 But errs not Nature from this gracious end, From burning suns when livid deaths descend, When earthquakes swallow, or when tempests sweep Towns to one grave, whole nations to the deep? "No," ('tis replied) "the first Almighty Cause Acts not by partial,...  English Past and Present - Page 176by Richard Chenevix Trench - 1855 - 213 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...footstool earth, my canopy the skies;" 140 But errs not Nature from this gracious end, From burning suns when livid deaths descend, When earthquakes swallow,...sweep Towns to one grave, whole nations to the deep ? " No," 'tisreply'd; " the first almighty Cause 145 " Acts not by partial but by general laws; " Th'... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 pages
...footstool earth, my canopy the skies." • But errs not nature from this gracious end, From burning suns when livid deaths descend ? When earthquakes swallow,...sweep .Towns to one grave, whole nations to the deep? " No ('tis reply'd) the first Almighty Cause " Acts not by partial, but by gen'ral laws; " Th' exceptions... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 pages
...footstool earth, my canopy the skies." 140 But errs not nature from this gracious end, From burning suns when livid deaths descend, When earthquakes swallow,...sweep Towns to one grave, whole nations to the deep ? " No," it's reply'd ; " the first almighty Cause 145 " Acts not by partial but by gen'ral laws ;... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 pages
...seeing God in clouds, and hearing him in the wind, cannot be enough applauded. 8. From burning suns when livid deaths descend, When earthquakes swallow,...sweep Towns to one grave, whole nations to the deep.* I quote these lines as an example of energy of style, and of POPE'S manner of compressing together... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1807 - 316 pages
...canopy the skies." 140 But errs not Nature from this gracious eud, From hurning suns when livid deatbs descend, When earthquakes swallow, or when tempests...sweep Towns to one grave, whole nations to the deep? " No, ('tis replied) the first Almighty Cause 145 Acts not hy partial hut hy general laws; Th' exceptions... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...Nature from this gracious end, From burning suns when livid deaths descend, When earthquakes swallow,or when tempests sweep Towns to one grave, whole nations to the deep ? * No, ('tis replied) the first Almighty Cause Acts not by partial but by general laws ; The' exceptions... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...Nature from this gracious end, From burning suns when livid deaths descend, When earthquakes swallow,or when tempests sweep Towns to one grave, whole nations to the deep ? ' No, ('tis replied) the first Almighty Cause Acts not by partial but by general laws ; The' exceptions... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...from this gracious end, :''rom burning suns when livid deaths descend, iVhen earthquakes swallow of this wounds our From nature's birth, hence, wisdom has been sm.it ' No ('tis replied) ; the first Almighty Cause ' Acts not by partial but by geu'ral laws ; [gaii :... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...Earth, my canopy the skies." • M<| But errs not Nature from this gracious end, From burning Rims when livid deaths descend, When earthquakes swallow,...sweep Towns to one grave, whole nations to the deep ? " No" ('tis feply'd) " the first Almighty Cause Acts not by partial, but by general jaws ; Tli' exceptions... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 536 pages
...foot-stool Earth, my canopy the skies." 1W But errs not Nature from this gracious end, From burning suns when livid deaths descend, When earthquakes swallow,...tempests sweep Towns to one grave, whole nations to the d*-ep ? " No" ('tis rcply'd) " the first Almighty Cause Acts not by partial, but by general laws ;... | |
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