 Better for Us, perhaps, it might appear, Were there all harmony, all virtue here; That never air or ocean felt the wind; That never passion discompos'd the mind. But ALL subsists by elemental strife; And Passions are the elements of Life. The gen'ral...  The History of the Works of the Learned ... - Pagina 4281739Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Alexander Pope - 1736 - 64 pagina’s
...Things ; Why charge we Heav'n in thofe, in thefe acquit ? 155 _ In both to reafon right, is 10 fubmit. Better for Us, perhaps, it might appear, Were there...the Wind ; That never Paffion difcompos'd the Mind. 160 But all fubfifts by Elemental Strife ; And Paffions are the Elements of Life. The gen'ral ORDER,... | |
 | Jean-Pierre de Crousaz - 1739 - 248 pagina’s
...Syftem was invented by one Man, and adopted by many others. Better for us perhaps it might appear, IVere there all Harmony, all Virtue here ; That never Air or Ocean felt the Wind, That never PaJJion difeompos'd the Mind. But all fubfijls by Elemental Strife, And PaJJions are the Elements of... | |
 | William Warburton - 1742 - 220 pagina’s
...think of writing more till he had rectified what he had already wrote fo much amifs. The next Paflage the Examiner attacks is the following : Better for...Virtue here ; That never Air or Ocean felt the Wind j That never Paffion difcompos'd the Mind : But all fubfifts by elemental Strife, And PajJlons are... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 272 pagina’s
...thefe acquit ? In both, to reafon right is to fubmit. Better for Us, perhaps, it might appear, 165 Were there all harmony, all virtue here ; That never air or ocean felt the wind ; That never paflion difcompos'd the mind. But ALL fubfifts by elemental ftrife; And Paflions are the elements of... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 274 pagina’s
...thefe acquit ? In both, to reafon right is to fubmit. Better for Us, perhaps, it might appear, 165 Were there all harmony, all virtue here;' That never air or ocean felt the wind ; That never paflion difcompos'd the mind. But ALL fubfifts by elemental ftrife; And Paffions are the dements of... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 378 pagina’s
...fays he, perhaps, appear better to us, that there were Oothing in this world but peace and virtue : That never air or ocean felt the wind \ That never paffion difcompos'd the mind. But then confider, that as our material fyjl em is fupportedby the ftrife of its elementary particles ;... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1754 - 238 pagina’s
...is to fubmit. Better for Us, perhaps, it might appear, 165 Were there all harmony, all virtue here j That never air or ocean felt the wind; That never...difcompos'd the mind. But ALL fubfifts by elemental ftrife ; And paffions are the elements of Life. 170 move in very eccentric orts, in all manner of petitions,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1757 - 234 pagina’s
...thefe acquit ? In both, to reafon right, is to fubmit. Better for us, perhaps, it might appear, 165 Were there all harmony, all virtue here ; That never air or ocean felt the wind, That never pafiion difcompos'd the mind. But all fubfifts by elemental ftrife ; And paffions are the elements... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1762 - 370 pagina’s
...thefe acquit? ' In both, to reafon right is to fubmit. Better for Us, perhaps, it might appear, 16? "Were there all harmony , all virtue here ; That never air or ocean felt the wind ; That never paflion difcompos'd the mind. j.But ALL fubfifts by elemental ftrife; '•.And paflions are the elements... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1762 - 160 pagina’s
...natural things : Why charge we heav'n in thofe , in thefe acquit? In both, to reafon right, is tofubmit. "BETTER for us, perhaps, it might appear, Were there all harmony, all virtue here ¡ never air or ocean felt the wind ¡ never pajjion dif compos' d the mind; l6o But ALL fubfifls by... | |
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