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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...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...neighbour, first it will embrace, His country next, and nextall human race. So sings our friend Pope, my lord, and so I believe. So I shall prove too, if I... | |
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...'.jut 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...Friend, parent, neighbour, first it will embrace; rlis country next ; and next all human race: Wide and more wide, th' o'erflowings of the mind Take... | |
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...mov'd, a circle straight succeeds, Another still, and still another spreads ; Friends, parents, kindred, first it will embrace ; His country next; and next, all human race : Wide, and more wide, the o'erflowings of the mind Takes ev'ry creature in, of ev'ry kind; Earth smiles around with boundless... | |
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...virtuous mind to wake, As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake; The centre mov'd, a circle strait succeeds, Another still, and still another spreads;...Friend, parent, neighbour, first it will embrace; Wide, and more wide, th' o'errlowmgs of the mind His country next, and next all human race; Take ev'ry... | |
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| William Warburton - 1811 - 444 pages
...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...and next, all human race ; Wide, and more wide, th' overflowings of the mind Take every creature in, of every kind ; Earth smiles around, with boundless... | |
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| John Walker - 1811 - 568 pages
...word muffcnding, or inofemne, rather, would be equally as proper. The centre mov'd, a circle strait succeeds, Another still, and still another spreads;...and next all human race; Wide, and more wide, th' o'erflowings of the mind Take ev'ry creature in, of ev'ry kind; Earth smiles around, with boundless... | |
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...virtuous mind to make As the small pebble stirs the peaceful Uke ; The centre mov'd, a circle strait succeeds. Another still, and still another spreads...embrace. His country next, and next all human race. The Author hopes to be forgiven for these remarks : she has hazarded them tor the sake of her more... | |
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