 Say first, of God above, or man below, What can we reason, but from what we know ? Of man, what see we but his station here, From which to reason, or to which refer ? Thro' worlds unnumber'd tho' the God be known, "Tis ours to trace him only in our own.  The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. in Six Volumes Complete: Imitations, moral ... - Page 44by Alexander Pope - 1787Full view - About this book
 | John Walker - Elocution - 1799 - 438 pages
...verfe. An inftance of all thefe cafes may be found in the following example from Pope : He who through vaft immenfity can pierce, See worlds on worlds compofe...one univerfe ; Obferve how fyftem into fyftem runs, What other planets circle other funs ; What vary'd being peoples ev'ry ftar, May tell why heav'n has'... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 pages
...see .we but his station here, From whichTo reason or to which refer ? 20 Thro' worlds unnumbcr'd the' the God be known, Tis ours to trace him only in our own. He who thro' vast immensity can pierce, Sees worlds on worlds compose one universe, Observe how system into system... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 492 pages
...but his ftaiion here, У rom which to rcafon, or to which ref.r? te Through worlds unnumber'd through the God be , . known, 'Tis ours to trace him only in our own. He, who thn u¿h vaír immenfity can pierce» Ser worHs on worlds compofe one univerfe, Obferve how fyftem... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 496 pages
...(cation here, From which to reafon, or to which refer? 10 Through worlds unnumber'd th/ough the God known, ' 'Tis ours to trace him only in our own. He, who through vair i/nmenfity can pierce, See worlds on worlds compofe one univerfe, Obfcrve how fyltcin... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 474 pages
...Man." Milton. Of Man, what fee we but his ftation here, From which to reafon, or to which refer ? 20 Thro' worlds unnumber'd tho' the God be known, Tis ours to trace him only in our own. He, who through vaft immenfity can pierce, See worlds on worlds compofe one univerfe, Obferve how fyftem into... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 466 pages
...Man." Milion. Of Man, what fee we but his ftation here, From which to reafon, or to which refer ? 20 Thro' worlds unnumber'd tho' the God be known, 'Tis ours to trace him only in our own. He, who through vaft immenfity can pierce, See worlds on worlds compofe one uuiverfe, Obferve how fyftem into... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...what see we but his .station here, Flora which to reason, or to which, refer i Thro' worlds unmimber'd tho' the God be known, 'Tis ours to trace him only in our own. He, whp through vnst immensity can pierce, See worlds on worlds compose one universe, Observe how system... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1807 - 316 pages
...station here, From which to reason or to which refer? 20 Tbrough worlds unuuinher'd tho' the God he known, 'Tis ours to trace him only in our own; He who tbrough vast immensity can pierce, pee worlds on worlds compose one universe, [Ohserve how system into... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...hut his station here, From which to reason or to which refer? Thro' worlds unnumher'd tho' the God he known, 'Tis ours to trace him only in our own. He who through vast immensity can pierce* See worlds on worlds compose one universe. Ohserve how system into... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1808 - 702 pages
...we but his station here, From which to reason, or to which refer? Through worlds unaumber'd though the God be known, 'Tis ours to trace him only in our own. He, who through vast immensity can pierce, See worlds on worlds compose one universe, Observe how system into... | |
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