See, through this air, this ocean, and this earth, All matter quick, and bursting into birth. Above, how high, progressive life may go ! Around, how wide ! how deep extend below ! Vast chain of being ! which from God began, Natures ethereal, human, angel,... Transactions of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York - Page 107by Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York (New York, N.Y.) - 1815Full view - About this book
| William Enfield - Elocution - 1808 - 434 pages
...go ! Around, how wide ! how deep extend below ! Vast chain of Being -I which from God began, Nature ethereal, human ; angel, man ; Beast, bird, fish,...Infinite to thee, From thee to Nothing— On superior pow'rs Were we to. press, inferior might on ours ; ^ Or in the full creation leave a void, Where, one... | |
| Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...and this earth, All matter quick and bursting into hirth ! Above, bow high progressive life may go ! Around, how wide ! how deep, extend below ! Vast chain of being ! which from God began ; Matures ethereal, human, angel, man, Beast, hird, fish, insect, what no eye can see, No glass can... | |
| Samuel Shuckford - History, Ancient - 1808 - 428 pages
...may go Around its width, its depth extend below, Vast chain of being, which from Ood began. Nature's ethereal, human, angel man, Beast, bird, fish, insect! what no eye can sec. No glass can reach! from infinite to thee, From thee to nothing.* • e Pope's Essay on Man, ep.... | |
| 1808 - 408 pages
...bursting into birth. Above, how high progressive life may go ! Around, how wide ! how deep e\t'jnd below ! Vast chain of being ! which from God began ; Natures ethereal, human, nngel, man. Beiist, bird, fibh, insect, what no eye can see, No glass can reach ; from iulinitc to... | |
| Young lady - Psychology - 1809 - 204 pages
...all men, there should yet be such a diversity in tastes. Above, how high progressive life may go ! Around, how wide ! how deep extend below. Vast chain of being ! which from God began> Nature's ethereal, human, angel, man. As soon as mankind came to a knowledge of anatomy, they perceived... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...God began; Katuret ethereal, human, angel, man, Ml Bea*t, bird, fish, insect, what no eye can sec, Mo ur candid judge, MTwn, on their exit, souls are bid unrobe, And^lrop this mask pow'il' \Vere we to press, inferior might on ours ; Or in the full creation leave a void, U'hcre, one... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 536 pages
...thi» earth, All matter quick, and bursting into birth. Above, how hi?h, progressive life may go ! Around, how wide ! how deep extend below ! Vast chain...ethereal, human, angel, man, Beast, bird, fish, insect, wbat no eye can see, No glass can reach ; from Infinite to thee, 34ft From thee to Nothing.— rOn... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...bursting into birth. Above, how high, progressive life may go ! Around, how wide ! how deep extend below I Vast chain of being ! which from God began, Natures...angel, man, Beast, bird, fish, insect, what no eye oan sec, No glass can reach ; from Infinite to thee, 240 From thee to Nothing. — On superior powers... | |
| Lindley Murray - Readers - 1810 - 262 pages
...this cartlS* All matter quick, and bursting into birth. ' ( Above, how high progressive life may go . Around, how -wide ! how deep extend below . Vast chain of being ! which from God began, Nature ethereal, human, angel, man : Beast, bird, fish, insect, what no eye can see, No elasscan reach... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 pages
...this earth, All matter quick, and bursting into birth. Above, how high, progressive life may go ! 235 Around, how wide, how deep extend below ! Vast chain...can see, No glass can reach ; from infinite to thee, 240 From thee to nothing. — On superior pow'rs Were we to press, inferior might on ours : Or VKK.... | |
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