 Our ignorance is the cause Why thus we blame our Maker's laws ; Parts of his ways alone we know ; 'Tis all that man can see below. " Seest thou that carpet, not half done, Which thou, dear Dick, hast well begun'?  The Works of Hannah More - Page 386by Hannah More - 1836Full view - About this book
 | Hannah More - 1856 - 630 pages
...thus wo blame our Maker's laws ; Part» of Ins ways alone we know, 'Tis all that man can see below, ' See'st thou that carpet, not half done, Which thou,...So rude the mass it makes one stare! ' A stranger, ign'rant of the trade, Would say, no meaning's there convey'd ; For where 's the middle, where 's the... | |
 | Helen Cross Knight - 1856 - 328 pages
...Why thus we blame our Maker's laws; Parts of his ways alone we know, 'Tis all that man can see below. See'st thou that carpet, not half done, Which thou,...confusion there, So rude the mass it makes one stare 1 A stranger, ign'rant of the trade, Would say, no meaning's there conve/d; For where's the middle,... | |
 | Charles William Smith (professor of elocution.) - 1857 - 338 pages
...thus we blame our Maker's laws, Parts of His ways alone we know, 'Tis all that man can see below. " Seest thou that carpet, not half done, Which thou,..." A stranger, ignorant of the trade, Would say, no meaning 's there conveyed ; For where 's the middle, where 's the border 1 Thy carpet now is all disorder."... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1857 - 800 pages
...hlame our Maker's laws ; Parts of his ways alone we know; 'Tis all that man can see helow. " Scest thou that carpet, not half done, Which thou, dear Dick, hast well hegun? Behold the wild confusion there, So rude the mass it makes one stare ! " A stranger, ignorant... | |
 | 1861 - 662 pages
...thus we blame our Maker's laws ; Parts of his ways alone we know — 'Tis all that man can see below. Seest thou that carpet not half done, Which thou,...one stare. A stranger, ignorant of the trade, Would see no meaning there conveyed ? For where's the middle ? where's the border? The carpet now is all... | |
 | David Bates Tower - 1861 - 200 pages
...thus we blame our Maker's laws; Parts of his ways alone we know, 'T is all that man can see below. 7. See'st thou that carpet, not half done, Which thou,...confusion there, So rude the mass it makes one stare ! 8. A stranger, ignorant of the trade, Would say, no meaning's there conveyed. For where's the middle,... | |
 | Robert Eldridge Aris Willmott - 1862 - 418 pages
...know, 'Tis all that man can see below. See'st thou that carpet, not half done, Which thou, dear James, hast well begun ! Behold the wild confusion there...ignorant of the trade, Would say no meaning's there convey'd ; For where's the middle, whore's the border I The carpet now is all disorder. Quoth James,... | |
 | James Fleming - 1863 - 404 pages
...blame our Maker's laws, Parts of His ways alone we know, 'Tis all that man can see below. " Seest tliou that carpet, not half done, Which thou, dear Dick,..." A stranger, ignorant of the trade, Would say, no meaning 's there conveyed ; For where 's the middle, where 's the border ? Thy carpet now is all disorder."... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott - 1863 - 420 pages
...know, 'Tis all that man can see below. See'st thou that carpet, not half done, Which thou, dear James, hast well begun? Behold the wild confusion there !...ignorant of the trade, Would say no meaning's there convcy'd ; For where' s the middle, whore's the border? The carpet now is all disorder. Quoth James,... | |
 | Great Britain. Committee on Education - 1864 - 200 pages
...blame our Maker's laws. Parts of his ways alone we know. 'Tis all that man can see below. " See'at thou that carpet, not half done, Which thou, dear Dick, hast well begun P Ecbold the wild confusion there ! So rude the mass, it makes one stare ! " A stranger, ignorant of... | |
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