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" When the proud steed shall know why man restrains His fiery course, or drives him o'er the plains ; When the dull ox, why now he breaks the clod, Is now a victim, and now Egypt's god : Then shall man's pride and dulness comprehend His actions', passions',... "
A Rhetorical Grammar: In which the Common Improprieties in Reading and ... - Page 173
by John Walker - 1801 - 392 pages
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The Beauties of Pope: Consisting of Selections from His Poetical and Prose Works

Alexander Pope - 1783 - 322 pages
...a part we fee, and not a whole. When the proud fteed fhall know why man reftrains His fiery courfe, or drives him o'er the plains ; When the dull Ox, why now he breaks the clod, Is now a viftim, and now ^Egypt's God ; Then fhall Man's pride and dullnefs comprehend His aftions', paffions',...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. in Six Volumes Complete: Imitations, moral ...

Alexander Pope - 1787 - 396 pages
...part we fee, and not a whole. 60 When the proud'Steed fhall know why man refrains His fiery courfe, or drives him o'er the plains ; When the dull Ox, why now he breaks the clod, Is now a viftim, and now ./Egypt's God: Then (hall Man's pride and dulnefs comprehend 65 His actions', paffions',...
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The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and ..., Volume 46

English poets - 1790 - 398 pages
...part we fee, and not a whole.. 6a When the proud fteed mail know why man reftrains His fiery courfe, or drives him o'er the plains ; When the dull Ox, why now he breaks the clod, Is now a viftim, and now ^Egypt's God : Then mail Man's pride and dulnefs comprehend 6:5 His aftions', paffions',...
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Elegant Extracts; Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry ..., Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 pages
...part \ve fee, and not a whole. When the proud fteed ihall know why man reftrains His fiery courfe, or drives him o'er the plains ; When the dull ox,...clod, Is now a victim, and now Egypt's god : Then Ihall man's pride and dulnefs comprehend His actions', paflions', being's, ufe and end ; Why doing,fuff'ring,...
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Extracts, Elegant, Instructive, and Entertaining, in Poetry, Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pages
...part we fee, and not a whole. When the proud Steed fliall know why man'reft rains His fiery courfc, prcfs her hand, With pallion burfting from my eyes— Have I not lov'd ? O earth and viftim, and now ./Egypt's God '' ; Then fliall Man's pride and dulncfs comprehend His aftions', paifions',...
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Roach's Beauties of the Modern Poets of Great Britain: Carefully Selected ...

James Roach - 1793 - 274 pages
...part we fee, and not a whole. When the proud fleed fliall know why man refl rain* Hi5 fiery courfe, or drives him o'er the plains ; When the dull Ox, why now he breaks the clod', Is now a viclim, and now Egypt's God : Then fliall man's pride and dullnefs comprehend His aftions, paflions,...
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Interesting Anecdotes, Memoirs, Allegories, Essays, and Poetical ..., Volume 2

Mr. Addison - 1794 - 254 pages
...a part we fee, and not a whole. When the proud fteed fhall know why man reftrains His fiery courfe, or drives him o'er the plains; When the dull ox, why...the clod, Is now a victim, and now Egypt's god: Then fhall man's pride and dulnefs comprehend His actions', paffions', beings', ufe and end; Why doing,...
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A Complete Edition of the Poets of Great Britain..: Pope. Gay. Pattison ...

1794 - 918 pages
...and not a whole. 60 When the proud flccd fhall know why man rcftrains His fiery courfe, or drive» him o'er the plains; When the dull ox, why now he breaks the olod, Is now a victim, and now Egypt's god : Then (hall man's pride and dulnefs comprehend His a¿boní',...
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The Works of the British Poets, Volume 8

Robert Anderson - 1795 - 906 pages
...and not a whole^ 60 Whcr. the proud need (hall know why man reft rains His fiery a.urfc, or drive« him o'er the plains ; When the dull ox, why now he breaks the clod, Is now a victim, and now Kgypt's god : Then ftiail man's pride and liulnefs compreheni His actions', paffions', being's ufe...
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Poems, Moral, Elegant and Pathetic: Vis. Essay on Man

1796 - 246 pages
...a part we fee, and not a whole. When the proud fteed fhall know why Man reftrains His fiery courfe, or drives him o'er the plains; When the dull ox, why...clod, Is now a victim, and now /Egypt's god : Then fhall Man's pride and dulnefs comprehend His actions', paflions', being's, ufe and end; 4 "Why doing,...
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