 As man, perhaps, the moment of his breath Receives the lurking principle of death; The young disease, that must subdue at length, Grows with his growth, and strengthens with his strength; So, cast and mingled with his very frame.  Der Mensch, ein philosophisches Gedicht - Page 19by Alexander Pope - 1772 - 351 lehteFull view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 lehte
...the frame ; And hence one master-passion in the breast, Like Aaron's serpent, swallows up the rest. As man, perhaps, the moment of his breath Receives the lurking principle of death, The young disease, that must subdue at length, Grows with his growth, and strengthens with his So, cast and mingled... | |
 | 1808 - 408 lehte
...the frame ; And hence one master passion in the breast, Like Aaron's serpent swallows up the rest. As man, perhaps, the moment of his breath, Receives the lurking principle of death ; The yonng disease that must subdue at length, Grows with his growth, and strengthens with his strength... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 lehte
...frame . 130. And hence one master passion in the breast, Like Aaron's serpent, swallows up the rest. As man, perhaps, the moment of his breath, Receives the lurking principle of Death; The young disease, which must subdue at length, Grows with his growth, and strengthens with hit So, cast and... | |
 | William Warburton, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 454 lehte
...sublime, as suspends for a while the ruling passion in every reader, and ingrosses his whole admiration: As Man, perhaps, the moment of his breath Receives the lurking principle of death ; The young disease, that must subdue at length, Grows with his growth, and strengthens with his So, cast and mingled... | |
 | William Warburton - 1811 - 444 lehte
...sublime, as suspends for a while the ruling passion in every reader, and ingrosses his whole admiration : As Man, perhaps, the moment of his breath Receives the lurking principle of death ; The young disease, that must subdue at length, Grows with his growth, and strengthens with hi* So, cast and mingled... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 lehte
...frame ; 130 And hence one MASTER PASSION in the breast, Like Aaron's serpent, swallows up the rest. As man, perhaps, the moment of his breath, Receives the lurking principle of death ; The After ver. 112 in the MS. The soft reward the virtuous, or invite ; The fierce, the vicious punish... | |
 | Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 lehte
...frame ; 130 And hence one master-passion in the breast, Like Aaron's serpent, swallows up the rest. As man, perhaps, the moment of his breath, Receives the lurking principle of death ; The young disease, that must subdue at length, 135 Grows with his growth, and strengthens with his So, cast and... | |
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...not hold out the agreeable, it prevents the fallacious, prospect of unattainable blessings. — For Man, perhaps, the moment of his breath, Receives the lurking principle of Death ; Tlie young disease, which must subdue at length, Grows with his growth, and strengthens with his... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1817 - 118 lehte
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 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 lehte
...the frame ; And hence one master passion in the breast, Like Aaron's serpent, swallows up the rest. disease, which must subdue at length, Grows with his growth, and strengthens with his strength: So,... | |
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