 Fear made her devils, and weak hope her gods ; Gods partial, changeful, passionate, unjust, Whose attributes were rage, revenge, or lust ; Such as the souls of cowards might conceive, And, form'd like tyrants, tyrants would believe.  Plutarchus, and Theophrastus, on Superstition; with Various Appendices, and ... - Page 401828Full view - About this book
 | 1739 - 480 lehte
..." Gods partial, changeful, paffionate, unjuft, t( Whofe Attributes were Rage, Revenge, and Luft; " Such as the Souls of Cowards might conceive ; <( And form'd like Tyrants, Tyrants wou'd be• lieve. It is notorious that the Pagan Gods, as deliver'd in Antiquity, are here very exactly... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1736 - 64 lehte
...Saw Gods defcend, and Fiends infernal rife : Here fix'd the dreadful, there the bleft Abodes ; 255 Fear made her Devils, and weak Hope her Gods : Gods partial, changeful, paflkmate, unjuft;> . Whofe Attributes were Rage, Revenge, or LdR : Such as the Souls of Ccwards might... | |
 | William Warburton - 1742 - 220 lehte
...Objefts : Gods partial, changeful, paffionate, unjuft, Whofe Attributes were Rage, Revenge, and Luft : Such as the Souls of Cowards might conceive, And, form'd like Tyrants, Tyrants wou'd believe. The ancient Pagan Gods are here very exactly defcribed. This Fadl is a convincing Evidence... | |
 | William Ayre, Edmund Curll - 1745 - 426 lehte
...burfting Skies, Saw Gods dcfcend, and Fiends infernal rife, Here fix'd the dreadful, there the bleft Abodes ; fear made her Devils, and weak Hope her Gods : Gods partial, changeful, paffionate, unjuft, Whofe Attributes were Rage, Revenge, orLfifl: Such as the Souls of Cowards might... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 274 lehte
...JJi'aj ufiXEia; ^afiv. Pol. lib. v. cap. 10. Here fix'd the dreadful, there the bleft abodes ; 255 Fear made her Devils, and weak Hope her Gods ; Gods partial, changeful, paffionate, unjuft, Whofe attributes were Rage, Revenge, or Luft ; Such as the fouls of cowards might... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 272 lehte
...lib. v. cap. 10, t XCIVW, El [*% X*fiVi Pol. Here fix'd the dreadful, there the bleft abodes 5 255 Fear made her Devils, and weak Hope her Gods ; Gods partial, changeful, pafllonate, unjuft, Whofe attributes were Rage, Revenge, or Luft ; Such as the fouls of cowards might... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 378 lehte
...burfting fides, Saw Gods defcend, and fiends infernal rife: 254 Here fix'd the dreadful, there the bleft abodes ; Fear made her Devils, and weak Hope her Gods; Gods partial, changeful, paflionate, unjuft, \Vhofe attributes were Rage, Revenge, or Lufl ; NOTES. The ancient Pagan Gods are... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1757 - 234 lehte
...Saw Gods defcend, and fiends infernal rife : Here fix'd the dreadful, there the bleft abodes ; 255 Fear made her Devils, and weak Hope her Gods ; Gods partial, changeful, paffionate, unjuft, Whofe attributes were Rage, Revenge, or Luft ; Such as the fouls of cowards might... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1762 - 160 lehte
...bur/ling f ties , Saw Gods defcend, and fiends infernal rife; Ifere fix'd the dreadful , there the blcft abodes ; Fear made her devils, and weak hope her gods : Gods partial, changeful, pcflionate , unjufi , j K Whofe attributes were rage, revenge , or hiß: Such as the fouls of cowards... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1762 - 370 lehte
...Saw Gods defcend , and fiends infernal rife : Here fix'd the dreadful, there the bleft abodes; 2$ s Fear made her Devils , and weak Hope her Gods ; Gods partial, changeful, paflionate, unjuft, Whofe attributes were Rage , Revenge , or Luft ; Such as the fouls of cowards might... | |
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