 | Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) - Great Britain - 1809 - 486 pages
...serves the virtuous mind to wake ; As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake. The centre mov'd, a circle straight succeeds; Another still, and still...embrace. His country next, and next all human race. So sings our friend Pope, my lord, and so I believe. So I shall prove too, if I mistake not, in an... | |
 | Henry St. John (1st visct. Bolingbroke.) - 1809 - 480 pages
...serves the virtuous mind to wake ; As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake. The centre mov'd, a circle straight succeeds; Another still, and still...neighbour, first it will embrace, His country next, and nextall human race. So sings our friend Pope, my lord, and so I believe. So I shall prove too, if I... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...serves the virtuous mind to wake, As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake ; The centre mov'd, a P rlis country next ; and next all human race: Wide and more wide, th' o'erflowings of the mind Take... | |
 | John Corry - London (England) - 1809 - 236 pages
...mov'd, a circle straight succeeds, Another still, and still another spreads ; Friends, parents, kindred, first it will embrace ; His country next; and next, all human race : Wide, and more wide, the o'erflowings of the mind Takes ev'ry creature in, of ev'ry kind; Earth smiles around with boundless... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1809 - 562 pages
...virtuous mind to wake, As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake; The centre mov'd, a circle strait succeeds, Another still, and still another spreads;...Friend, parent, neighbour, first it will embrace; Wide, and more wide, th' o'errlowmgs of the mind His country next, and next all human race; Take ev'ry... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 536 pages
...serves the virtuous mind to wake, A> the small jiebble stirs the peaceful lake ; The centre mov'd, a circle straight succeeds, Another still, and still...and next all human race ; Wide and more wide, th' o'ernowings of the mind Take every creature in, of every kind ; 370 Karth smiles around, with boundless... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...serves the virtuous mind to wake, As the small pebble stir!- the peaceful lake ; The centre mov'd, a circle straight succeeds, Another still, and still...; Friend, parent, neighbour, first it will embrace j His country next ; and next all human race j Wide and more wide, th' o'crllowings of the mind Take... | |
 | 1810 - 500 pages
...serves the virtuous mind.to wake, As the small pebble stirs tin peaceful lake, The centre mov'd- a circle straight succeeds; Another still- and* still...spreads; Friend- parent, neighbour, first it will fmbrac* ; His country next- and next all human race. Pope. i THE CONCLUDING ESSAY. ALTHOUGH we have... | |
 | William Warburton - 1811 - 444 pages
...serves the virtuous mind to wake, As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake; The centre mov'd, a circle straight succeeds, Another still, and still...and next, all human race ; Wide, and more wide, th' overflowings of the mind Take every creature in, of every kind ; Earth smiles around, with boundless... | |
 | William Warburton (Bp. of Gloucester), Richard Hurd - Theology - 1811 - 446 pages
...serves the virtuous mind to wake, As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake; The centre mov'd, a circle straight succeeds, Another still, and still...and next, all human race ; Wide, and more wide, th' o'erflowings of the mind Take every creature in, of every kind ; Earth smiles around, with boundless... | |
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The centre mov'd, a circle straight succeeds, Another still, and still another spreads ; Friend, parent, neighbour, first it will embrace ; His country next, and next all human race ; Wide and more wide, th... 
