 Imagination has no limits, and that is a sphere in which you may move on to eternity; but where one is confined to truth, or, to speak more like a human creature, to the appearances of truth, we soon find the shortness of our tether. Indeed by...  The Works of Alexander Pope Esq - Page 191by Alexander Pope - 1751 - 372 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 298 pages
...appearances of Truth) we foon find the fhortnefs of our Tether. Indeed by the help of a rheta- ' phyfical phyfical chain of Ideas, one may extend the circulation,...Providence has pinn'd us : But this does not fatisfy mey who would rather fay a little to no purpofe, than a great deal. Lord B. is voluminous, but he is... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1751 - 362 pages
...making any progrefs beyond the point to which Providence has pinned us : But this does not fatiffy me, who would rather fay a little to no purpofe than a great deal. Lord Bolingbroke is voluminous, but he is voluminous only to deftroy volumes. I mall not live, I fear,'... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1757 - 352 pages
...appearances of Truth) we foon find the foortnefs of our Tether. Indeed by the help of a metaphyfical chain of Ideas, one may extend the circulation, go...only to deftroy volumes. I fhall not live. I fear, to ice that work printed ; he is fo taken up ftill (in fpite of the monitory hint given in the firft line... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 486 pages
...appearances of truth), we foon find the fhortuefs of our tether. Indeed, by the help of a metaphyfical chain of ideas, one may extend the circulation, go...progrefs beyond the point to which Providence has pinned us. But this does not fatisfy me ; who would rather fay a little to no purpofe, than a great... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1761 - 424 pages
...appearances of truth), we foon find the fhortnefs of our tether. Indeed, by the help of a metaphyfical chain of ideas, one may extend the circulation, go...progrefs beyond the point to which Providence has pinned us. But this does not fatisfy me; who would rather fay a little to no purpofe, than a great... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1770 - 406 pages
...appearances of Truth) we foon find the mortnefsof onr Tether. Indeed by the help of a metaphyfical chain of Ideas, one may extend the circulation, go...fear, to fee that work printed; he is fo taken up Hill (in fpiteof the monitory hint given in the firft line of my Effay) with particular Men, that he... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 400 pages
...appearances of truth), we foon find the fhortnefs of our tether. Indeed, by the help of a mttaphyfical chain of ideas, one may extend the circulation, go...progrefs beyond the point to which Providence has pinned us. But this does not fatisfy me ; who would rather fay a little to no purpofe, than a great... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1778 - 464 pages
...appearances of Truth) we foon find the fhortnels of our Tether. Indeed by the help of a metaphyfical chain of Ideas, one may. extend the circulation, go...voluminous, but he is voluminous only to deftroy volumes. I (hall not live, I fear, to fee that work printed ; he is fo taken up ftill (in fpite of the monitory... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 424 pages
...appearances of truth) we foon find the mortnefs of our tether. Indeed by the help of a metaphyfical chain of ideas, one may extend the circulation, go...fay a little to no purpofe, than a great deal. Lord Bolingbroke is voluminous, but he is voluminous only to deftroy volumes. I fhall not live, I fear,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1784 - 414 pages
...appearances of truth), we foon find the fhortnefs of our tether. Indeed, by the help of a metaphyfical chain of ideas, one may extend the circulation, go...progrefs beyond the point to which Providence has pinned us. But this does not fatisfy me, who would rather fay a little to no purpofe, than a great... | |
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