 Two principles in human nature reign; Self-love, to urge, and reason, to restrain; Nor this a good, nor that a bad we call, Each works its end, to move or govern all: And to their proper operation still Ascribe all good; to their improper, ill.  The Cambridge Examiner - Page 811881Full view - About this book
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1789 - 416 pages
...triumphs ! Cicero. iy. Two principles in human nature reign, Self-love to urge, and reafon to reftrain : Nor this a good, nor that a bad we call ; Each works its end — to move or govern all. Pof:. 16. In point. of fermons, 'tis confeft \ Our Englifh clergy make the beft i But this appears,... | |
 | Fulke Greville - 1790 - 304 pages
...before that, — " Two principles in human nature reign, " Self-love to urge, and Reafon to reftrain; " Nor this a good, nor that a bad, we call, " Each works its end, to move or govern all." Still further he fays, — " The aclion of the flronger to fufpend, " Reafon flill ufc, to reafon ftill... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...the- time to come ! Two Principles in human nature reign , Self-love to urge, and Reafon to rcftrain : horfe's i» end, to move or govern all : And to their proper operation (ii ii Afcribe all Good; to their improper,... | |
 | James Roach - English poetry - 1793 - 274 pages
...B 3 II. Two II. Two principles in human nature reign' ? Self-love, to urge, amtreafon, toreflrain; Nor this a good, nor that a bad we call, Each works its end. to move or govern all : And to their proper operation flill, Afcnbe all good, to tlieir improper, ill. Self-love, the fprmg... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 906 pages
...times to come! ¿-II. Two principles in human nature reign; Self-love to urge, and reafon, toreftrain ; Nor this a good, nor that a bad we call, ••Each works its end, to move or govern all ; And to their proper operation (till, Afcribe all good, to their improper ill. Self-love, the fprmg... | |
 | Joseph Addison - Anecdotes - 1795 - 594 pages
...AND SELF-LOVE. . TWO Principles in human nature reign; Self-love, to urge, and Reafon, to reftrain; Nor this a good, nor that a bad we call, Each works its end, to move or govern all: And to their proper operation ftill, Afcribeall Good, to their improper 111. Self-love, the fpring... | |
 | Mr. Addison - Anecdotes - 1795 - 608 pages
...i| SELF-LOVE. TWO Principles inhuman nature reign; .. Self-love, to urge, and Reafon, to reftrain; Nor this a good, nor that a bad we call, Each works its end, to move or govern all: And to their proper operation ftill, Afcribe all Good, to their improper 111. , Self-love, the fpring... | |
 | 1796 - 246 pages
...come ! II. Two principles in human nature reign ; Self-love, to urge, and reafon, to reftrain ; C 3 Nor this a good, nor that a bad we call, Each works its end, to move or govern all : And to their proper operation ftill, Afcribe alt Good, to their improper, 111. Self-love, the fpring... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 pages
...arts ; Then see bow little the remaining sum, Which serv'd the past, and must the times to come. 2. Two principles in human nature reign, Self-love, to...we call, Each works its end, to move or govern all : And to their proper operation still Ascribe all good, to their improper, ill. Self-love, the spring... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 pages
...see how little the remaining sum, Which serv'd the past, and must the times to come 1 VOL. III. D II. Two principles in human nature reign, Self-love to...restrain ; Nor this a good nor that a bad we call, 55 Each works its end to move or govern all, And to their proper operation still Ascribe all good,... | |
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