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" Two principles in human nature reign; Self-love, to urge, and reason, to restrain; Nor this a good, nor that a bad we call, Each works its end, to move or govern all: And to their proper operation still Ascribe all good; to their improper, ill. "
Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Alexander Pope, Esq - Page 326
by William Ayre, Edmund Curll - 1745
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: In Four Volumes Complete. With His Last ...

Alexander Pope - 1778 - 410 pages
...times to come { Two principles in hvunan nature reign; Self-love, to urge, and reafon, to reft rain ; Nor this a good, nor that a bad we call, « Each works...move, or govern all : And to their proper operation ftill Afcribe all goad, to their improper ill. Self-love, the fpring of motion, afts the foul 5 Reafon's...
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The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical ..., Volumes 32-34

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 1164 pages
...; 5« Then fee how little the remaining fum, Which ferv'd the paft, and muft the times to come! II. Two Principles in human nature reign ; Self-love,...reftrain ; Nor this a good, nor that a bad we call, 55 Each works its end, to move or govern all : And to their proper operation ftill, Afcribe all Good,...
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The Beauties of Pope: Consisting of Selections from His Poetical and Prose Works

Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1783 - 322 pages
...Which ferv'd the paft, and muft the times to come* IBID. p. 55. K * SE LF15913Q SELF-LOVE AND REASON. TWO principles in human nature reign ; Self-love,...move or govern all : And to their proper operation ftill Afcribe all Good ; to their improper, 111. Self-Love, the fpring of motion, acb the fou-1 ; Reafon's...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. in Six Volumes Complete: Imitations, moral ...

Alexander Pope - 1787 - 396 pages
...; 50 Then fee how little the remaining fum, Which ferv'd the paft, and muft te times to come I II- Two Principles in human nature reign ; Self-love,...reftrain ; Nor this a good, nor that a bad we call, 55 Each works its end, to move or govern all : And to their proper operation ftill, Afcribe all Good;...
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Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the ...

William Scott - Elocution - 1789 - 416 pages
...of important victories ; not by a feries of campaigns, but by a fucceffion of triumphs ! Cicero. iy. Two principles in human nature reign, Self-love to...call ; Each works its end — to move or govern all. Pof:. 16. In point. of fermons, 'tis confeft \ Our Englifh clergy make the beft i But this appears,...
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Reflection: A Poem, in Four Cantos ...

Fulke Greville - 1790 - 304 pages
...be fure, attuatts] the foul; " Reafon 's comparing balance rules the whole." And, before that, — " Two principles in human nature reign, " Self-love...call, " Each works its end, to move or govern all." Still further he fays, — " The aclion of the flronger to fufpend, " Reafon flill ufc, to reafon ftill...
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The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and ..., Volume 46

English poets - 1790 - 398 pages
...Arts; 50 Th:n fee how little the remaining fnm, Which ferv'd the paft, and muft the times to come ! II. Two Principles in human nature reign; Self-love, to...reftrain; Nor this a good, nor that a bad we call, 55 Each works its end, to move or govern all : And to their proper operation ftill, Afcribe all Good,...
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Elegant Extracts; Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry ..., Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - Conduct of life - 1791 - 510 pages
...reign j >clf-lovc to urge, and Rcafon to rcftrain ; STor this a good, nor that a bad we call, iach w-orks its end, to move or govern all ! And to their proper operation ftill, Afcribe all Good ; to their improper, 111. Self-love, the fpring of motion, ans the foul; icalon's...
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Extracts, Elegant, Instructive, and Entertaining, in Poetry, Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...created Arts ; Then fee how little the remaining fum, Which fcrvVi the paft, and muft the- time to come ! F-_ ` f 8N𮰽 ў :>ҶZ G @ g ͘j " > cM > J )4 rcftrain : Nor this a good, nor that a bad we call; Each works i» end, to move or govern all : And...
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Roach's Beauties of the Modern Poets of Great Britain: Carefully Selected ...

James Roach - English poetry - 1793 - 274 pages
...B 3 II. Two II. Two principles in human nature reign' ? Self-love, to urge, amtreafon, toreflrain; Nor this a good, nor that a bad we call, Each works...move or govern all : And to their proper operation flill, Afcnbe all good, to tlieir improper, ill. Self-love, the fprmg of monon, a£h the foul ; Rcafon's...
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