 Why has not Man a microscopic eye? For this plain reason, Man is not a Fly. Say what the use, were finer optics giv'n, T' inspect a mite, not comprehend the heav'n? Or touch, if tremblingly alive all o'er, To smart and agonize at ev'ry pore? Or quick...  The Works of Alexander Pope: Poetry - Side 363af Alexander Pope - 1871Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | 1804 - 584 sider
...No pow'rs of body , or of soûl to share , But what liis nature and liis slate <:mi bear. \Vliy bas not Man a microscopic eye? For this plain reason , man is not a lly. Say what thé use, were fincr optics giv'n , T" inspect a mite, not comprehend thé heav'n? Or... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 274 sider
...if or this plain reafon, Man is not a Fly. Say what the ufe, were finer optics giv'n, 195 T' infpeft a mite, not comprehend the heav'n ? Or touch, if tremblingly alive all o'er, To fmart and agonize atev'ry pore? Or quick effluvia darting thro' the brain, Die of a rofe in aromatic... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 272 sider
...eye ? For this plain reafon, Man is not a Fly. Say what the ufe, were finer optics giv'n, T' infpect a mite, not comprehend the heav'n? Or touch, if tremblingly alive all o'er, To fmart and agonize at ev'ry pore ? Or quick effluvia darting thro' the brain, Die o£ a rofe in aromatic... | |
 | John Newbery - 1762 - 292 sider
...eye ? For this plain reafon, man is not a fly. Say what the ufe, were finer optics giv'n, T'infpeft a mite, not comprehend the heav'n ? Or touch, if tremblingly alive all o'er, To fmart and agonize at ev'ry pore ? Or quick effluvia darting thro' the brain, Die of a rofe in aromatic... | |
 | Art - 1762 - 290 sider
...eye ? For this plain reafon, man is not a fly. Say what the ufe, were finer optics giv'n, T'infpeft a mite, not comprehend the heav'n ? Or touch, if tremblingly alive all o'er, To fmart and agonize at ev'ry pore ? Or quick effluvia darting thro" the brain, Die of a rofe in aromatic... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1762 - 160 sider
...For this plain reafon, Man is not a fly. Say what the ufe ,• were finer optics giv'n , jT' infpett a mite , not comprehend the heav'n ? Or touch , if tremblingly alive all o'er , V в a. 174. Here, with degrees of fwiftnefs т there efforce ) // is a certain axiomt in tbe Anatomy... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1763 - 154 sider
...For this plain reafon, man is not a Fly. Say what the ufe, were finer optics giv'n, 195 T' infpecl a mite, not comprehend the heav'n ? Or touch, if tremblingly alive all o'er, To fmar* and agonize at ev'ry pore ? NOTES. VER. 1 8' 2. Here ivitb dtgreei officiftnefj, &<•] It is... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1763 - 150 sider
...For this plain reafon, man is not a Fly. Say what the ufe, were finer optics giv'n, 195 T' infpect a mite, not comprehend the heav'n ? Or touch, if tremblingly alive all o'er, To fmart and agonize at ev'ry pore ? NOTES. VER. 182. Here with degrees offivifiaefi, &<:.] It is a certain... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - 1769 - 592 sider
...For this plain reafon, Man is not a Fly. " Say what the ufe, were finer optics giv'n, 41 T' infpecl: a mite, not comprehend the "heav'n? " Or touch, if tremblingly alive all o'er, " To fmart and agonize at ev'ry pore ? " Or quick effluvia darting thro' the brain, " Die of a rofe in aromatic... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - 1769 - 600 sider
...For this plain reafon, Man is not a Fly. ** Say what the ufe, were finer optics giv'n, *' T' infped: a mite, not comprehend, the " heav'n ? " Or touch, if tremblingly alive all o'er, " To fmart and agonize at ev'ry pore ? " Or quick effluvia darting thro' the brain, " Die of a rofe in aromatic... | |
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