| Henry St. John (1st visct. Bolingbroke.) - 1809 - 480 pages
...pervert it Self-love but serves the virtuous mind to wake ; As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake. The centre mov'd, a circle straight succeeds; Another...neighbour, first it will embrace, His country next, and nextall human race. So sings our friend Pope, my lord, and so I believe. So I shall prove too, if I... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pages
...[soul Self-love '.jut serves the virtuous mind to wake, As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake ; 'd rlis country next ; and next all human race: Wide and more wide, th' o'erflowings of the mind Take... | |
| 1809 - 562 pages
...virtuous mind to wake, As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake; The centre mov'd, a circle strait succeeds, Another still, and still another spreads;...Friend, parent, neighbour, first it will embrace; Wide, and more wide, th' o'errlowmgs of the mind His country next, and next all human race; Take ev'ry... | |
| John Corry - 1809 - 236 pages
...men. " Self-love but serves the virtuous mind to wake, As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake; The centre mov'd, a circle straight succeeds, Another still, and still another spreads ; Friends, parents, kindred, first it will embrace ; His country next; and next, all human race : Wide,... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 pages
...whole. Self-love but serves the virtuous mind to wake, A> the small jiebble stirs the peaceful lake ; The centre mov'd, a circle straight succeeds, Another...and next all human race ; Wide and more wide, th' o'ernowings of the mind Take every creature in, of every kind ; 370 Karth smiles around, with boundless... | |
| 1810 - 500 pages
...whole. Selt.love but serves the virtuous mind.to wake, As the small pebble stirs tin peaceful lake, The centre mov'd- a circle straight succeeds; Another...spreads; Friend- parent, neighbour, first it will fmbrac* ; His country next- and next all human race. Pope. i THE CONCLUDING ESSAY. ALTHOUGH we have... | |
| William Warburton (Bp. of Gloucester), Richard Hurd - 1811 - 446 pages
...work : Sdf-krot but serves the virtuous mind to wake, As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake; The centre mov'd, a circle straight succeeds, Another...Wide, and more wide, th' o'erflowings of the mind Take every creature in, of every kind ; Earth smiles around, with boundless bounty blest, HEAVEX BEHOLDS... | |
| Hannah More - 1811 - 276 pages
...virtuous mind to make As the small pebble stirs the peaceful Uke ; The centre mov'd, a circle strait succeeds. Another still, and still another spreads...embrace. His country next, and next all human race. The Author hopes to be forgiven for these remarks : she has hazarded them tor the sake of her more... | |
| 1811 - 424 pages
...language of 'the poet, they serve the virtuous mind to wake As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake ; The centre mov'd, a circle straight succeeds, Another...still, and still another spreads ; Friend, parent, neighhour, first it will embrace ; His country next ; and next all human race. ' Wide and more wide,... | |
| Hannah More - 1811 - 244 pages
...peaceful lake ; The centre mov-d, a circle strait succeeds, Another still, and still another sprt uds ; Friend, parent, neighbour, first it will embrace, His country next, and next all human race. The Author hopes to be forgiven for these remarks : she has haz: arded them for the sake of her more... | |
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