When Reason doubtful, like the Samian letter, Points him two ways, the narrower is the better. Plac'd at the door of Learning, youth to guide, We never suffer it to stand too wide. The Dunciad - Page 230by Alexander Pope - 1751Full view - About this book
| Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - English literature - 1824 - 412 pages
...and grace, they would endue the scholars even with the' spirit and vigour of Demosthenes When Reason doubtful, like the Samian letter, Points him two ways,...at the door of Learning, youth to guide, We never suffer it to stand too wide. To ask, to guess, to know, as they commence, 155 As Fancy opens the quick... | |
| Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - English literature - 1824 - 408 pages
...and grace, they would endue the scholars even with the spirit and vigour of Demosthenes When Reason doubtful, like the Samian letter, Points him two ways,...at the door of Learning, youth to guide, We never suffer it to stand too wide. To ask, to guess, to know, as they commence, 155 As Fancy opens the quick... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1826 - 396 pages
...hoast hy worda is known, Words are man's province, words we teach aloue. 150 When reasou douhtful, evere ; 380 Correct with spirit, eloquent with ease Intent to re hetter REMARKS. Ver. 125. A page, a grave,] For what less than a grave can he granted to a dead anthor... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1830 - 500 pages
...man from beast by words is known, Words are man's province, words we tearh alone. 100 When reason, Placed at the door of learning, youth to guide, We never suffer it to stand too wide. To ask, to guess,... | |
| Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1836 - 320 pages
...heast hy words is known, Words are man's province, words we tearh alone. 150 When reason, douhtfol, like the Samian letter, Points him two ways, the narrower is the hetter. REMARKB. tariea laid upon his spirit; wlierom tlie editor has achieved more than Vlrgil himself,... | |
| Half hours - 1847 - 616 pages
...since man from beast by words is known, Words are man's province, words we teach alone. When Reason doubtful, like the Samian letter, Points him two ways, the narrower is the better. Placed at the door of Learning, youth to guide, We never suffer it to stand too wide. To ask, to guess,... | |
| Alexander Pope, William Charles Macready - 1849 - 646 pages
...Since man from beast by words is known, Words are man's province, words we teach alone. When reason, doubtful, like the Samian letter °, Points him two ways, the narrower is the better. k Of whom Ovid (very applicable to these restored authors) 3!acm miratur Dissimilemque animum subiit... | |
| Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1851 - 628 pages
...man from beast by words -* known, Words are man's province, words we teach alone. 150 When reason, doubtful, like the Samian letter, Points him two ways, the narrower is the better. REMARKS. tarica laid upon his spirit ; wherein the editor has achieved more than Virgil himself, when... | |
| Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1853 - 196 pages
...which hath the deeper mouth, Betwcen two blades which bears the belter temper.- — SHAKS. When reason doubtful, like the Samian letter, Points him two ways, the narrower is the better. — PoPE. (275.) Dryden could select from his works better specimens of every mode of poetry than any... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1856 - 512 pages
...since man from beast by words is ki own, Words are man's province, words we teach alone* When reason doubtful, like the Samian letter, Points him two ways, the narrower is the better. Placed at the door of learning, youth to guide, We never suffer it to stand too wide. To ask, to guess,... | |
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