 | John Walker - 1801 - 424 Seiten
...caesura of the last line but one, EXAMPLE. One science only will one genius fit, So vast is art, so narrow human wit ; Not only bounded to peculiar arts, But oft in those confin'd to single parts ; Like kings, we lose the conquests gain'd before By vain ambition,... | |
 | Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1801 - 1008 Seiten
...certain ; and I have heard that lits-pharos, Bofpharns, had the fame meaning in Greek. One fiience only will one genius fit, So vaft is art, fo narrow human wit.Leibnitz, on the contrary, feemcxl defirous to- drive ten fcicnccs in hand, like Nero's horles... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 496 Seiten
...warm imagination pl;iy, The memory's fo'ft figures melt away, One fcicnce only will one genius ft ; Co So vaft is art, fo narrow human wit: Not only bounded to peculiar arts, But oft in thofcconfinM to Jingle partj. Like Kings, vri lo!e :!:; conquslb gain'tl before, By vain ambition Itill... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 492 Seiten
...imagination piay, The memory's foft figures melt away, One fciencc only wit! one genius fit; Co So va.'i is art, fo narrow human wit: Not only bounded to peculiar arts, Rut oft in thof.- conib'd to finjb part?. Like King?, we lofe the conqueils gaia'db:for--, l"?y vain... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 236 Seiten
...play, The memory's soft figures melt away. One science only will one genius fit ; 6t So vast is art, so narrow human wit : Not only bounded to peculiar arts, But oft' in those confin'd to single parts. Like kings we lose the conquests gain'd before, By vain ambition still... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 Seiten
...pby, The memory's lott figures melt aw ,y, One fcience'only will one genius rit; So vaft is art, to narrow human wit : Not only bounded to peculiar arts, But oft in thole conriu'd to angle parts. Like Kings, we lole the concueit gam'd before, By vain ambition It ill... | |
 | 1806 - 408 Seiten
...play,. The memory's soft figures melt away. One science only will one genius fit ; So vast is art, so narrow human wit : Not only bounded to peculiar arts, But oft in those confin'd to single parts. Like kings we lose the conquests gain'd before. By vain ambition still... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 422 Seiten
...eminently distinguished this philosopher. 6. One science only will one genitfs fit ; So vast is art, so narrow human wit. Not only bounded to peculiar arts, But oft in those confin'd to single parts.f When Tully attempted poetry, he became as ridiculous as Bolingbroke... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 Seiten
...play, The memory's soft figures melt away. One science only will one genius fit; •So vast is art, so narrow human wit : Not only bounded to peculiar arts, But oft in those confin'rl to single parts. • , Like kings we lose the conquests gain'd before, By vain ambition... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 Seiten
...play, The memory's soft figures melt away. One science only will one genins fit; So vast is art, so narrow human wit : Not only bounded to peculiar arts, But oft in those confin'd to single parts. Like kings we lose the conquests gain'd before, Hy vain amhition still... | |
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So vast is art, so narrow human wit : Not only bounded to peculiar arts, But oft' in those confin'd to single parts. 
