 As Eastern priests in giddy circles run, And turn their heads to imitate the sun. Go, teach Eternal Wisdom how to rule — Then drop into thyself, and be a fool!  La Belle Assemblée - Page 301808Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 pages
...good, first perfect, and first fair ; Or tread the mazy round his followers trod ; And, quitting sense, call imitating God; As eastern priests in giddy circles...to imitate the sun. Go, teach Eternal Wisdom how to ruleThen drop into thyself, and be a fool ! Superior beings, when of late they saw A mortal man unfold... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 330 pages
...FLATMAN. Palingenius and Charron furnished him with the two following thoughts in the Essay on Man: Superior beings, when of late they saw A mortal man unfold all nature's law; Admir'd such wisdom in an earthly shape, And shew'da Newton, as we shew an ape. POPE.... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 240 pages
...FLATMA.Y. Palingenius and Charron furnished him with the two following thoughts in the Essay on Man : Superior beings, when of late they saw A mortal man unfold all nature's law ; Admir'd such wisdom in an earthly shape. And shew'da Newton, as we shew an ape. POPB.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 pages
...good, first perfect, and first fair ; Or tread a mnzy round his foll'wers trod, 2i And quitting sense call imitating God ; As Eastern priests in giddy circles run, And turn their head to imitate the sun ; Go, teach Eternal Wisdom how to rule — Then drop into thyself, and be a... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 492 pages
...tread the mazy round his fellowers trod, »5 And quitting fenfe call imitating God ; As Ealtern priefts in giddy circles run, And turn their heads to imitate the Sun. P», teach Eternal Wifdom how to rule-- Then drop into thyfelf, and be a fool ! JO Superior beings,... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 466 pages
...Mofheim, vol. ip 85. Machine's Tranf. — Brucker's Hiftoria Philo. vol. ii, HI. As Eaftern priefts in giddy circles run, And turn their heads to imitate the Sun. Go, teach Eternal Wifdom how to ruleThen drop into thyfelf, and be a fool ! 30 Superior Beings, when of late they faw... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 474 pages
...Heaven. See Mofheim, vol. ip 85. e's Tranf. — Brucker's Hiftoria Philo. vol. ii,ifi. As Eaftern priefts in giddy circles run, And turn their heads to imitate the Sun. Go, teach Eternal Wifdom how to ruleThen drop into thyfelf, and be a fool ! 30 Superior Beings, when of late they faw... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 420 pages
...Venoient pour diffamer son chef d'oeuvre nouveau. BOU.EAU. Superior * Rambler, No. 143. f Of Moliere. Superior beings, when of late they saw A mortal man unfold all Nature's law, Admir'd such wisdom in an earthly shape, And shew'da Newton as we shew an ape. POPE.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1807 - 316 pages
...good, first perfect, and first fair; Or tread the mazy round his followers trod, 25 And quitting sense call imitating God ; As Eastern priests in giddy circles...to imitate the sun; Go, teach Eternal Wisdom how to ruleThen drop into thyself, and he a tool! SO Superior heings, when of late they saw A mortal man unfold... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...good, first perfect, and first fair ; Or tread the mazy round his followers trod, And quitting sense call, imitating God ; As eastern priests in giddy...beings, when of late they saw A mortal man unfold all Nature's law, Admir'd such wisdom in an earthly shape, And sliow'da Newton as we show an ape. Could... | |
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