 The latent tracts, the giddy heights, explore Of all who blindly creep, or sightless soar; Eye Nature's walks, shoot folly as it flies, And catch the manners living as they rise ; Laugh where we must, be candid where we can, But vindicate the ways of...  The New sporting magazine - Page 1531854Full view - About this book
 | Henry Moses - India - 1750 - 314 pages
...tracts, the giddy heights, explore Of all who blindly creep, or sightless soar; Eye Nature's walks, shoot folly as it flies. And catch the manners living as they rise." How Englishmen lose caste. Expense of Palanquins and travelling. Hindoo gentlemen. Variety of characters.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1762 - 370 pages
...trafts , the giddy heights explore Of all who blindly creep, or fightlefs foarj Eye Nature's walks , shoot Folly as it flies , •• And catch the manners living as they rife; Laugh where we muft, be candid where we can, But vindicate the ways of God to man. » I. Say... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1772 - 376 pages
...tracts , the giddy heights , explore Of all who blindly creep, or lightlefs fbar; Eye Nature's walks, shoot Folly as it flies, And catch the manners living as they rife ; Laugh where we muft, be candid where we can, ic Eut vindicate the ways of God to man. I. Say... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...tracts, the giddy heights, explore Of all who blindly creep or sightless soar; Eye Nature's walks, shoot folly as it flies, And catch the manners living as they rise ; Laugh where we must, be candid where we can, l5 But vindicate the ways of God to Man. I. Say first,... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1782 - 514 pages
...fports of fetting and (hooting, feem below the dignity of the fubjedt; efpecially, EYE nature's walks, SHOOT folly as it flies, And CATCH the manners living as they RISE. 2. But vindicate the ways of god to man. This line is taken from Milton ; And juftify the ways of god... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 pages
...tracts, the giddy heights explore, Of all who blindly creep, or sightless soar : Eye nature's walks, shoot folly as it flies, And catch the manners living as they rise ; Laugh where we must, be candid where we can; But vindicate the ways of GOD to man. l . Say first,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 pages
...tracts, the giddy heights, explore Of all who blindly creep or sightless soar ; Eye Nature's walks, shoot folly as it flies, And catch the manners living as they rise ; Laugh where we must, be candid where we can, 15 But vindicate the ways of God to Man. I. Say first,... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 pages
...sports of setting and shooting, seem below the dignity of the subject ; especially, EYE nature's walks, SHOOT folly as it flies, And CATCH the manners living as they KISE. • 2. But ' Ben Jonson begins a poem thus : Wake ! friend, from forth thy lethargy] 2. But vindicate... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1807 - 316 pages
...tracts, the giddy heights, explore Of all who hlindly creep or sightless soar; Eye Nature's walks, shoot folly as it flies, And catch the manners living as they rise; Laugh where we must, he candid where we can, 15 I. Say first, of God ahove or man helow, What can we... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...tracts, the giddy heights, explore Of all who blindly creep or sightless soar; Eye nature's walks, shoot folly as it flies, And catch the manners living as they rise ; Laugh where we mast, be candid where we can, But vindicate the ways of God to man. 1. Say first,... | |
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