 Around, how wide ! how deep extend below ! Vast chain of being ! which from God began, Natures ethereal, human, angel, man, Beast, bird, fish, insect, what no eye can see, No glass can reach ; from infinite to thee, From thee to nothing.  Murray's English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the ... - Page 286by Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1822 - 304 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Jacques D. Du Perron - 1805 - 320 pages
...Vast chain of being, which from God began, Kature's ethereal, human, angel, Man! Beast, bird, fish, insect, what no eye can see, No glass can reach, from infinite to thee ! From Nature's chain, whatever link you strike, Tenth, or ten thousandth, breaks the chain alike. And, if... | |
 | Edward Nares - 1805 - 584 pages
...of Redemption, book ii. ch. 8.] For as Pope himfelf argues, " on fuperior powers " Were we to prefs, inferior might on ours : " Or in the full creation leave a void, " Where, one ftep broken, the great fcale 3 deftroy'd. " From nature's chain whatever link you flrike, " Tenth or... | |
 | William Enfield - 1805 - 456 pages
...glafs can reach ; from Infinite to thee, From thee to Nothing.—On fuperior powers Were we to prefs, inferior might on ours; Or in the full creation leave a void, Where one ftep broken, the great fcale's deftroy'd: From Nature's chain whatever link you ftrike, Tenth or ten... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1805 - 288 pages
...glafs can reach ; from infinite to thee, From thee to nothing. On fuperior pow'rs " Were we to profs, inferior might on ours ; Or in the full creation leave a void, Were, one ftep broken, the great fcale's'deftroy'd : = _ From nature's chain whatever link you ftrike,... | |
 | 1806 - 408 pages
...God began, .' Natures, RthereaJ, human, angel, man, Beast, bird, fish, insect, what no eye can sec, No glass can reach ; from infinite to thee, From thee...a void, Where, one step broken, the great scale's destroyed -. From Nature's chain whatever link you strike, Tenth, or ten thousandth, breaks the chain... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 pages
...Vast chain of being ! which from God began, Nature's aethereal, human angel, man ; Beast, bird, fish, insect) what no eye can see, No glass can reach ; from infinite to thee, From thee to nothing, f " That there should be more species of intelligent creatures above us, than there are of sen'sible... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 316 pages
...Vast ch:;in of heing! which from God hegan Natures ethereal, human, angel, .man, Beast, hird, fish, insect, what no eye can see, No glass can reach; from infinite to thee; 240 From thee to nothing. — On superior pow'rs Were we to press, inferior might on ours; Or in the... | |
 | William Enfield - 1808 - 434 pages
...Vast chain of Being -I which from God began, Nature ethereal, human ; angel, man ; Beast, bird, fish, insect, what no eye can see, No glass can reach ;...a void, Where, one step broken, the great scale's destroy d ; From Nature's chain Whatever link you strike, Tenth or ten thousandth, breaks the chain... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...Vast chain of being ! which from God began ; Matures ethereal, human, angel, man, Beast, hird, fish, insect, what no eye can see, No glass can reach ;...infinite to thee ; From thee to nothing — On superior powers Were we to press, inferior might on ours ; Or in the full creation leave a void, Where, one... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...Vast chain of being ! which (i om God began ; Natures ethereal, hitman, angel, man, Beast, bird, fish, insect, what no eye can see, No glass can reach ;...infinite to thee ; From thee to nothing — On superior powers. Were we to press, interior might on ours ; Or in the full creation leave a void, Where, one... | |
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