stem the roughfurgc,and brave the torrent's roar. Is it for refiftlcfs day. Truft not yourlclf ; but, your defects to know, Make ufe of ev'ry friend — and ev'ry... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - Conduct of life - 1791 - 510 pages
...Pride ; For as in bodies, thus in fouls, we find [wind What wants in blood and fpirits, fwcll'd with Pride, where Wit fails, fteps in to our defence, And fills up all the mighty void of fcnie. If once right realon drives that cloud away, Truth breaks upon us with rcfiftlefs day. Truft... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1796 - 264 pages
...deny'd, 105 She gives in large recruits of needful pride : •• For as in bodies thus in fouls we find, What wants in blood and fpirits fwell'd with wind...defence, And fills up all the mighty void of fenfe : * 210 If once right reafon drives that cloud away, Truth breaks upon us with refiftlefs day. Truft... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 576 pages
...Pride; For as in bodies, thus in fouls we find [wind: What wants in blood and fpirits, fwell'd with Pride, where Wit fails, fteps in to our defence. And fills up all the mighty void of fenie. If once right i cafon drives that cloud away, Truth breaks upon us with rcfiftlefs day. Truftnot... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1797 - 444 pages
...avail himfelf of the inventions of antiquity." Reynolds. For For as in bodies, thus in fouls, we find What wants in blood and fpirits, fwell'd with wind...defence, And fills up all the mighty void of fenfe. 210 If once right reafon drives that cloud away, Truth breaks upon us with refiftlefs day. Truft not... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1797 - 442 pages
...antiquity." Reynolds. For as in bodies, thus in fouls, we find What wants in blood and fpirits, fweli'd with wind : Pride, where Wit fails, fteps in to our...defence, And fills up all the mighty void of fenfe. 210 If once right reafon drives that cloud away, Truth breaks upon us with refiftlefs day, Truft not... | |
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