 | John Roach, W. G. - Poetry - 1793
...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
...all. Grant that the powerful ail! the weak control)! ; Be man the wit and tyrant cf the whole : ˇ* 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 żOK Admires... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Helen Maria Williams - 1796 - 220 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
...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 - 356 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, William Warburton (Bp. of Gloucester), Colley Cibber - 1804 - 754 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 - History - 1805 - 1016 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
...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, William Warburton (Bp. of Gloucester), William Warburton, Joseph Warton - 1806
...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
...for all. Grant that the powerful still the weak control; Be man the wit and tyrant of the whole: 50 Nature that tyrant checks; he only knows, And helps, another creature's wants and wots. Say, will the falcon, stooping from ahove, Srnit with her varying plumage, spare the dove? Admires... | |
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Nature that tyrant checks ; he only knows, And helps, another creature's wants and woes. Say, will the falcon, stooping from above, Smit with her varying plumage, spare the dove? Admires the jay the insect's gilded wings? Or hears the hawk when Philomela... 
