 Say first, of God above, or man below, What can we reason, but from what we know ? Of man, what see we but his station here, From which to reason, or to which refer ? Thro' worlds unnumber'd tho' the God be known, "Tis ours to trace him only in our own.  The Works of Alexander Pope: Moral essays - Page 5by Alexander Pope - 1757Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1736 - 64 lehte
...knonu f Of Man, what lee we but his Station here, Krern which to reafon, or to which refer ? zo Thro1 Worlds unnumber'd, tho' the God be known, 'Tis ours to trace him, only in our own. He, who thro' vaft Immenfity can pierce, See Worlds on Worlds compofe one Univerfe, Obferve how Syftem into Syftem... | |
 | Jean-Pierre de Crousaz - 1739 - 248 lehte
...reafan, but from what ESSAY «»MAN, Epift. I. v. 17, 18. * Mr Croufaz has this Diftich in <vieiu : Thro' Worlds unnumber'd tho' the God be known, Tis ours to trace him only in our own. v. 22. THO' Mr Pope asks, v. 19. Of Man what fee we but his Station here ? he had faid a little before,... | |
 | William Warburton - 1742 - 220 lehte
...no more of God than what we fee of his Difpenfations to Man in this Station ; therefore Thro'Worlds unnumber'd tho' the God be known, 'Tis ours to trace him only in our own b. This naturally leads the Poet to exprobrate the miferable Folly and Imp'iety of pretending to pry... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 274 lehte
...From 'wbicb to reafon, or to which refer?] The fcnfe is, we fee nothing of Man, but as he jlands at Thro' worlds unnumber'd tho'' the God be known, 'Tis ours to trace him only in our own. He, who thro' vaft immenfity can pierce, See worlds on worlds compofe one univerfe, Obferve how fyftem into fyftem... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 272 lehte
...From which to reafon, or to which refer ?] The fenfe is, we fee nothing of Man, tut as be ftandi at 25 Thro' worlds unnumber'd tho' the God be known, 'Tis ours to trace him only in our own. Me, who thro' vaft immenfity can pierce, See worlds on worlds compofe one univerfe, Obferve how fyftem... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 378 lehte
...above, or Man below, What can we reafon, but from what we know ? Of Man, what fee we but his ftation here, From which to reafon, or to which refer ? 20...'Tis ours to trace him only in our own. He, who thro' vaft immenfity can pierce, See worlds on worlds compofe one univerfe, Obferve how fyflem into fyftem... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1754 - 238 lehte
...above, or Man below, What can we reafon, but from what we know ? Of Man, what fee we but his ftation here, From which to reafon, or to which refer ? 20 Thro' worlds unnumber'd tho' the God be known, "Pis ours to trace him only in our own. He, who thro' vaft immenfity can pierce, See worlds on worlds... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1760 - 402 lehte
...referred." The confequences is, that our reafonings on his nature and tsd muft needs be very unperfeft. Thro' worlds unnumber'd tho' the God be known, 'Tis...immenfity can pierce, See worlds on worlds compofe one univerfe, Obferve how fyftem into fyflem runs, 25 What other planets circle other funs, What vary'd... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1762 - 370 lehte
...know ? • Of* Man , what fee we but his Station here , From which to reafon , 01 to which refer ? Thro' worlds unnumber'd tho' the God be known , 'Tis ours to trace him only in our own. He j who thro' vaft immenfity can pierce, See worlds on worlds compofe one univerfe, Obferve how fyftem... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1763 - 150 lehte
...candid have feldom an opportunity, on this fubject, to exercife their virtue. 4 ESSAYONMA N. EP. I. Thro' worlds unnumber'd tho' the God be known* 'Tis ours to trace him only in our own. He, who thro' vaft immenfity can pierce, See worlds on worlds compofe one univerfe, Obferve how fyftem into fyftem... | |
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