All matter quick, and bursting into birth. Above, how high, progressive life may go! Around, how wide! how deep extend below! Vast chain of Being! which from God began, Natures ethereal, human, angel, man, Beast, bird, fish, insect, what no eye can see,... The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope - Page 193by Alexander Pope - 1890 - 550 pagesFull view - About this book
| Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...I how deep, extend below ! Vast chain of being ! which (i om God began ; Natures ethereal, hitman, angel, man, Beast, bird, fish, insect, what no eye...infinite to thee ; From thee to nothing — On superior powers. Were we to press, interior might on ours ; Or in the full creation leave a void, Where, one... | |
| Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...below ! Vast chain of being ! which from God began ; Matures ethereal, human, angel, man, Beast, hird, fish, insect, what no eye can see, No glass can reach...infinite to thee ; From thee to nothing — On superior powers Were we to press, inferior might on ours ; Or in the full creation leave a void, Where, one... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...oan sec, No glass can reach ; from Infinite to thee, 240 From thee to Nothing. — On superior powers Were we to press, inferior might on ours ; Or in the...a void, Where, one step broken, the great scale's destroy'd : From Nature's chain whatever link yon strike, Tenth, or ten thousandth, breaks the chain... | |
| Lindley Murray - Readers - 1810 - 262 pages
...can see, No elasscan reach ; from infinite to the^ ' "isom thee to nothing. On superior pow K» . . , Were we to press, inferior might on ours ; Or in the...a void, Where, one step broken, the great scale's destroy'd ; From nature's chain whatever link yovi stnke, Tenth, or ten thousandth, breaks the chain... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 pages
...high, progressive life may go ! 235 Around, how wide, how deep extend below ! Vast chain of being ! which from God began, Natures ethereal, human, angel,...can see, No glass can reach ; from infinite to thee, 240 From thee to nothing. — On superior pow'rs Were we to press, inferior might on ours : Or VKK.... | |
| Lindley Murray - Readers - 1812 - 378 pages
...go ! Around, how wide ! how deep extend below r Vast chain of being ! which from God began, Nature ethereal, human ; angel, man; Beast, bird, fish, insect,...glass can reach ; from infinite to thee, From thee to nothing—On superior pow'rs Were we to press, inferior might on ours j Or in the full creation leave... | |
| William Bullock - Natural history - 1813 - 250 pages
...may go, Around how wide, how deep extend below! Vast chain of being, which from GOD began, Nature's ethereal, human, angel, man, Beast, bird, fish, insect,...reach; from infinite to Thee, From Thee to nothing! Coryphene, or Dolphin. (Coryphrena Hippnris.) The Dolphin . is an inhabitant of the Mediterranean,... | |
| Lindley Murray - Readers - 1813 - 276 pages
...etherial, human, angel, man; ' Beast, bird, fish, inseet, what no eye ean see, No glass ean reaeh ; from infinite to thee, From thee to nothing. On superior...pow'rs •Were we to press, inferior might on ours 3 Or in the full ereation leave a void, Where, one step broken, the great seale's destroy'd' From nature's... | |
| Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 pages
...high progressive life may go ! 235 Around, how wide ! how deep extend below ! Vast chain of being ! which from God began, Natures ethereal, human, angel,...fish, insect, what no eye can see, No glass can reach 1 from infinite to thee, 240 From thee to nothing.—On superior pow'rs Or in the full creation leave... | |
| William Scott - Elocution - 1814 - 424 pages
...Around how wide ! how deep extend below ! Vast chain of being, which from God began : Natures etherial, human ; angel, man ; Beast, bird, fish, insect, what...can see, No glass can reach ; from Infinite to thee. Trom thee to nothing. OB superior powers Were we to press, inferior might or» ours j Or in the full... | |
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