Say first, of God above, or man below, What can we reason, but from what we know ? Of man, what see we but his station here, From which to reason, or to which refer ? Thro' worlds unnumber'd tho' the God be known, "Tis ours to trace him only in our own. The Works of Alexander Pope: Moral essays - Page 5by Alexander Pope - 1757Full view - About this book
| Alexander Pope - 1763 - 150 pages
...From which jlation, all our reafonings en hii nature and end mujl be drawn ; and to this ftation they Thro' worlds unnumber'd tho' the God be known> 'Tis ours to trace him only in our own. He, who thro' vaft immenfuy can pierce, See worlds on worlds compofe one uriiverfe, Obfeive how fyftem into fyftem... | |
| Alexander Pope - Electronic books - 1763 - 154 pages
...nature and end mujt be drawn ; and to this ftation they Thro' worlds unnumber'd tho' the God be knowiu 'Tis ours to trace him only in our own. He, who thro' vaft immenfity can pierce, See worlds on worlds compofe one univerfe, Obferve how fyftem into fyftem... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1772 - 376 pages
...what we know ? Of Man, what fee we but his Station here, From winch to reafon , or to which refer ? 29 Thro' worlds unnumber'd tho' the God be known , Tis ours to trace him only in our own. He, who thro' vali immeniity can pierce, See worlds on worlds compote one univerfe, Obferve how fyilem iir.o fyllem... | |
| Alexander Pope - Human beings - 1772 - 374 pages
...what we know ? Of Man, what fee we but his Station here, From which to reafon , or to which refer ? Thro' worlds unnumber'd tho' the God be known , 'Tis ours to trace him only in our own. He, who thro' valt immenlìty can pierce, See worlds on worlds compofc one univerfe , Obferve how fyftem into fyftem... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1777 - 262 pages
...from what we know ? Of Man, what fee ws but his ftation here, From which to reafon, orto which refer? Thro' worlds unnumber'd tho" the GOD be known, Tis ours to trace him only in our own. He, who thro" vaft immenfity can pieree, See worlds on worlds compofe one univerfe, Obferve how fyftem into fyftem... | |
| John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...can we reason but from what vre know? Of Man what see we but his station here, From which to reason or to which refer ? 20 Thro' worlds unnumber'd tho' the God be known, 'Tisours to trace him only in our own. • He who thro' vast immensity can pierce, See worlds on worlds... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1778 - 410 pages
...we know ? Of man, what fee we but his ftation here, From which to reafon, or to •\yhich refer ? 24 Thro' worlds unnumber'd tho' the god be known, 'Tis ours to trace him, only in our.own. He who thro' vaft immenfity can pierce, See worlds on worlds compofe one univeiTe? Obferve... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 392 pages
...know ? Of Man, what fee we but his ftation here, From which to reafon, or to which refer ? 2o Through worlds unnumber'd tho' the God be known, 'Tis ours to trace him only in our own. He, who through vaft immenfity can pierce, See worlds on worlds compofe one univerie, Obfe: ve how fyftem into... | |
| Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1783 - 322 pages
...what we know ? Of Man, what fee we but his ftation here, Trom which to reafon, or to which refer ? Thro' worlds unnumber'd tho' the God be known, 'Tis ours to trace him only in our own. He, who thro' vaft immenfity can pierce, See worlds on worlds cgmpofe one univerfe, Obferve Obferve how fyftem into... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1787 - 396 pages
...error follows. The ijth and I4'11, to the Knowledge of Mankind, and the various Manners of the age. Thro' worlds unnumber'd tho' the God be known, 'Tis ours to trace him only in our own. He, who thro' vaft immenfity can pierce, See worlds on worlds compofe one univerfe, Obferve how fyftem into fyftem... | |
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