 Pride, our error lies; All quit their sphere, and rush into the skies. Pride still is aiming at the blest abodes, Men would be Angels, Angels would be Gods. Aspiring to be Gods, if Angels fell, Aspiring to be Angels, Men rebel: And who but wishes to invert...  Murray's English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the ... - 281. oldalszerző: Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1825 - 302 oldalTeljes nézet - Információ erről a könyvről
 | Alexander Pope - 1768 - 726 oldal
...115 Men would be *Angel?, .Angels would be Gods . tAfpir'mg to be Gods , // Angels fell , tAfpiring to be Angels , Men rebel .»And who but wishes to invert the Laws Of ORDER, fins again/I th' Eternal Caufe. 130 V. »ASK for what end the hea-unly Bodies shine? Earth for wbofe... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1772 - 376 oldal
...abodes, i2^ Men would be Angels , Angels would be Gods. Afpiring to be Gods , if Angels 'cil ; Afpiring to be Angels , Men rebel ; And who but wishes to invert the laws Of ORDER, fins againft th' Eternal Caufe. 1jo V. Ask for what end the heav'nly bodies shine, Earth for whofe... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1772 - 374 oldal
...abodcs, 125 JVlen would be Angels , Angela would be Gods. Afpiring to be Gods, if Angels foli; Afpiring to be Angels , Men rebel : And who but wishes to invert the laws Of OKDER, fins againft th' Eternal Caufe. i;* V. Ask for what end the hcav'nly bodies shine, Earth for... | |
 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 oldal
...bless'd abodes, 125 Men would be angels, angels would be gods, , Aspiring to be gods, if angelsfell, Aspiring to be angels men rebel ; And who but wishes...the laws Of Order sins against th' Eternal Cause. i5o V. Ask for what end the heav'nly bodies shine, Earth lor whose use ? Pride answers, " Tis for mise... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 oldal
...the skies. • Pride still is aiming at the blest abodes, Men would be angels, angels would be Gods. Aspiring to be Gods, if angels fell, Aspiring to be...the laws Of Order, sins against th' Eternal Cause. 5. Ask for what end the heav'nly bodies shine? Earth for whose use ? Pride answers, " Tis for mine.... | |
 | George Campbell - 1801 - 404 oldal
...couplets: Pride still is aiming at the blest abodes ; MEN would be ANGELS, || ANGELS would be coos. Aspiring to be GODS, || if ANGELS fell ; — Aspiring to be ANGELS, || MEN rebel f. The like varied opposition in the words principles, means, and ends, may be observed in the two... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 oldal
...skies. Pride still is aiming at the bless'd abodes, 125 Men would be angels, angels would be gods. Aspiring to be gods if angels fell, Aspiring to be...but wishes to invert the laws Of Order, sins against th1 Eternal Cause. 130 V. Ask for what end the heaVnly bodies shine, Earth for whose use ? Pride answers,... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 oldal
...the skies. Pride is still aiming at the blest abodes , Men would be Angels, Angels would be Gods.. Aspiring to be Gods , if Angels fell , Aspiring to...Men rebel : And -who but wishes to invert the laws Qf Order j sins against th' Eternal Cause.. Posz>. CHA P. XIII. On the Order of Nature. , thro' this... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 924 oldal
...death. 1 John. a. To offend against right. I am a man More tinn'd against than sinning. Shakspeare. And who but wishes to invert the laws Of order, sins against th' eternal cause. Pope. SINCK. adv. [formed by contraction from sithcnce, orjitb thence, fiom p'Se, Sax.] weak; SIN I. Becanse... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 954 oldal
...Rascomman. Till then a helpless, hopeless, homely swain; 1 sought not freedom, nor atpir'd to gain. DryJ. Aspiring to be gods, if angels fell, Aspiring to be angels, men rebel. Pope. >. Sometimes with fl/Vr. Those are raised above sense, and aspire after immortaliry, who believe... | |
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