 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 Vose - Astronomy - 1834 - 230 pages
...though astronomy forbids us fully to adopt the language of the poet : " Through worlds unnumbered though the God be known, 'Tis ours to trace him only in our own." The Earth affords sustenance to innumerable animated beings, which people its surface. It is our habitation... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1835 - 350 pages
...Essay is the absence of all decided indignation against unbelievers. Through worlds unnumber'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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1836 - 502 pages
...station here, From which to reason, or to which refer ? 20 Through worlds untuunher'd though the God hu . il. vcr. Я, 4 —'The voice of him that crieth in t through vast immensity can pierce. Sec worlds on worlds compose one universe, Ohserve how system into... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1839 - 510 pages
...what we know ? Of man, what see we but his station here, From which to reason, or to which refer \ through vast immensity can pierce, See worlds on world» compose one universe, Observe how system into... | |
 | Robert Aspland - 1840 - 844 pages
...we but his station hure, From which to reason, or to which refer ? Through worlds umiumber'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... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1841 - 840 pages
...we but his station here, From which to reason, or to which referí Through worlds unnumber'd though al course, both when ihou climb'st. And when high noon host gain through vast immensity can pierce, See worlds on worlds compose one universe, Observe how system into... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1843 - 826 pages
...station here, From which to reason, or to which refer? Through worlds unnumber'd though the God bo arless want The bleating kind Eye the bleak Heaven, an through vast immensity can pierce. See worlds on worlds compose one universe, Observe how system into... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1844 - 94 pages
...we but his station here, •>om which to reason, or to which refer ? Thro' worlds unnumber'd though the God be known, Tis ours to trace him only in our own. Mo, who through vast immensity can pierce, See worlds on worlds compose one universe, Observe how system... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1847 - 524 pages
...know ? Of Man, what see we but his station here, From which to reason, or to which refer ? 20 Through worlds unnumber'd, tho' 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... | |
 | English poetry - 1848 - 468 pages
...we but his station here, From which to reason, or to which refer ? Through worlds unnumher'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... | |
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