 Two principles in human nature reign; Self-love, to urge, and reason, to restrain; Nor this a good, nor that a bad we call, Each works its end, to move or govern all: And to their proper operation still Ascribe all good; to their improper, ill.  Interesting Anecdotes, Memoirs, Allegories, Essays, and Poetical Fragments ... - Page 100by Joseph Addison - 1795Full view - About this book
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1789 - 416 pages
...of important victories ; not by a feries of campaigns, but by a fucceffion of triumphs ! Cicero. iy. Two principles in human nature reign, Self-love to...call ; Each works its end — to move or govern all. Pof:. 16. In point. of fermons, 'tis confeft \ Our Englifh clergy make the beft i But this appears,... | |
 | Fulke Greville - 1790 - 304 pages
...be fure, attuatts] the foul; " Reafon 's comparing balance rules the whole." And, before that, — " Two principles in human nature reign, " Self-love...call, " Each works its end, to move or govern all." Still further he fays, — " The aclion of the flronger to fufpend, " Reafon flill ufc, to reafon ftill... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 398 pages
...Arts; 50 Th:n fee how little the remaining fnm, Which ferv'd the paft, and muft the times to come ! II. Two Principles in human nature reign; Self-love, to...reftrain; Nor this a good, nor that a bad we call, 55 Each works its end, to move or govern all : And to their proper operation ftill, Afcribe all Good,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...created Arts ; Then fee how little the remaining fum, Which fcrvVi the paft, and muft the- time to come ! F-_ ` f 8N𮰽 ў :>ҶZ G @ g ͘j " > cM > J )4 rcftrain : Nor this a good, nor that a bad we call; Each works i» end, to move or govern all : And... | |
 | James Roach - English poetry - 1793 - 274 pages
...B 3 II. Two II. Two principles in human nature reign' ? Self-love, to urge, amtreafon, toreflrain; Nor this a good, nor that a bad we call, Each works...move or govern all : And to their proper operation flill, Afcnbe all good, to tlieir improper, ill. Self-love, the fprmg of monon, a£h the foul ; Rcafon's... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 906 pages
...times to come! ¿-II. Two principles in human nature reign; Self-love to urge, and reafon, toreftrain ; Nor this a good, nor that a bad we call, ••Each...move or govern all ; And to their proper operation (till, Afcribe all good, to their improper ill. Self-love, the fprmg of motion, aas the foul; Rcafon's... | |
 | 1796 - 246 pages
...arts; Then fee how little the remaining fum, Which ferv'd the paft, and muft the times to come ! II. Two principles in human nature reign ; Self-love, to urge, and reafon, to reftrain ; C 3 Nor this a good, nor that a bad we call, Each works its end, to move or govern all : And to their... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 574 pages
...nature reign j Self-love to urge, and Rcalbn to rcftrain : Nor this a good, nor that a bad we call; Kach works its end, to move or govern all : And to their proper operation fliil Afcribc all Good ; to their improper, 111. Self-love, the fprin" of motion, aits the foul j Rcafon's... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1797 - 384 pages
...; 50 Then fee how little the remaining fum, Which ferv'd the paft, and muft the times to come ! IL Two Principles in human nature reign ; Self-love, to urge, and Reafon, to reftrain ; Nor KOTE S. VER. 49. Expunge the wbole, or lop th' cxerejccnt parts Of all our Vices have created Arts... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 pages
...times to come. 2. Two principles in human nature reign, Self-love, to urge, and reason, to restrain ; Nor this a good, nor that a bad we call, Each works...move or govern all : And to their proper operation still Ascribe all good, to their improper, ill. Self-love, the spring of motion, acts the soul ; Reason's... | |
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