 Superior beings, when of late they faw A mortal Man unfold all Nature's Law, Admir'd fuch wifdom in an earthly fhape, And fhew'da NEWTON as we fhew an Ape. Could he, whofe rules the rapid Comet bind, 35 Defcribe or fix one movement of his Mind ? Who faw...  An Essay on Man: In Epistles to a Friend. Epistle II. - Side 7af Alexander Pope - 1733 - 18 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
 | 1739 - 480 sider
...Pope then confirms and illuftrates this Reafoning by one of the greatett Examples that ever was. '« Superior Beings, when of late they faw *« A mortal..." Admir'd fuch Wifdom in an earthly Shape, *' And Ihew'da Newton as we fhew an Ape. " Could he whofe Rules the whirling Comet bind, " Defcribe or fix... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1736 - 64 sider
...to imitate the Sun. Go teach eternal Wifdom how to rule ; Then drop into Thyfelf, and be a Fool! 36 Superior Beings, when of late they faw A mortal Man...Law, Admir'd fuch Wifdom in an earthly Shape, And fhow'da NEWTON, as we mow an Ape. Could he, who taught each Planet how to roll, 3 5 Defcribe, or fix... | |
 | William Warburton - 1742 - 220 sider
...Mr. Pope then confirms and illuftrates this Reafoning by one of the greateft Examples that ever was : Superior Beings, when of late they faw A mortal Man...Law, Admir'd fuch Wifdom in an earthly Shape, And fliew'da NEWTON, as we fliew an Ape. In thefe Lines he fpeaks to this Effect. — " But Vi< to make... | |
 | William Ayre, Edmund Curll - 1745 - 432 sider
...which, in their Stare of feparate Exifrence, they both wanted. Superior Beings, when of late they (avv A mortal Man unfold all Nature's Law, Admir'd fuch Wifdom in an earthly Shapt, And fhow'da Newton, as we fliow an Ape. Could he who taught each Planet where to roll, Defcribe,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 272 sider
...the pofition of the colures of the equinoxes and folilices at the time of the Argonautic expedition. Superior beings, when of late they faw A mortal Man...all Nature's law, Admir'd fuch wifdom in an earthly fhape, And fhew'da NEWTON as we fhew an Ape. Could he, whofe rules the rapid Comet bind, 35 Defcribe... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 274 sider
...the pofition of the colures of the equinoxes and folllices at the time of the Argonautic expedition. Superior beings, when of late they faw A mortal Man...all Nature's law, Admir'd fuch wifdom in an earthly fhape, And fhew'da NEWTON as we fhew an Ape. Could he, whofe rules the rapid Comet bind, 35 Defcribe... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 378 sider
...that had. been -.(aid from ^18, to this cffc£l : Go now, vain Man, elated P. ii. ESSAY ON MAN: 45 Superior beings, when of late they faw A mortal Man...all Nature's law, Admir'd fuch wifdom in an earthly fhape, And fhew'da NEWTON as we {hew an Ape. COMMENTARY. VER. 31. Superior beings, &c.~\ To give this... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1756 - 348 sider
...comtefles, Venoient pour diffamer fon chef-d-oevre nouveau* BOILEAV. Superior beings when of late they'faw, A mortal man unfold all nature's law ; Admir'd fuch wifdom in an earthly fhape, And fhew'da Newton as we fhew an ape. Pop$. Simla coelicolum rifufque jocufque deorum eft, *... | |
 | Richard Hurd, William Mason - 1757 - 88 sider
...maybe taken from Mr. Pope. One of the moft ftriking paflages in the EJJay on Man is the following, Superior Beings, when of late they faw A mortal man...all nature's law, Admir'd fuch wifdom in an earthly fhape, And fhew'da NEWTON, as we fhew an ape. Ep. ii. ^.31. Can you doubt, from the Jingularity of... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1757 - 234 sider
...imitate the Sun. Go, teach Eternal Wifdom how to rule — Then drop into thyfelf, and be a fool ! 30 Superior beings, when of late they faw A mortal Man...all Nature's Law, Admir'd fuch wifdom in an earthly fhape, And fhew'da NEWTON as we fhew an Ape. Could he, whofe rules the rapid Comet bind, 35 Defcribe... | |
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