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" Heaven from all creatures hides the book of Fate, All but the page prescribed, their present state: From brutes what men, from men what spirits know: Or who could suffer being here below? The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy reason, would... "
The Pleasures of Human Life, Examined and Enumerated: With an Entertaining ... - Page 283
by John Platts - 1822 - 764 pages
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Select lessons in prose and verse, from various authors, to which are added ...

Select lessons - 1785 - 156 pages
...POPE. HEAV'N from all Creatures hides the Book of Fate, All but the Page prefcrib'd, their prefent State; From Brutes what Men, from Men what Spirits know; Or who could fuffer Being here below ? The Lamb thy Riot dooms to bleed To-day, he thy Rc.ifon, would he fkip and...
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Extracts, Elegant, Instructive, and Entertaining, in Poetry, Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...prefcrib'd, their prefcnt ftate ; From brutes what men, from men what fpirits know; Or who could fuffer etter cale ? Or a vile butt, for noon or night bcfpokc, When the peer r Reafon, would he ftip and play ? Plcas'd to the laft, he crops the flow'ry food, And licks the hand...
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An essay on man. Cornish ed

Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 pages
...thousand years ago. 3. Heav'n from all creatures hides the book of fate, All but the page prescribed, their present state : From brutes what men, from men...And licks the hand just rais'd to shed his blood. Oh blindness to the future! kindly giv'n, That each may fill the circle mark'd by heav'n : Who sees...
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The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - Readers - 1799 - 408 pages
...prefcrib'd, their prefent flate ; From brutes what men, from men what fpirits know, Or who could fuffer being here below? The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy reafon, would he fldp and play ? Pleas'd to the la ft,- he crops the flow'ry food, And licks the hand...
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The Speaker Or Miscellaneous Pieces Selected from the Best English Writers ...

William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...hides the book of Fate, All but the page prescrib'd their present states From brutes what men , i'rom men what spirits. ( know, Or who could suffer being...skip and play?' Pleas'd to the last , he crops the flr>w'iy food , And licks the hand just rais'ci to shed his blood. Oh bliudness to the future! kindly...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: With His Last Corrections ..., Volume 3

Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 pages
...from all creatures hides the book of All but the page prescrib'd, their preseut state : VOL. III. c From brutes what men, from men what spirits know ;...being here below ? The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to day ; Had he thy reason would he skip and play ? Pleas'd to the last, he crops the flow'ry food,...
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The Monthly Mirror: Reflecting Men and Manners: With Strictures ..., Volume 18

1804 - 452 pages
...one can never examine it, but with the same admiration, " The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to day, Had he thy reason, would he skip and play ? Pleas'd to the last, he crops the flowery food, And licks the hand just rais'd to shed his blood." After having paused over such fine...
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A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are ..., Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - English Language - 1805 - 954 pages
...For future being and new bodies wait. ' Dr^di-n. Heav'n from all creatures hides the book of fate ; From brutes what men, from men what spirits know ; Or who could suiter being here below ? Pope. As now your own, our teiagi were of old, And once inclos'd in womaivsbeauteous...
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An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope ...

Joseph Warton - 1806 - 464 pages
...malheureux ? Quand un Fran^ais & un Anglais pensent de meme, il faut bien qu'ils ayent raison."* ( • 5. The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy...skip and play ? Pleas'd to the last, he crops the flowery food, And licks the hand just rais'd to shed his blood. f The tenderness of this striking image,...
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An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope ...

Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 pages
...malheureux ? Quand un Francais & un Anglais pensent de meme, il faut bien qu'ils ayent raison."* 5i The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy reason, would he skip and play ? Pleas' d to the last, he crops the flowery food, And licks the hand just rais'd to shed his blood.f...
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