 Around, how wide ! how deep extend below ! Vast chain of being ! which from God began, Natures ethereal, human, angel, man, Beast, bird, fish, insect, what no eye can see, No glass can reach ; from infinite to thee, From thee to nothing.  The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best ... - Page 249by Lindley Murray - 1821 - 253 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...glafs can reach ; from Infinite to thee, From thcc to Nothing. — On fupcrior pow'rs Were we to prefs, k far no lefs than death. Her. ftcp broken, the great fcalc's deftroy'd : From Nature's chain whatever link you ftrike, Tenth, orten-thoufandth,... | |
 | Gotthold Ephraim Lessing - German literature - 1792 - 342 pages
...l »Г. g. 2ÎJ - 2?6, .... , 9iuffâfe. 151 * гм . — — On faperior pow'rs Were we to prefs, inferior might on ours • Or in the full creation leave a Void, Where, one ftep broken, the great fcales deftroy'd. . \ Unb geiie i?? — 242. And if each Syftem in gradation... | |
 | Gotthold Ephraim Lessing - 1792 - 352 pages
...(Бапзе bcftcí;t, паф tel>en follte. « i »r. 3. 233 — 236. On fuperior pow'rs Were we to preis, inferior might on ours : Or in the full creation leave a Void, Where, one ftep broken, the great féales deftroy'd. v Unb 3«He *39 — *4*. And if each Syftem in gradation... | |
 | James Roach - English poetry - 1793 - 274 pages
...Infinite to thee, ' Vol. II. 5. B From From ihee to Nothirtg.— -On fuperior po\v'rs Were we to prefs, inferior might on ours : Or in the full creation leave a void, Where, one flep. broken, the great feale's deflroy'd : From nature's chain whatever link you flrike, Tenth, or... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 574 pages
...can reach ; from Infinite to thce, From thce to Nothing. — On fupcrior pow'rs Were x\e to prefs, inferior might on ours ; Or in the full creation leave a void, Where, one ttep broken, the great fcale 's deft roy M : From Nature's chain whatever link you ftiike, Tenth, or... | |
 | 1796 - 246 pages
...glafs can reach ; from infinite to thee, From thee to nothing —On fuperior pow'rs Were we to prefs, inferior might on ours : Or in the full creation leave a void, Where, one ftep broken, the great fcale 's deftroy'd .. From Nature's chain whatever link you ftrike, Tenth, or... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 pages
...wide ! how deep extend below ! Vast chain of being ! which from God began, Natures ethereal, human, angel, Man, Beast, bird, fish, insect, what no eye...can see, No glass can reach ; from infinite to thee ; 240 From thee to nothing. — On superior pow'rs Were we to press, inferior might on ours ; Or in... | |
 | Jacques D. Du Perron - 1805 - 320 pages
...imitation, may be discovered : Vast chain of being, which from God began, Kature's ethereal, human, angel, Man! Beast, bird, fish, insect, what no eye...see, No glass can reach, from infinite to thee ! From Nature's chain, whatever link you strike, Tenth, or ten thousandth, breaks the chain alike. And, if... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1805 - 456 pages
...glafs can reach ; from Infinite to thee, From thee to Nothing.—On fuperior powers Were we to prefs, inferior might on ours; Or in the full creation leave a void, Where one ftep broken, the great fcale's deftroy'd: From Nature's chain whatever link you ftrike, Tenth or ten... | |
 | Edward Nares - Apologetics - 1805 - 584 pages
...of Redemption, book ii. ch. 8.] For as Pope himfelf argues, " on fuperior powers " Were we to prefs, inferior might on ours : " Or in the full creation leave a void, " Where, one ftep broken, the great fcale 3 deftroy'd. " From nature's chain whatever link you flrike, " Tenth or... | |
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