 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 God...  Tracts in Prose and Verse - Page 1by Thomas Lowndes - 1825Full view - About this book
 | Henry Moses - India - 1750 - 314 pages
...this ample field, Try what the open, what the covert yield ; The latent tracts, the giddy heights, explore Of all who blindly creep, or sightless soar;...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
...covert yield; The latent 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
...yield; jo The latent 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
...this ample field, Try what the open what the coverts yield; » The latent tracts, the giddy heights, explore Of all who blindly creep or sightless soar;...rise ; Laugh where we must, be candid where we can, l5 But vindicate the ways of God to Man. I. Say first, of God above, or Man below What can we reason... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1782 - 514 pages
...drawn from the field 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 - 1890 - 562 pages
...explore Of all who blindly creep, or sightless soar; Eye nature's walks, shoot folly as it flies, Aid catch the manners living as they rise; Laugh where we must, be candid where we can; But vindicate the ways of God to man. I. Say first, of God above or Man below, What can we reason but... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 pages
...beat this ample field, Try what the open, what the covert yield; The latent tracts, the giddy heights explore, Of all who blindly creep, or sightless soar...rise ; Laugh where we must, be candid where we can; But vindicate the ways of GOD to man. l . Say first, of God above, or man below, What can we reason,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 pages
...ample field, • Try what the open, what the covert yield ; 10 The latent tracts, the giddy heights, explore Of all who blindly creep or sightless soar...rise ; Laugh where we must, be candid where we can, 15 But vindicate the ways of God to Man. I. Say first, of God above or Man below, What can we reason... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 pages
...from the field 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
...the open, what the covert yield ; 10 The latent tracts, the giddy heights, explore Of all who hlindly creep or sightless soar; Eye Nature's walks, shoot...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 reason hut from what... | |
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