God loves from whole to parts : but human soul Must rise from individual to the whole. Self-love but serves the virtuous mind to wake, As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake ; The centre mov'd, a circle straight succeeds, Another still, and still... An essay on man. Cornish ed - Page 96by Alexander Pope - 1798Full view - About this book
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