 | Alexander Pope - 1768 - 726 Seiten
...115 Men would be *Angel?, .Angels would be Gods . tAfpir'mg to be Gods , // Angels fell , tAfpiring to be Angels , Men rebel .»And who but wishes to invert the Laws Of ORDER, fins again/I th' Eternal Caufe. 130 V. »ASK for what end the hea-unly Bodies shine? Earth for wbofe... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1772 - 376 Seiten
...abodes, i2^ Men would be Angels , Angels would be Gods. Afpiring to be Gods , if Angels 'cil ; Afpiring to be Angels , Men rebel ; And who but wishes to invert the laws Of ORDER, fins againft th' Eternal Caufe. 1jo V. Ask for what end the heav'nly bodies shine, Earth for whofe... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1772 - 374 Seiten
...abodcs, 125 JVlen would be Angels , Angela would be Gods. Afpiring to be Gods, if Angels foli; Afpiring to be Angels , Men rebel : And who but wishes to invert the laws Of OKDER, fins againft th' Eternal Caufe. i;* V. Ask for what end the hcav'nly bodies shine, Earth for... | |
 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 Seiten
...All quit their sphere, and rush into the skies. Diij Pride still is aiming at the bless'd abodes, 125 Men would be angels, angels would be gods, , Aspiring to be gods, if angelsfell, Aspiring to be angels men rebel ; And who but wishes to invert the laws Of Order sins against... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 Seiten
...balance and the rod, Re-judge his justice, be the God of God. In pride, in reas'ning pride, our error lies ; All quit their sphere, and rush into the skies....but wishes to invert the laws Of Order, sins against th' Eternal Cause. 5. Ask for what end the heav'nly bodies shine? Earth for whose use ? Pride answers,... | |
 | George Campbell - 1801 - 404 Seiten
...differently. Such an antithesis on the words men> angels, and gods, you have in the two following couplets : Pride still is aiming at the blest abodes ; MEN would...ANGELS fell ; — Aspiring to be ANGELS, || MEN rebel f * The like varied opposition in the words principles, means, and ends, may be observed in the two... | |
 | George Campbell - 1801 - 404 Seiten
...differently. Such an antithesis on the words men, angels, and gods, you have in the two following couplets: Pride still is aiming at the blest abodes ; MEN would be ANGELS, || ANGELS would be coos. Aspiring to be GODS, || if ANGELS fell ; — Aspiring to be ANGELS, || MEN rebel f. The like... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 Seiten
...in reas'ning Pride our error lies ;. All quit their sphere , and rush into the skies. Pride is still aiming at the blest abodes , Men would be Angels,...Men rebel : And -who but wishes to invert the laws Qf Order j sins against th' Eternal Cause.. Posz>. CHA P. XIII. On the Order of Nature. , thro' this... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 Seiten
...balance and the rod, Rejudge his justice, be the god of God. In pride, in reas'ning pride, our error lies ; All quit their sphere, and rush into the skies. Pride still is aiming at the bless'd abodes, 125 Men would be angels, angels would be gods. Aspiring to be gods if angels fell,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 954 Seiten
...Rascomman. Till then a helpless, hopeless, homely swain; 1 sought not freedom, nor atpir'd to gain. DryJ. Aspiring to be gods, if angels fell, Aspiring to be angels, men rebel. Pope. >. Sometimes with fl/Vr. Those are raised above sense, and aspire after immortaliry, who believe... | |
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Pride, our error lies; All quit their sphere, and rush into the skies. Pride still is aiming at the blest abodes, Men would be Angels, Angels would be Gods. Aspiring to be Gods, if Angels fell, Aspiring to be Angels, Men rebel: And who but wishes to invert... 
