 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...34 II. Presumptuous Man ! the reason wouldst thou Whyform'dso weak, so little, and so blind? [find First, if thou canst, the harder reason guess Why form'd no weaker, blinder, and no less? Ask of thv mother Earth why oaks are made Taller and stronger than the weeds they shade ? 40... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 pages
...the whole? Is the great chain, that draws all to agree, And drawn supports, upheld by God or thee? 2. Presumptuous man! the reason wouldst thou find, Why...reason guess, Why form'd no weaker, blinder, and no less. Ask of thy mother earth, why oaks are made Taller or stronger than the weeds they shade ? Or... | |
 | David Simpson - Apologetics - 1803 - 446 pages
...ask why man was not created an angel, a seraph, a God ? " Presumptuous Man ! the reason wouldst them find, " Why form'd so weak, so little, and so blind?...reason guess> " Why form'd no weaker, blinder, and no less." " Can you say that THOMAS PAINE-)- has not brought " many very heavy charges against the writings... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 pages
...II. Presumptuous Man ! the reason wouldst thoa Why form'd so weak, so little, and so blind ? [find First, if thou canst, the harder reason guess, Why form'd no weaker, blinder, and no less ? Ask of thy mother Earth why oaks are made Taller or stronger than the weeds they shade ! 40... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...agree, And drawn supports, upheld by God, or thee ? Presumptuous man ! the reason would' st thou findr Why form'd so weak, so little, and so blind ? First, if thou canst, the harder reaspn guess, Why form'd no weaker, blinder, and no less ? Ask of thy mother earth, why oaks are made... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...whole ? Is the great chain that draws all to agree, And drawn supports, upheld hy God or thee ? 2. Presumptuous man ! the reason wouldst thou find, Why form'd so weak, so little, and so hlind ! F,rst, if thou canst the harder reason guess, Why form'd no weaker, hlinder, and no less ?... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1808 - 702 pages
...great chain, that draws all to agree, And drawn supports, upheld by God or thee ? II. Presumptnous man ! the reason wouldst thou find, Why form'd so...reason guess, Why form'd no weaker, blinder, and no less ? Ask of thy mother earth, why oaks are made Taller or stronger than the weeds they shade ? Or... | |
 | Samuel Shuckford - History, Ancient - 1808 - 428 pages
...as he ought: His being measur'd to his state and place. Presumptuous man! the reason would'st tliou find. Why form'd so weak, so little, and so blind...reason guess. Why form'd no weaker, blinder, and no less. What would this man? would he now upward soar? And, little less than angel, would be more ? •... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...5. Presumptuous man ! the reason wouldst thou Why form' d so weak, so little, and so blind ! [find, First, if thou canst, the harder reason guess Why form'd no weaker, blinder, and no less? Ask of thy mother-earth, why oaks are made Taller or stronger than the weeds they shade I Or... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...2, Presumptuous man ! the reason vrouldst thou Why form'd so weak, so little, and so blind ! [find, First, if thou canst, the harder reason guess Why form'd no weaker, blinder, and no less ? Ask of thy mother-earth, why oaks are made Taller or stronger titan the weeds they shade ! Or... | |
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Why form'd so weak, so little, and so blind? First, if thou canst, the harder reason guess, Why form'd no weaker, blinder, and no less? 
