| James Roach - English poetry - 1793 - 274 pages
...for all. Grant that the pow'rful flill the weak eoutruul; Be man the wit, and tyrant of the whole : Nature that tyrant checks ; he only knows, And helps, another creature's wants and woes. Say, will the faleon, flooping from above, Smit with her vary ing plumage, fpare the dove ? Admires the jay the inftft's... | |
| 1794 - 918 pages
...all. Grant that the powerful ail! the weak control)! ; Be man the wit and tyrant cf the whole : ¡* Nature that tyrant checks ; he only knows, And helps another creature's wants and woe». Say, will the falcon, {looping from above, Smit with her varying plumage, fpirc the ¿OK Admires... | |
| 1796 - 246 pages
...for all. Grant that the pow'rful ftill the weak controul: Be Man the wit and tyrant of the whole : Nature that tyrant checks : he only knows, And helps,...another creature's wants and woes. Say, will the falcon, ftooping from above, Smit with her varying plumage, fpare the dove ? Admires the jay the infecYs gilded... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 pages
...for all. Grant that the pow'rful still the weak controul; Be man the wit and tyrant of the whole : Nature that tyrant checks; ---he only knows, And helps...his pastures, and to fish his floods. For some his int'rest prompts him to provide, For more his pleasure, yet for more his pride : All feed on one vain... | |
| Lindley Murray - Readers - 1799 - 408 pages
...one for all. Grant that the pow'rful ftill the weak control; Be man the wit and tyrant of the whole ; Nature that tyrant checks ; he only knows, And helps another creature's wants and woes. Sayj will the falcon, flooping from above, Smit with her varying plumage, fpare the dove ? Admires... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 pages
...controul ; Be Man the wit and tyrant of the whole : 50 Nature that tyrant checks ; he only knows \nd helps another creature's wants and woes. Say, will...the dove ? Admires the jay the insect's gilded wings ? 55 Or hears the hawk when Philomela sings ? Man cares for all : to birds he gives his woods, To beasts... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 pages
...for all. Grantth.it thepow'rfxil ftjll the weak controul ; Be Man the Wit and Tyrant of the whole: Nature that Tyrant checks ; he only knows, And helps...another creature's wants and woes. Say will the falcon, (looping from above, Smit with her varying plumage, fpare the dove ! Admires the jay the infect's gilded... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1806 - 474 pages
...the exercife of that Tyranny over their fellow-creatures, confequent on fuch a principle. WARBURTON. Nature that Tyrant checks ; He only knows, And helps,...another creature's wants and woes. Say, will the falcon, flooping from above, Smit with her varying plumage, fpare the dove ? Admires the jay the infedYs gilded... | |
| Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 466 pages
...the exercife of that Tyranny over their fellow-creatures, confequent on fuch a principle. WARBURTOS. Nature that Tyrant checks ; He only knows, And helps,...another creature's wants and woes. Say, will the falcon, ftooping from above, Smit with her varying plumage, fpare the' dove ? Admires the jay the infecVs gilded... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...one for all. Grant that the powerful still the weak control; Be man the wit aud tyrant of the whole : Nature that tyrant checks ; he only knows, And helps,...stooping from above, Smit with her varying plumage, spare tlie dove? Admires the jay the insect's gilded wings ? Or hears the hawk when Philomela sings ?—... | |
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