 Man a microscopic eye? For this plain reason, Man is not a Fly. Say what the use, were finer optics giv'n, T' inspect a mite, not comprehend the heav'n? Or touch, if tremblingly alive all o'er, To smart and agonize at ev'ry pore? Or quick effluvia darting...  Observations on Pope - Page 161by Gilbert Wakefield - 1796 - 348 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1772 - 376 pages
..., But what his nature and his ftate can bear. "Why lias not Man a microfcopic eye? For this pl.iin reafon, man is not a Fly. Say what [the ufe. were finer opties giv'n, 195 I'' infpect a mite , not comprehend the heav'n ? Or touch, if tremblingly alive all... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1776 - 52 pages
...beyond mankind; No pow'rs oFbody or of fonl to fllare, But what his nature and his ftate can bean. . Why has not Man a microfcopic eye ! For this plain reafon, Man is not a Fly. Say what the life, were finer optics giv'n, T'infpeft a mite, not comprehend the hear'n > Or touch, if tremblingly... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1777 - 262 pages
...Man a mierofeopic eye ? For this plain reafem, Man is not a Fly. Say what the ufe, were finer opties giv'n, T' infpect a mite, not comprehend the heav'n ? Or touch, if tremblingly alive all o'er, To (mart and agonize at ev'ry pore ? Or quick effluvia darting thro' the brain, Die of a rofe in aromatic... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 1164 pages
...beyond mankind ; 190 No powers of body or of foul to fhare, But what his nature and his ftate can bear. Why has not Man a microfcopic eye ? For this plain...is not a Fly. Say what the ufe, were finer optics given, 195 1" infpeft a mite, not comprehend the heaven Z Or touch, if tremblingly alive all o'er,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 414 pages
...body or of foul to fhare, But what his nature and hi»ftate can bear. Why has not Man a microfeopic eye ? For this plain reafon, Man is not a Fly. Say what the ufe, were finer opties given, 195 T' infpeft a mite, not comprehend the heaven ? Or touch, if tremblingly alive all... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1782 - 514 pages
...reconcileable with the orthodox doclrine of the lapfed condition of man, I have not yet been informed. j i. Why has not man a microfcopic eye ? For this plain...heav*n ? Or touch, if tremblingly alive all o'er To fmart and agonize at ev'ry pore ? f f * If by the help of fuch microfcopical eyes, if I may fo call... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1783 - 322 pages
...beyond mankind ; No No pow'rs of body, or of foul to fhare, But what his nature and his ftate can bear. Why has not Man a microfcopic eye ? For this plain...Fly. Say what the ufe, were finer optics giv'n, T'' infpecVa mite, not comprehend the htav'nf Or touch, if tremblingly alive all o'er, To fmart and agonize... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1787 - 396 pages
...beyond mankind ; 190 No pow'rs of body or of foul to (hare, But what his nature and his itate can bear. Why has not man a microfcopic eye ? For this plain...:„ • Say what the ufe, were finer optics giv'n, 195 T* infpeft a mite, not comprehend the heav'n ? Or touch, if tremblingly alive all o'er, To fmart... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 398 pages
...beyond mankind ; 190 No powers of body or of foul to fhare, But what his nature and his ftate can bear. Why has not Man a microfcopic eye ? For this plain reafon, Man is not a Fly. Say what the ufc, were finer optics given, 195 T' infpeft a mite, not comprehend the heaven ? Or touch, if tremblingly... | |
 | Richard Johnson - 1793 - 198 pages
...or of foul to (hare But what his nature and his ftate can bear. Why has not man a microfcopic eye f For this plain reafon, Man is not a Fly. Say what the ufe, were finer optics given, 1" infpeft a mite, not comprehend the heaven ? Or touch, if tremblingly alive all o'er, To fmart... | |
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