 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...  Illustrations of the Law of Kindness - Page 118by George Washington Montgomery - 1844 - 252 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 pages
...Benevolence: Happier as kinder, in whate'er degree, And height of bliss but height of charity. 360 God loves from whole to parts; but human soul Must...stirs the peaceful lake; The centre mov'd, a circle straight succeeds. 365 Another stil5, and still another spreads ; Friend, parent, neighbour, firstit... | |
 | 1822 - 688 pages
...for insertion. The lines of Pope are these : — " Sd Move but serves the virtnoni mind to wafcr, AB the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake." The centre mov'd, a circle straight succeedf, Another still, and still another spreadsFriend, parent, neighbour, first it will... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 pages
...of benevolence : Happier as kinder, in whate'er degree, And height of bliss but height of charity. God loves from whole to parts ; but human soul Must...wake, As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake, The center rnov'd, a circle straight succeeds, Another still, and still another spreads; =.' ' ' • —... | |
 | John Monck Mason - 1798 - 494 pages
...subject, in his Essay on ManGod loves from whole to parts ; but human soul Must rise from individuals to the whole. Self-love but serves the virtuous mind...stirs the peaceful lake. The centre mov'd, a circle straight succeeds, Another still, and still another spreads: Friend, parent, neighbour, first it will... | |
 | Edward Young - 1798 - 432 pages
...but this must be distinguished from that sordid principle which not only begins but ends in self. ' Self-love but serves the virtuous mind to wake, •As...stirs the peaceful lake ; , The centre mov'd, a circle straight succeeds, * Another still, and still another spreads: ' Krientl, parent, neighbour, first... | |
 | John Monck Mason - 1798 - 496 pages
...Pope has adopted this beautiful image, but applied it to a different subject, in his Essay on Man—- God loves from whole to parts; but human soul Must rise from individuals to the whole. Self-love but serves the virtuous mind to wake, As the small pebble stirs... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 pages
...Benevolence : Happier as kinder, in what'er degree, And height of bliss but height of charity. 360 God loves from whole to parts ; but human soul Must...stirs the peaceful lake ; The centre mov'd, a circle straight succeeds, 365 Another still, and still another spreads ; Friend, parent, neighbour, first... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...of benevolence : Happier as kinder , in whate'er degree, And height of Bliss but height of Charity. God loves from "Whole to Parts : But human soul Must rise from Individual to the AVhole. Self-love but serves the virtuous mind to wake, As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake... | |
 | 1805 - 420 pages
...are diffused ; and in this order, by the constitution of our being, they weaken, as they spread, " 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. «'... | |
 | 1806 - 408 pages
...whate'er degree,. Aikl height of bliss but height of charity. God loves from whole to parts : but liuman soul Must rise from individual to the whole. Self-love...stirs the peaceful lake ; The centre mov'd, a circle straight succeeds, Another still, and still another spreads; Friend, parent, neighbour, first it will... | |
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