 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 pages
...to wake, As the small pebble stirs the peaeeful lake ; The eentre mov'd, a eirele straight sueeeeds, awing his eurtains by night. But we quiekly found out, for who eould mistake her? embraee ; His eountry next; and next all human raee; Wide and more wide, th' o'erflowings of the mind... | |
 | John Minter Morgan - 1826 - 294 pages
...improvement. — Our great moral poet has justly observed, " ' Self-love but serves the virtuous mind to wake, As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake ; The...first it will embrace ; His country next, and next all human race :' " The expansive benevolence imbibed under our system regards every object, present... | |
 | Christopher Anderson - 1826 - 582 pages
...to their country and laws, their government and nation."* " Domestic love is sure the mind to wake, As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake; The centre...succeeds, Another still, and still another spreads ; Child, Parent, neighbour, first it will embrace, His country next, and next all human race."-fIf,... | |
 | Christopher Anderson - 1826 - 484 pages
...to their country and laws, their government and nation."* " Domestic love is sure the mind to wake, As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake ; The...succeeds, Another still, and still another spreads ; Child, Parent, neighbour, first it will embrace, His country next, and next all human race."-f If,... | |
 | Richard Carlile - 1826 - 878 pages
...nature in the beautiful allegory of the poet — " SeKlove but serves the virtuous mind to wake, Ai the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake ; The centre...succeeds, > Another still, and still another spreads ; Parent, friend, neighbour, first it does embrace. Our country next, and next all human race ; Wide... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - 190 pages
...but serves the virtuous mind lo wake As i In- small pebble stirs tht- peaceful lake The centre mov da circle straight succeeds Another still and still another...Friend parent neighbour first it will embrace His cuuiitry next and next all human race Wide an • more wide th o erflo- ings of the mind Take HV ry... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - 184 pages
...but serves the virtuous mind lo wake As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake . The centre mov da circle straight succeeds Another still and still another...spreads Friend parent neighbour first it will embrace His'country next and nest all human race Wide and more wide th o erflowings of the mind Take PV ry... | |
 | Thomas Brown - 1826 - 522 pages
...reflecting on the enjoyments that are thus to be obtained. Self-love but serves the virtuous mind to wake, As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake ; The centre moved, a circle straight succeeds ; Another st,ll, and still another spreads : Friend, parent, neighbour, first ,t will embrace, Hi* country next,... | |
 | 1827 - 290 pages
...serves the virtuous mind to wake, As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake ; The centre raov'd, a circle straight succeeds, Another still, and still...first it will embrace, His country next, and next all human race ; Wide and more wide, the o'erSowings of the mind Take ev'ry creature in. of ev'ry kind... | |
 | 1843 - 326 pages
...which the poet pictures the progress of self-love. Self-love but serves the virtuous mind to wake ; As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake ; The...succeeds ; Another still, and still another spreads ; Friends — parents — neighbor — first it will embrace, His country next — and next, all human... | |
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God loves from whole to parts: but human soul Must rise from individual to the whole. Self-love but serves the virtuous mind to wake, As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake; The centre moved, a circle straight succeeds, Another still, and still another... 
