 In Pride, in reas'ning Pride, our error lies; All quit their sphere, and rush into the skies. Pride still is aiming at the blest abodes, Men would be Angels, Angels would be Gods. Aspiring to be Gods, if Angels fell, Aspiring to be Angels, Men rebel:...  Elegant poems. Pope's Essay on man, Blair's Grave, Gray's Elegy, Goldsmith's ... - Page 14by Elegant poems - 1814Full view - About this book
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1810 - 262 pages
...Providence ; Call imperfection what thou fanciest such, Say here he gives too little, there too much. In pride, in reas'ning pride, our error lies ; All...skies. Pride still is aiming at the blest abodes, Men would be angels, angels would be gods. Aspiring to be gods, if angels fell, Aspiring to be angels,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...If man alone ingross not Heaven's high care, Alone made perfect here, immortal thefe : ISO Snatch'd from his hand the balance and the rod, Re-judge his justice, be the god of God. In Pride, in reasoning Pride, qur errourlies; All quit their sphere, and rush into the skies. Pride still is aiming... | |
 | David Savile - Revelation - 1810 - 440 pages
...the counsels of the Almighty, or of " finding him out " unto perfection ?" Shouldst thou dare to " Snatch from his hand, the balance and the rod, " Rejudge his justice ; be the God of God ?" How little of the scheme of Providence, now comes within mortal ken ! We can now only see a few... | |
 | William Warburton, Richard Hurd - Anglican Communion - 1811 - 454 pages
...is , perfect , and hatfi immortality : To which sense the lines immediately following confine us : Snatch from his hand the balance and the rod, Rejudge his justice, be the God of God. From these men, the Poet turns to his Friend, and [from 1. 118 to 137.} remarks that the ground of... | |
 | William Warburton - 1811 - 444 pages
...only is perfect, and hath immortality : To which sense the lines immediately following confine us : Snatch from his hand the balance and the rod, Rejudge his justice, be the God of God. From these men, the Poet turns to his Friend, and [from 1. 118 to 137.] remarks that the ground of... | |
 | Samuel Davies, Samuel Finley - Presbyterian Church - 1811 - 550 pages
...punishment he ought to inflict upon them ? Sinners ! dare you usurp this high province ? Dare you " Snatch from his hand the balance and the rod, " Rejudge his justice, be the god of God !"* Rather stand at the bar, ye criminals ! that is your place. Do not dare to ascend the throne ;... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 pages
...unjust ; If man alone ingress not Heav'n's high care, Alone made perfect here, immortal there : 120 Snatch from his hand the balance and the rod, Re-judge...skies. Pride still is aiming at the blest abodes, 1z5 Men would be angels, angels would be Gods. Aspiring to be Gods, if angels fell, Aspiring to be... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1812 - 378 pages
...Providence ; Call imperfection what thou fanciest such ; Say here he gives too little, there too much.— In pride, in reas'ning pride, our error lies ; All...skies. Pride still is aiming at the blest abodes; Men would be angels, angels would be gods. Aspiring to be gods, if angels fell, Aspiring to b- angels,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1813 - 276 pages
...sueh, Say, here he gives too little, there too mueh. In pride, in reas'ning pride, our error lies ; AM quit their sphere, and rush into the skies. Pride still is aiming at the blest abodes, Men would be angels, angels would be gods. Aspiring to be gods, if angels fell, Aspiring to be angels,... | |
 | English poetry - 1817 - 314 pages
...God's unjust; If man alone engross not Heaven's high care, Alone made perfect here, immortal there ; Snatch from his hand the balance and the rod, Rejudge his justice, be the god of God. In pride, in reasoning pride, our error lies; All quit their sphere, and rush into the skies. Pride still is aiming... | |
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