 Man, but for that, no action could attend, And, but for this, were active to no end: Fix'd like a plant on his peculiar spot, To draw nutrition, propagate, and rot: Or, meteor-like, flame lawless through the void, Destroying others, by himself destroy'd.  An essay on man [by A. Pope]. With some humourous verses on the death of ... - 10. oldalszerző: Alexander Pope - 1736 - 32 oldalTeljes nézet - Információ erről a könyvről
 | Alexander Pope - 1820 - 80 oldal
...of motion, acts the soul; Reason's comparing balance rules the whole. Man, but for that, no action could attend, And, but for this, were active to no...nutrition, propagate and rot; Or, meteor-like, flame lawless through the void, Destroying others, by himself destrdy'd. Most strength the moving principle... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1821 - 268 oldal
...cours inconstant, Détruit tout, et lui-même est détruit à l'instant. Man, but for thaï, no action could attend, And, but for this, were active to no...nutrition, propagate, and rot ; Or, meteor-like, flame lawless thro' the void, Destroying others, by himself destroy'd. Most strength the moving principle... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 402 oldal
...of motion, acts the soul ; Reason's comparing balance rules the whole. Man, but for that, no action could attend, And but for this, were active to no...nutrition, propagate, and rot, Or, meteor-like, flame lawless through the void, Destroying others, by himself destroy'd. Most strength the moving principle... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1821 - 86 oldal
...motion, acts the soul ; • Reason's comparing balance rules the whole. 60 Man, but for that, no action could attend, And, but for this, were active to no...nutrition, propagate, and rot ; Or, meteor-like, flame lawless through the void, 65 Destroying others, by himself destrovM. Most strength the moving principle... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1821 - 254 oldal
...motion , acts the soul ; Reason's comparing balance rules the whole. Man , but for that , no action could attend ,' And , but for this , were active to...nutrition , propagate , and rot ; Or , meteor-like , flame lawless thro' the void , Destroying others , by himself destroy'd. Most strength the moving principle... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 276 oldal
...of motion, acts the soul; Reason's comparing balance rules the whole. Man, but for that, no action could attend, And but for this, were active to no...nutrition, propagate, and rot; Or, meteor-like, flame lawless through the void, Destroying others, by himself destroy'd. Most strength the moving principle... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 370 oldal
...motion, acts the soul ; Reason's comparing balance rules the whole. 60 Man, but for that, no action could attend, And, but for this, were active to no...nutrition, propagate, and rot ; Or, meteor-like, flame lawless through the void, 65 Destroying others, by himself destroy 'd. Most strength the moving principle... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 372 oldal
...motion, acts the soul ; s Reason's comparing balance rules the whole. 60 Man, but for that, no action could attend, And, but for this, were active to no...nutrition, propagate, and rot ; Or, meteor-like, flame lawless through the void, 65 Destroying others, by himself destroy'd. Most strength the moving principle... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 1824 - 308 oldal
...of motion, acts the soul; Reason's comparing balance rules the whole. Man, but for that, no action could attend, And, but for this, were active to no...nutrition, propagate and rot; Or, meteor-like, flame lawless through the void, Destroying others, by himself destroy'd. 5 Most strength the moving principle... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 oldal
...of motion, acts the soul ; Reason's comparing balance rules the whole. Man, but for that, no action all his good prov'd ill in me, And wrought but malice...lifted up so high, I disdain'd subjection, and thought lawless through the void, Destroying others, by himself destroy'd. Most strength the moving principle... | |
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