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Page 107
... Skies , nor Stars exceed Our Wants , nor are too scanty for our Need : Thus stands the Frame , and the Almighty Soul Thro ' all diffus'd so turns , and guides the whole , That nothing from its setled Station swerves , And Motion alters ...
... Skies , nor Stars exceed Our Wants , nor are too scanty for our Need : Thus stands the Frame , and the Almighty Soul Thro ' all diffus'd so turns , and guides the whole , That nothing from its setled Station swerves , And Motion alters ...
Page 117
... Skies ? Pope , seemingly with these lines in mind , takes the contrary position , In Pride , in reas'ning Pride , our error lies ; All quit their sphere , and rush into the skies . To reduce man's pride , Pope asks ironic questions : He ...
... Skies ? Pope , seemingly with these lines in mind , takes the contrary position , In Pride , in reas'ning Pride , our error lies ; All quit their sphere , and rush into the skies . To reduce man's pride , Pope asks ironic questions : He ...
Page 148
... Skies , Not easie to be read by common Eyes . For one appearance in another lies , Conceals its Powers , and Acts in a Disguise ; And that which Lurks , and subtly interferes Hath different Powers from that which then appears . Not Day ...
... Skies , Not easie to be read by common Eyes . For one appearance in another lies , Conceals its Powers , and Acts in a Disguise ; And that which Lurks , and subtly interferes Hath different Powers from that which then appears . Not Day ...
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The Rape of a Myth | 7 |
The Wild Heap and the Ordered Frame | 33 |
Manilius Creech and An Essay on Man | 105 |
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