 Imagination plies her dangerous art, And pours it all upon the peccant part. Nature its mother, habit is its nurse; Wit, spirit, faculties, but make it worse; Reason itself but gives it edge and power; As Heaven's blest beam turns vinegar more sour.  Self-knowledge, a treatise - Pàgina 44per John Mason - 1824 - 186 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 pàgines
...her dang'rous art, And pours it all upon the peccant part. Nature its mother, Habit is its nurse; 145 Wit, spirit, faculties, but make it worse; Reason itself but gives it edge and pow'r, As Heav'n's blest beam turns vinegar more sour. We, wretched subjects, tho' to lawful sway,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 pàgines
...its functions spread, Imagination plies her dang' rous art, And pours it all upon the peccant part. Nature its mother, habit is its nurse ; Wit, spirit,...make it worse ; Reason itself but gives it edge and pow'r; As heav'n*s blest beam turns vinegar more sour. We, wretched subjects though to lawful sway,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 pàgines
...dang'rous art, And pours it all upon the peccant part. Nature its mother, Habit is its nurse ; 145 Wit, spirit, faculties, but make it worse ; Reason itself but gives it edge and pow'r, As Heav'n's bless'd beam turns vinegar more sour. We, wretched subjects, tho' to lawful sway,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pàgines
...its functions spread, Imagination plies her dangerous art, And pours it all upon the peccant part. Nature its mother, habit is its nurse, Wit, spirit,...make it worse ; Reason itself but gives it edge and pow'r, As Heaven's blest beam turns vinegar more sonr. We, wretched subjects, though to lawfnl sway,... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pàgines
...Imagination plies her dangerous art, And pours it all upon the peccant part. Nature its mother, hahit is its nurse, Wit, spirit, faculties, but make it worse ; Reason itself but gives it edge and pow'r, At Heaven's blest beam turns vinegar more sour. We, wretched subjects, though lo lawful sway,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 702 pàgines
...spread, Imagination plies her dangerous art. And pours it all upon the peccant part. Nature its motlrer, habit is its nurse; Wit, spirit, faculties, but make it worse ; Reason ilself but gives it edge and power; As Heaven's blest beam turns vinegar more sour. We, wretched subjects,... | |
 | John Mason - 1809 - 232 pàgines
...the organs of the frame ; And hence one master passion in the breast, Like Aaron's serpent swallows up the rest. Nature its mother, habit is its nurse ; Wit, spirit, faculties, but make it worse j R:ason itself but gives its edge and pow'r, As heav'n's blest beam turns vinegar more sour. Ah !... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 pàgines
...spread. Imagination plies her dangerous art, And pours it all upofl the peccant part. Nature its mother1, Habit is its nurse ; Wit, Spirit, Faculties, but make...Reason itself but gives It edge and power; As Heaven's blest beam tnms vinegar more sour. We, wretched subjects though to lawful sway, In this weak queen,... | |
 | William Warburton - 1811 - 444 pàgines
...its functions spread, Imagination plies her dangerous art, And pours it all upon the peccant part. Nature its mother, habit is its nurse ; Wit, spirit,...Reason itself but gives it edge and power, As Heaven's blest beam turns vinegar more sour *. This naturally leads the Poet to lament the weal-ness and insufficiency... | |
 | William Warburton (Bp. of Gloucester), Richard Hurd - 1811 - 446 pàgines
...its functions spread, Imagination plies her dangerous art, And pours it all upon the peccant part. Nature its mother, habit is its nurse ; Wit, spirit,...Reason itself but gives it edge and power, As Heaven's blest beam turns vinegar more sour *. This naturally leads the Poet to lament the weakness and insufficiency... | |
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