 | Charles Wells Moulton - 1910 - 760 Seiten
...nature and sink it into the condition of brutality.— ADDISON, JOSEPH, 1711, The Spectator, No. 166. Pride often guides the author's pen; Books as affected are as men; But lie who studies nature's laws, From certain truth his maxims draws; And those, without our schools,... | |
 | P. Garrett - 1910 - 872 Seiten
...the gossip of society would perish if the books that are truly worth reading were but read. Dawson. Pride often guides the author's pen ; Books as affected are as men ; But he who studies nature's laws From certain truth his maxims draws; And those, without our schools,... | |
 | John Gay - 1926 - 758 Seiten
...virtuous mind can morals glean. Thy fame is just, the Sage replys, Thy virtue proves thee truly wise ; Pride often guides the author's pen, Books as affected are as men, But he who studys nature's laws From certain truth his maxims draws, And those, without our schools,... | |
 | Mark Loveridge - 1998 - 308 Seiten
...and against bookish written morality - in a book of poems. Ah yes, says the responding Philosopher, 'Pride often guides the author's pen, / Books as affected are as men' (2, 302). An Elephant arguing with a Bookseller about bestiaries and criticism in a London shop is... | |
 | John Gay - 2003 - 100 Seiten
...virtuous mind can morals glean. Thy fame is just, the Sage replys, Thy virtue proves thee truly wise; 75 Pride often guides the author's pen, Books as affected are as men, But he who studys nature's laws From certain truth his maxims draws, And those, without our schools,... | |
 | Debra Taylor Bourdeau, Elizabeth Kraft - 2007 - 310 Seiten
...shepherd is clearly juxtaposed with the wisdom of the schools. In the end, the philosopher admits, "Pride often guides the author's pen, / Books as affected are as men, / But he who studys nature's laws / From certain truth his maxim draws." It is noteworthy that the... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1847 - 534 Seiten
...mind can morals glean." " Thy fame is just," the sage replies ; " Thy virtue proves thee truly wise. Pride often guides the author's pen ; Books as affected are as men : But he who studies nature's laws, From certain truth his maxims draws ; And those, without our schools,... | |
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Thy fame is just, the sage replies ; Thy virtue proves thee truly wise. Pride often guides the author's pen ; Books as affected are as men : But he who studies nature's laws, From certain truth his maxims draws ; And those, without our schools, suffice... 
