 | 1866 - 568 Seiten
...and trouble ? " The propounder of such a query would do well to remember the words of Pope : — " Presumptuous man, the reason would'st thou find, Why...reason guess, Why form'd no weaker, blinder, and no less? " It is onr wisdom to deal with things as they are, rather than with things as they might have... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1867 - 520 Seiten
...whole ? Is the great chain, that draws all to agree, And drawn supports, upheld by God, or thee ? II. Presumptuous Man! the reason wouldst thou find Why...reason guess, Why form'd no weaker, blinder, and no less ? Ask of thy mother Earth, why oaks are made Taller or stronger than the weeds they shade I Or... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1867 - 626 Seiten
...whole Is the great chain, that draws all to agree, And drawn supports, upheld by God or thee ? II. Presumptuous man ! the reason wouldst thou find, Why...reason guess, Why form'd no weaker, blinder, and no less ? Ask of thy mother earth, why oaks are made Taller or stronger than the weeds they shade ; 40... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1867 - 72 Seiten
...whole ? Is the great chain that draws all to agree, And drawn supports, upheld by God, or thee ? II. Presumptuous man ! the reason wouldst thou find, Why form'd so weak, so little, and so blind V First, if thou canst, the harder reason guess, Why form'd no weaker, blinder, and no less ? Ask of... | |
 | Augustine Birrell - 1923 - 430 Seiten
...but a bit of his philosophy may be given: Presumptuous man! the reason wouldst thou find, Why formed so weak, so little, and so blind ? First, if thou canst, the harder reason guess Why formed no weaker, blinder, and no less ? Ask of thy mother Earth why oaks are made Taller and stronger... | |
 | Augustine Birrell - 1923 - 430 Seiten
...but a bit of his philosophy may be given: Presumptuous man ! the reason wouldst thou find, Why formed so weak, so little, and so blind ? First, if thou canst, the harder reason guess Why formed no weaker, blinder, and no less ? Ask of thy mother Earth why oaks are made Taller and stronger... | |
 | George Carver - 1926 - 504 Seiten
...agree, And drawn supports, upheld by God or thee ? II. Presumptuous man! the reason wouldst thou find 35 Why form'd so weak, so little, and so blind ? First,...reason guess, Why form'd no weaker, blinder, and no less ? Ask of thy mother earth, why oaks are made Taller or stronger than the weeds they shade? 40... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1926 - 310 Seiten
...And drawn supports, upheld by God, or thee? II. Presumptuous Man! the reason wouldst thou find, 35 Why form'd so weak, so little, and so blind? First,...reason guess, Why form'd no weaker, blinder, and no less? Ask of thy mother earth, why oaks are made Taller and stronger than the weeds they shade? 40... | |
 | John Matthews Manly - 1926 - 928 Seiten
...supports, upheld hy God, or thce ? II. Presumptuous man ! the reason wouldst thou find, _ 35 Why formed to be produced, the remaining parts must be preserved in keeping with the poetry ; a formed no weaker, blinder, and no less ? Ask of thy mother earth, why oaks are made Taller or stronger... | |
 | Jacob Gould Schurman, James Edwin Creighton, Frank Thilly, Gustavus Watts Cunningham - 1926 - 622 Seiten
...hast thou made me thus?'" In Pope's words: Presumptuous man I the reason wouldst thou find. Why formed so weak; so little, and so blind? First, if thou canst, the harder reason guess. Why formed no weaker, blinder and no less. Then say not man's imperfect. Heaven's at fault, Say rather... | |
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Why form'd so weak, so little, and so blind? First, if thou canst, the harder reason guess, Why form'd no weaker, blinder, and no less? 
