 Reason's comparing balance rules the whole. Man, but for that, no action could attend, And, but for this, were active to no end: Fix'd like a plant on his peculiar spot, To draw nutrition, propagate, and rot: Or, meteor-like, flame lawless through the...  A Short Introduction to English Grammar: With Critical Notes - Page 146by Robert Lowth - 1791 - 156 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...operation still, Ascribe all good, to their improper ill. Self-love, the spring of motion, acts the soul ; rd the sumptuous banquet deal, To make him loathe his vegetable active to no end : Fix'd like a plant on his peculiar spot, To draw nutrition, propagate, and rot ;... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - Ethics - 1824 - 308 pages
...still, Ascribe all good; to their improper, ill. 4 Self-love, the spring of motion, acts the soul; Reason's comparing balance rules the whole. Man, but...that, no action could attend, And, but for this, were active to no end; Fix'd like a plant on his peculiar spot, To draw nutrition, propagate and rot; Or,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1824 - 430 pages
...111. Self-love, the spring of motion, acts the soul ; Reason's comparing balance rules the whole. 60 Man, but for that, no action could attend, And, but for this, were active to no end ; Fix'd like a plant on his peculiar spot, To draw nutrition, propagate, and rot ;... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 422 pages
...111. Self-love, the spring of motion, acts the soul ; Reason's comparing balance rules the whole. 60 Man, but for that, no action could attend, And, but for this, were active to no end ; Fix'd like a plant on his peculiar spot, To draw nutrition, propagate, and rot ;... | |
 | Charles M. Ingersoll - English language - 1825 - 298 pages
...operation still, Ascribe all Good, to their improper, 111. Self-love, the spring of motion, acts the soul ; Reason's comparing balance rules the whole. Man but...that, no action could attend, And, but for this, were active to no end : Fix'd like a plant on his peculiar spot, To draw nutrition, propagate, and rot :... | |
 | British anthology - 1825 - 460 pages
...still Ascribe all good — to their improper, ill. Self-love, the spring of motion, acts the soul ; Reason's comparing balance rules the whole. Man, but...that, no action could attend, And but for this, were active to no end : Fix'd, like a plaut, on his peculiar spot, To draw nutrition, propagate, and rot;... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1826 - 840 pages
...still, Ascribe all good, to their improper, ill. Self-love, the spring of motion, ;ut , the soul ; Reason's comparing balance rules the whole Man, but...for that, no action could attend, And but for this, wore active to no end : Fix'd like a plant on his peculiar spot ; To draw nutrition, propagate, and... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1828 - 264 pages
...ill. Self-love, the spring of motion, acts the soul ; Reason's comparing balance rules the whole, 6.0 Man, but for that, no action could attend, And, but for this, were active to no end : Fix'd like a plant on his peculiar spot, To draw nutrition, propagate, and rot ;... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - Ethics - 1830 - 336 pages
...still, Ascribe all good; to their improper, ill. 4 Self-love, the spring of motion, acts the soul; Reason's comparing balance rules the whole. Man, but...that, no action could attend, And, but for this, were active to no end; Fix'd like a plant on his peculiar spot, To draw nutrition, propagate and rot; Or,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1830 - 500 pages
...ill. Self-love, Uie spring of motion, acts the soul ; Reason's comparing balance rules the whole. 60 what the gods require : those gods revere, The poor and stranger a active to no end : Fix'd like a plant on his peculiar spot. To draw nutrition, propagate, and rot ;... | |
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