 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, Esq: Essay on man. Moral essays. An essay on satire - Seite 15von Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 474 Seiten
...WARTON. VER. 1 6. But -vindicate the 'ways of God to Man\ " And juftify the ways of God to Man." Milton. Of Man, what fee we but his ftation here, From which...immenfity can pierce, See worlds on worlds compofe one univerfe, Obferve how fyftem into fyftem runs, 25 What other planets circle other funs, What COMMENTARY.... | |
 | 1806 - 408 Seiten
...what see we but his .station here, Flora which to reason, or to which, refer i Thro' worlds unmimber'd tho' the God be known, 'Tis ours to trace him only in our own. He, whp through vnst immensity can pierce, See worlds on worlds compose one universe, Observe how system... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 Seiten
...hut his station here, From which to reason or to which refer? Thro' worlds unnumher'd tho' the God he known, 'Tis ours to trace him only in our own. He who through vast immensity can pierce* See worlds on worlds compose one universe. Ohserve how system into system... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 316 Seiten
...station here, From which to reason or to which refer? 20 Tbrough worlds unuuinher'd tho' the God he known, 'Tis ours to trace him only in our own; He who tbrough vast immensity can pierce, pee worlds on worlds compose one universe, [Ohserve how system into... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 702 Seiten
...we but his station here, From which to reason, or to which refer? Through worlds unaumber'd though the God be known, 'Tis ours to trace him only in our own. He, who through vast immensity can pierce, See worlds on worlds compose one universe, Observe how system into system... | |
 | 1808 - 408 Seiten
...his station here, From which to reason, or to which referí Through worlds uunumber'd tho' the God he known, 'Tis ours to trace him only in our own. He who thro' vast immensity can pierce, See worlds on worlds compo»c one universe, Observe how system into... | |
 | William Warburton - 1811 - 444 Seiten
...than what we see of his dispensations to Man in this station; therefore Thro' worlds unnumber'd thowgh the God be known, Tis ours to trace him only in our own *. This naturally leads the Poet to exprobrate the miserable folly and impiety of pretending to pry... | |
 | William Warburton (Bp. of Gloucester), Richard Hurd - 1811 - 446 Seiten
...than what we see of his dispensations to Man in this station; therefore Thro' worlds unnumber'd though the God be known, 'Tis ours to trace him only in our own *. This naturally leads the Poet to exprobrate the miserable folly and impiety of pretending to pry... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 Seiten
...we reason, but from what we know ? Of man, what see we but his station here, From which to reason, or to which refer ? 20 Thro' worlds unnumber'd tho'...ours to trace him only in our own. He, who through vast immensity can pierce, See worlds on worlds compose one universe, Observe how system into system... | |
 | Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 Seiten
...we are : But of this frame the bearings, and the ties, The strong connexions, nice dependencies, 30 Thro' worlds unnumber'd tho' the God be known, 'Tis...ours to trace him only in our own. He, who through vast immensity can pierce, See worlds on worlds compose one universe, Observe how system into system... | |
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