 | 1739 - 480 էջ
...overturn as faft as Reafon can build up. " Alas, what Wonder! Man's fuperior Part " Uncheck'd may rife, and climb from Art to Art ; " But when his own great Work is but begun, <c What Reafon weaves, by Paflion is undone. This is a plain Account of the Poet's fine Reafoning in... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1733 - 26 էջ
...Explain his own Beginning, or his End ? Alas what wonder \- Man's fuperior Part Uncheck'd'may rife, and climb from Art to Art;/; But when his own great Work is but begun, What Reafon weaves, by Paffion is undone. Two Principles in Human Nature reign ; • ! ' Self-Love, to urge... | |
 | William Warburton - 1742 - 220 էջ
...defcribes, when it Alas, 7<f ./.COMMENTARY « Alas, what Wonder ! Man's fuperior Part Unchecked may rife, and climb from Art to Art; But when his Own great Work is but begun, What Reafon weaves, by Paffion is undone. Here we fee, at the fifth Line, the Poet turns from Newton, and... | |
 | William Ayre, Edmund Curll - 1745 - 432 էջ
...Explain his own Beginning, or his End ? Alas what Wonder ! Man's fuperior Part Uncheck'd may rife, and climb from Art to Art ; But when his own great Work is but begun, What Reafon weaves, by Paffion is undone. ' ' ••*••'. * . . The Poet goes on to difcover his own... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1772 - 374 էջ
...Explain his own beginning , or his end ? Alaf what wonder ! Man's fuperior part Uncheck'd may rife , and climb from art to art ; But when his own great work is but begun , "What Reafon weaves , by Paffion is undone. Trace Science then , with Modefty thy guide ; Firft ftrip olf... | |
 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 էջ
...Could he, whose rules the rapid comet bind, 3$ Describe or fix one movement of his mind? Who saw its fires here rise, and there descend, Explain his own...part Uncheck'd may rise, and climb from art to art; 40 But when his own great work is but begun, What Reason weaves, by passion is undone. I'al. It. K... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1783 - 322 էջ
...Explain his own beginning, or his end ? Alas, what wonder ! Man's fuperior part UncheckM may rife, and climb from art to art ; But when his own great work is but begun, What Reafon weaves, by Paffion is undone. Trace Science then, with Modefty thy guid* ; Firft ftrip off all... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 էջ
...Explain his own beginning or his end ? Alas, what wonder ! Man's fuperior part Uncheck'd may rife, and climb from art to art; But when his own great work it but begun, What Reafon weaves, by Pafiion is undone. Trace Science then, with Modcfty thy guide... | |
 | James Roach - 1793 - 274 էջ
...£xplain his own beginning, or his end ? Ala•, what wonder ! man's fuperior part Uncheck'd may rife, and climb from art to art; But when his own great work is but begun, What rcafon weaves, by paflion is undone. Trace feience then, with modefly thy guide ; Firfl flrip offall... | |
 | 1796 - 246 էջ
...Explain his own beginning, or his end ? Alas, what wonder I Man's fuperior part Uncheck'd may rife, and climb from art to art: But when his own great work is but begun, What Reafon weaves, by Paflion is undone. Trace Science then, with Modefty thy guide; Firft firip off all... | |
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Describe or fix one movement of his mind? Who saw its fires here rise, and there descend, Explain his own beginning, or his end? 
