 | Hugh James Rose - 1848 - 532 Seiten
...sarcastic things of Clarke, alludes to it in the following passage of the Dunciad, b. iv. 1. 455 :— " We nobly take the high priori road, And reason downward ' till we doubt of God.'," The Evidences met with equal opposition. The foundation of morality, according to Clarke, consists... | |
 | New general biographical dictionary - 1848 - 532 Seiten
...sarcastic things of Clarke, alludes to it in the following passage of the Dunciad, b. iv. 1. 455 :— " We nobly take the high priori road, And reason downward ' till we doubt of God.',1' The Evidences met with equal opposition. The foundation of morality, according to Clarke,... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Charles Macready - 1849 - 646 Seiten
...slow, On plain experience lay foundations low, By common sense to common knowledge bred, And last, to Nature's cause through Nature led. All-seeing in...priori road, And reason downward, till we doubt of God : Make Nature still encroach upon His plan ; And shove Him off as far as e'er we can : Thrust some... | |
 | Mackenzie Edward C. Walcott - 1850 - 72 Seiten
...vigorous opponents, followed. The stinging satire of Pope was directed against his arguments:— " We nobly take the high Priori road, And reason downward till we doubt of God." Dunciad, book IT. 1. 455. In 1706 he was appointed to the Living of St. Bene't, in London. Having translated... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1850 - 510 Seiten
...nature led. AlUsceina: in thy mists, wo want 110 guide, Mother of arrogancR, and source of pride! 470 We nobly take the high priori road, And reason downward till we doubt of God ; Make nature still encroach upon his plan, And shove him off as far as e'er we can : Thrust some mechanic... | |
 | Edward Hitchcock - 1851 - 418 Seiten
...common notions bred, And last to nature's cause through nature led, All-seeing in thy mists, we need no guide, Mother of arrogance, and source of pride! We nobly take tbe high priori road, And reason downward till we doubt of God." Dunciad, Book IV. It is impossible,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1853 - 336 Seiten
...slow, 465 On plain experience lay foundations low, By common sense to common knowledge bred, And last, to Nature's cause through Nature led : All-seeing...no guide, Mother of arrogance, and source of pride ! 470 We nobly take the high priori road,s0 And reason downward, till we doubt of God : Make Nature... | |
 | Hugh James Rose - 1853 - 530 Seiten
...sarcastic things of Clarke, alludes to it in the following passage of the Dunciad, b. iv. 1. 453 :— " We nobly take the high priori road, And reason downward ' till we doubt of God.1." The Evidences met with equal opposition. The foundation of morality, according to Clarke, consists... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1856 - 512 Seiten
...By common sense to common knowledge bred, And last, to nature's cause through nature led. All seeing in thy mists, we want no guide, Mother of arrogance,...priori road, And reason downward, till we doubt of God: Make Nature still encroach upon his plan, And shove him off as far as e'er we can ; Thrust some meclianic... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1856 - 362 Seiten
...slow, 465 On plain experience lay foundations low, By common sense to common knowledge bred, And last, to Nature's cause through Nature led : All-seeing in thy mists, we want no guide, I Mother of arrogance, and source of pride ! 470 jWe nobly take the high priori road,1 'And reason... | |
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Let others creep by timid steps, and slow, On plain Experience lay foundations low, By common sense to common knowledge bred, And last, to Nature's Cause through Nature led. All-seeing in thy mists, we want no guide, Mother of Arrogance, and Source of... 
