 O ! would the Sons of Men once think their Eyes And Reason giv'n them but to study Flies! See Nature in some partial narrow shape, And let the Author of the Whole escape : Learn but to trifle; or, who most observe, To wonder at their Maker, not to serve!  The Portico - Page 2321817Full view - About this book
 | John Bell - 1796 - 480 pages
...; 450 The head that turns atsuperlunar things, Poi2'd with a tail, may steer on Wilkins1 wings. O ! would the sons of men once think their eyes And reason giv'n them but to study flies ! See nature in some partial narrow shape, 455 And let the author of the whole escape: Learn but to... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 196 pages
...450 The head that turns at superlunar things, Poiz'd with a tail, may steer on Wilkins' wings. O ! would the sons of men once think their eyes And reason giv'n them but to study flies ! See nature in some partial narrow shape. 455 And let the author of the whole escape : Learn but to... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 288 pages
...4<0 The head that turns at superlunar things, Pois'd with a tail, may steer on Wilkins' wings. " O ! would the sons of men once think their eyes And reason giv'n them but to study flies! See Nature in some partial narrow shape, 455 And let the Author of the whole escape: Learn but to trifle;... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...; The head that turns at superlunar things, Pois'd with a tail, may steer on Wilkins' wings.* " O ! would the sons of men once think their eyes And reason giv'n them but to study fliea ! See Nature in some partial narrow shape, And let the Author of the whole escape : Learn but... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 702 pages
...450 The head that turns at superlunar things, Pois'd with a tail, may steer on Wilkins' wings. * O ! would the sons of men once think their eyes And reason giv'n them but to stndy flies! See nature in some partial narrow shape, And let the Author of the whole escape; Leani... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 pages
...450 The head that turns at superlunar thing*, Pois'd with a tail, may steer on Wilkins' wines. " O ! would the sons of men once think their eyes And reason giv"n them but to study flies ! See nature in some partial narrow shupc, And let the author of the whole escape; J-eam but to trifle... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 374 pages
...450 The head that turns at superlunar things, Pois'd with a tail, may steer on Wilkins' wings. O ! would the sons of men once think their eyes And reason giv'n them but to study JKes ! See VER. 450. a vaildernsss of muss ,.] Of which the naturalists count I can't tell how many... | |
 | 1817 - 548 pages
...Id, the defeadaut utn:¿ left to bis remedy in equity. P ot Ir y. I150 ON THE STUDY OF CRAN1OLOGY. " Oh ! would the Sons of Men once think their eyes * And reason giv'n them but tu study die«! " See Nature in some partial narrow shape " And let the author of the whole escape:... | |
 | 1817 - 552 pages
...fendant biiiují.IcU tú bis remedy ш equity. Poetry* ON THE STUDY OF CRANIOLOGY. "Ob ! would the Son» of Men once think their eyes "And reason giv'n them but to study flie«! " See Nature in some partial narrow shape " And let the author of the whole escape: я Learn... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 390 pages
...tell how many hundred species. P. * Ver. 452. Wilkins' wings] One of the first Projectors of the O ! would the sons of men once think their Eyes And Reason giv'n them but to study Flies ! See Nature in some partial narrow shape. 455 And let the Author of the whole escape : Learn but to... | |
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