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" Let subtle schoolmen teach these friends to fight, More studious to divide than to unite ; And grace and virtue, sense and reason split, With all the rash dexterity of wit. Wits, just like fools, at war about a name, Have full as oft no meaning, or the... "
The Picadilly ambulator; or, Old Q, memoirs of the private life of that ever ... - Page 42
by J P. Hurstone - 1808
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An Essay on Man: In Epistles to a Friend. Epistle II.

Alexander Pope - Human beings - 1733 - 26 pages
...'Reafon fplitj • With all the raili Dexterity of Wit; : . i..fl LÍ i Wits, » »* ». ' Wits, juft like Fools, at War about a Name, Have full as oft, no Meaning, or the fame. Self-Love and Reafon to one End afpire, : Pain their Averfion, Pieafure .their Delire; But greedy...
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Moral essays, satires, &c

Alexander Pope - 1777 - 262 pages
...unite; And Grace and Virtue, Senfe and Reafon fplit. With all the ralh dexterity of wit. Wits, juft like fools, at war about a name, Have full as oft no meaning, or the fame. Self-love and Reafon to one end afpire, Pain their averfion, Pleafure their defire ; But greedy...
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Extracts, Elegant, Instructive, and Entertaining, in Poetry, Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...unite ; Am! Grace and Virtue, Scnfv and Reafon fplit, With all the ralh dexterity of wit. Wits, juft like Fools, at war about a name, Have full as oft no meaning, or the fame. •elf-love and Reafon to one end afpirc f; 'ain their avcrlion, Pleafure their defire; Jut greedy...
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Interesting Anecdotes, Memoirs, Allegories, Essays, and Poetical ..., Volume 1

Mr. Addison - Anecdotes - 1795 - 608 pages
...unite; And Grace and Virtue, Senfe and Reafon fplit, With all the rafh dexterity of wit. Wits, juft like Fools, at war about a name, Have full as oft no meaning, or the fame. Self-love and Reafon to one end afpire, Pain their averfion, Pleafure their defire; But greedy...
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The Works of the British Poets, Volume 8

Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 906 pages
...unite; And grace and virtue, fenfe and reafon fplit, With all the rafh dexterity of wit. V', i: ci ˇ like fools, at war about a name, Have full as oft no meaning, or the fame. Self-love and realem to one end afpire, Pain their averfion, pleafure their deCre ; But greedy...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry, Selected for ...

Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 574 pages
...unite ; And Grace and Virtue, Senfe and Reafon fplit, With all the ram dexterity of wit. Wits, juft like Fools, at war about a name, Have full as oft no meaning, or the fame. Self-love and Reafon to one 'end afpire j Pain their avcrfion, Plcafure their nefire ; But greedy...
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Poems, Moral, Elegant and Pathetic: Vis. Essay on Man

1796 - 246 pages
...unite; And Grace and Virtue, Senfe and Reafon fplit, With all the rafh dexterity of wit. Wits juft like fools, at war about a name, . ; Have full as oft no meaning, or the fame. Self-love and Reafon to one end afpire, j Pain their averfrou. pleafure their defire; ; But greedy...
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An essay on man. Cornish ed

Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 pages
...divide than to unite ; And grace and virtue, sense and reason split, With all the rash dexterity of wit. Wits, just like fools, at war about a name, Have full as oft no meaning, or the same. Self-love and reason to one end aspire, Pain their aversion, pleasure their desire ; But greedy that,...
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The Poetical Preceptor; Or, A Collection of Select Pieces of Poetry ...

English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...divide than to unite; And Grace arid Virtue, Sense and Reason split, With all the rash dexterity of wit. Wits, just like fools, at war about a name, Have full as oft no meaning, or the same. Self-Jove and Reason to one end aspire, Pain their aversion, Pleasure their desire ; But greedy That,...
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Poetical Works

Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...divide than to unite ; And grace and virtue, sense and reason split, With all the rash dexterity of wit. Wits, just like fools, at war about a name, Have full as oft no meaning, or the same. Self-love and reason to one end aspire, Pain their aversion, pleasure their desire ; But greedy that,...
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