Must rise from Individual to the Whole. Self-love but serves the virtuous mind to wake, As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake; The centre mov'd, a circle straight succeeds, Another still, and still another spreads; Friend, parent, neighbour, first... The Works of Alexander Pope: Moral essays - Page 74by Alexander Pope - 1757Full view - About this book
| Niel Douglas - 1802 - 302 pages
...individuals to the whole : Frjend, parent, neighbour, firft it will embrace, His country next, and ne« all human race. Wide, and more wide, th' o'erflowings of the mind Take every creature in of ev'ry kind ; Earth fmiles around, with boundlefs bounty bleib And Heaven beholds... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 pages
...straight succeeds, 365 Another still, and still another spreads ; Friend, parent, neighbour, first it will embrace ; His country next, and next all human...mind Take ev'ry creature in of ev'ry kind : 370 Earth smiles around, with boundless bounty blest, And Heav'n beholds its image in his breast. Come then,... | |
| James Wilson - 1804 - 494 pages
...circle straight succeeds, Another still, and still another spreads. Friend, parent, neighbour first it will embrace, His country next, and next all human...of the mind Take ev'ry creature in, of ev'ry kind ; Earth smiles around, with boundless bounty blest, Andheav'n beholds its image in his breast.d How... | |
| William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...strait succeeds , Another, still , and still another spreads ; Friend , parent , neighbour , first it will embrace : His country next ; and next all...and more wide , th' o'erflowings of the mind Take every creature in , of ev'ry kind ; Earth smiles around , with boundless bounty blest, AndHeav'n beholds... | |
| 1803 - 430 pages
...circle straight fucceeds. Another .still, and still, another fpreads, Friend, parent, neighbour first It will embrace, His country next, and next all human race, Wide and more wide the o'erflowings of the mind, Take every creature in, of every kind. Drove on by fympathy and reafons... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1804 - 496 pages
...circle ftraight fucceeds, 365 Another Dill, and ftili another fpreads , FricnH, patent, neighbour, fiill it will embrace ; His country next ; and next all human race ; Wide ami more wide, th' o'erflowings of the mind Take every creature in, of every kind ; 37* Earth fmiles... | |
| William Enfield - 1805 - 456 pages
...circle ftraight fucceeds, Another ftilli and (till another fpreads; Friend, parent, neighbour, frrft it will embrace ; His country next; and next all human...o'erflowings of the mind Take ev'ry creature in of every kind; Earth faiiles around, with boundlefs bounty blcft, And Heav'a beholds its image in his... | |
| Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 466 pages
...whence it is borrowed : "On The centre mov'd, a circle ftraight fucceeds, 365 Another ftill, and ftill another fpreads ; Friend, parent, neighbour, firft...of the mind Take ev'ry creature in, of ev'ry kind ; 37© Earth fmiles around, with boundlefs bounty bleft, And Heav'n beholds its image in his breaft.... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1806 - 474 pages
...whence it is borrowed : " On The centre mov'd, a circle ftraight fucceeds, 365 Another ftill, and ftill another fpreads ; Friend, parent, neighbour, firft...of the mind Take ev'ry creature in, of ev'ry kind ; 37*' Earth fmilcs around, with boundlefs bounty bleft, And Heav'n beholds its image in his breaft.... | |
| 1806 - 408 pages
...circle straight succeeds, Another still, and still another spreads; Friend, parent, neighbour, first it will embrace ; His country next; and next all human...of the mind Take ev'ry creature in, of ev'ry kind ; Earth smiles around, with boundless bounty blest, And Heav'n beholds its image ill his breast. CHARACTERS... | |
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